Seasonal aspects of an objective climatology of anticyclones affecting the mediterranean

M Hatzaki; HA Flocas; I Simmonds; J Kouroutzoglou; K Keay; I Rudeva

Journal article

Seasonal aspects of an objective climatology of anticyclones affecting the mediterranean

M Hatzaki, HA Flocas, I Simmonds, J Kouroutzoglou, K Keay, I Rudeva

Journal of Climate | Published : 2014

DOI: 10.1175/JCLI-D-14-00186.1

Abstract

An objective climatology of anticyclones over the greater Mediterranean region is presented based on the Interim ECMWF Re-Analysis (ERA-Interim) for a 34-yr period (1979-2012) and the Melbourne University automatic identification and tracking algorithm. The scheme's robustness and reliability for the transient extratropical propagation of anticyclones, with the appropriate choices of parameter settings, has been established and the results obtained here present new research perspectives on anticyclonic activity affecting the Mediterranean. Properties of Mediterranean anticyclones, such as frequency, generation and dissipation, movement, scale, and depth are investigated. The highest frequenc..

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This research project is implemented within the framework of the Action `` Supporting Postdoctoral Researchers'' of the Operational Program `` Education and Lifelong Learning'' (Action'sBeneficiary: General Secretariat for Research and Technology), and is co-financed by the European Social Fund (ESF) and the Greek State. Parts of the analysis were made possible by a grant from the Australian Research Council.