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Articles | Volume 6, issue 3
Articles | Volume 6, issue 3
https://doi.org/10.5194/wcd-6-965-2025
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https://doi.org/10.5194/wcd-6-965-2025
© Author(s) 2025. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Articles | Volume 6, issue 3
Research article
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23 Sep 2025
Research article |  | 23 Sep 2025

A poleward storm track shift reduces mid-latitude heatwave frequency: insights from an idealized atmospheric model

Wolfgang Wicker, Emmanuele Russo, and Daniela I. V. Domeisen

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Heatwaves are becoming more frequent, but the contribution by atmospheric circulation changes is unclear. Experiments with an idealized model that simulates atmospheric dynamcis, but excludes clouds, radiation, and moisture, show how a poleward storm track shift increases the eastward phase speed of Rossby waves and reduces mid-latitude heatwave frequency. A comparison with real data for the Southern Hemisphere is attempted.
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