The role of the stratosphere in Iberian Peninsula rainfall: a preliminary approach in February

• Published in: Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics
• Main Authors: López Bustins, Joan Albert, Esteban Vea, Pere, Labitzke, K, Langematz, Ulrike
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 2007
• Subjects: Climatologia; Meteorologia sinòptica; Precipitacions (Meteorologia); Circulació atmosfèrica; Península Ibèrica; Climatology; Synoptic meteorology; Precipitations (Meteorology); Atmospheric circulation; Iberian Peninsula; Arctic; North Pole; Midwinter
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/2445/122769

This paper attempts to establish a connection between stratospheric anomalies in the North Pole and rainfall on the Iberian Peninsula through the occurrence of major midwinter warmings (MMWs) and cold events (CEs), taking February as a preliminary approach. We define the MMWs as the warmings which b...