Springtime connections between the large-scale sea-level pressure field and gust wind speed over Iberia and the Balearics

• Published in: Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences
• Main Authors: Martín Pérez, María Luisa, Valero Rodríguez, Francisco, Pascual, Álvaro, Morata Gasca, Ana, Luna Rico, Yolanda
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: European Geosciences Union 2011
• Subjects: Sea-level pressure; Regional wind gusts; Monte Carlo method; Ráfagas de viento; Presión del nivel del mar; Velocidad del viento; Del Viento; North Atlantic; North Atlantic oscillation
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11765/1305

This paper investigates, by means of Singular Value Decomposition analysis, the springtime relationships between the mean sea-level pressure field over the North Atlantic and the regional wind gusts over the Iberian Peninsula, identifying the main atmospheric circulation patterns linked to gust wind...