A synoptic climatology of strong along‐channel winds on the Coast of British Columbia, Canada

• Published in: International Journal of Climatology
• Main Authors: Bakri, Talaat, Jackson, Peter, Doherty, Ford
• Other Authors: NSERC, Canadian Natural Science and Engineering Research Council Discovery, Damascus University
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 2016
• Subjects: Arctic; British Columbia; Canada; Gulf of Alaska; Pacific; Alaska
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/joc.4853; https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1002%2Fjoc.4853; https://rmets.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1002/joc.4853

ABSTRACT A synoptic climatology using mean sea level pressure and 500‐ hPa geopotential height composites is conducted for strong along‐channel winds that occur through five of the channels dissecting British Columbia's coast. Seasonal (winter, summer) and directional (inflow, air moving from t...