Toward a Multi-Decadal Climatology of North Pacific Polar Lows Employing Dynamical Downscaling
The North Pacific is an area where sub-synoptic Polar Lows frequently form during the cold season, especially over the Bering Sea, Gulf of Alaska and Japan Sea. So far, a multi-decadal climatology of such Polar Lows based on individual cases has not been assembled. Here, we consider dynamical downsc...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:b77e99f29a0b45db97f0235a4c4ff17a 2023-05-15T15:43:42+02:00 Toward a Multi-Decadal Climatology of North Pacific Polar Lows Employing Dynamical Downscaling Fei Chen Beate Geyer Matthias Zahn Hans von Storch 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z https://doaj.org/article/b77e99f29a0b45db97f0235a4c4ff17a EN eng Springer http://tao.cgu.org.tw/images/attachments/v233p291.pdf https://doaj.org/toc/1017-0839 https://doaj.org/toc/2311-7680 1017-0839 2311-7680 10.3319/TAO.2011.11.02.01(A) https://doaj.org/article/b77e99f29a0b45db97f0235a4c4ff17a Terrestrial, Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, Vol 23, Iss 3, p 291 (2012) North Pacific Polar Low Downscaling Tracking algorithm Regional climate modeling Geology QE1-996.5 Geophysics. Cosmic physics QC801-809 article 2012 ftdoajarticles 2022-12-30T22:23:46Z The North Pacific is an area where sub-synoptic Polar Lows frequently form during the cold season, especially over the Bering Sea, Gulf of Alaska and Japan Sea. So far, a multi-decadal climatology of such Polar Lows based on individual cases has not been assembled. Here, we consider dynamical downscaling method for realistically constructing the formation and life cycles of such lows over the past 6 decades without exploiting sub-synoptic information in initial fields. To do so, a regional climate model is conditioned by large-scale information of NCEP re-analyses. We test the approach by examining its skill in simulating ten known cases of North Pacific Polar Lows. Three of these are discussed in some detail. Article in Journal/Newspaper Bering Sea Alaska Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Bering Sea Gulf of Alaska Pacific |
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The North Pacific is an area where sub-synoptic Polar Lows frequently form during the cold season, especially over the Bering Sea, Gulf of Alaska and Japan Sea. So far, a multi-decadal climatology of such Polar Lows based on individual cases has not been assembled. Here, we consider dynamical downscaling method for realistically constructing the formation and life cycles of such lows over the past 6 decades without exploiting sub-synoptic information in initial fields. To do so, a regional climate model is conditioned by large-scale information of NCEP re-analyses. We test the approach by examining its skill in simulating ten known cases of North Pacific Polar Lows. Three of these are discussed in some detail. |
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Toward a Multi-Decadal Climatology of North Pacific Polar Lows Employing Dynamical Downscaling |
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Toward a Multi-Decadal Climatology of North Pacific Polar Lows Employing Dynamical Downscaling |
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Toward a Multi-Decadal Climatology of North Pacific Polar Lows Employing Dynamical Downscaling |
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Toward a Multi-Decadal Climatology of North Pacific Polar Lows Employing Dynamical Downscaling |
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Toward a Multi-Decadal Climatology of North Pacific Polar Lows Employing Dynamical Downscaling |
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toward a multi-decadal climatology of north pacific polar lows employing dynamical downscaling |
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