The switching between zonal and blocked mid-latitude atmospheric circulation: a dynamical system perspective
International audience Atmospheric mid-latitude circulation is dominated by a zonal, westerly flow. Such a flow is generally symmetric, but it can be occasionally broken up by blocking anticyclones. The subsequent asymmetric flow can persist for several days. In this paper, we apply new mathematical...
Published in: | Climate Dynamics |
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Main Authors: | , , , , , , |
Other Authors: | , , , , , , , , , , |
Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
Language: | English |
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HAL CCSD
2015
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Online Access: | https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-01136648 https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-01136648v2/document https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-01136648v2/file/Farandaetal_Blocking_rev1409.pdf https://doi.org/10.1007/s00382-015-2921-6 |