Climatological Large-Scale Circulation Patterns over The Middle Americas Region

• Published in: Atmosphere
• Main Authors: Carlos A. Ochoa-Moya, Yoel A. Cala-Pérez, Yanet Díaz-Esteban, Christopher L. Castro, Paulina Ordoñez-Peréz, Arturo I. Quintanar
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: MDPI AG 2020
• Subjects: synoptic climatology; self-organizing maps; weather types; Meteorology. Climatology; QC851-999; Nash; Pacific; North Atlantic
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3390/atmos11070745; https://doaj.org/article/9b224fc151d7439d8974d5838498b40b

In this study, twenty large-scale circulation patterns are identified to generate a synoptic classification of Weather Types (WT) over a region that comprises Mexico, the Intra-Americas Seas, Central America, and northern South America. This classification is performed using Self-Organizing Maps (SO...