A new look at the jet-storm track relationship in the North Pacific and North Atlantic

Zilibotti, Nora; Wernli, Heini; Schemm, Sebastian

doi:10.5194/wcd-7-201-2026

Articles | Volume 7, issue 1

https://doi.org/10.5194/wcd-7-201-2026

© Author(s) 2026. This work is distributed under
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https://doi.org/10.5194/wcd-7-201-2026

© Author(s) 2026. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 7, issue 1

Research article

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27 Jan 2026

Research article |

| 27 Jan 2026

A new look at the jet-storm track relationship in the North Pacific and North Atlantic

Nora Zilibotti, Heini Wernli, and Sebastian Schemm

Supplement

https://doi.org/10.5194/wcd-7-201-2026-supplement

Data sets

ERA5 hourly data on single levels from 1940 to present Hans Hersbach et al. https://doi.org/10.24381/cds.adbb2d47

Model code and software

Code for: A new look at the jet-storm track relationship (WCD) (Version v1) Nora Zilibotti Sáez https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18384235

Short summary

This study investigates the relationship between jet strength and storm track activity in the North Pacific and North Atlantic with a new approach that does not rely on monthly averaging. We find a consistent behaviour in the two basins, with two distinct relationships on seasonal and sub-monthly timescales emerging. This work underlines the importance of separating different timescales of variability to understand the interplay of jet characteristics and storm track activity.