The positive North Atlantic oscillation with downstream blocking and Middle East snowstorms: The large-scale environment

• Published in: Journal of Climate
• Other Authors: Luo, Dehai (author), Yao, Yao (author), Dai, Aiguo (author), Feldstein, Steven (author)
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: American Meteorological Society 2015
• Subjects: Tilting; North Atlantic; North Atlantic oscillation
• Online Access: http://nldr.library.ucar.edu/repository/collections/OSGC-000-000-021-971; https://doi.org/10.1175/JCLI-D-15-0184.1

In this study, the atmospheric conditions for the December 2013 Middle East snowstorm are examined from a case study perspective and by performing a composite analysis of extreme winter events from 1950 to 2013 using reanalysis data. It is revealed that this snowstorm arises from the occurrence of a...