Weather regimes linked to daily precipitation anomalies in northern Chile

• Published in: Atmospheric Research
• Main Authors: Meseguer Ruiz, Oliver, Cortesi, Nicola, Guijarro, José, Sarricolea Espinoza, Pablo
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier 2020
• Subjects: Weather regimes; Northern Chile; Altiplano; Atacama Desert; Geopotential height; Megadrought; Antarctic; Arctic; Austral; Cierva; Pacific; The Antarctic; Antarc*
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.atmosres.2019.104802; https://repositorio.uchile.cl/handle/2250/175000

Northern Chile is one of the most arid regions in the world, with precipitation mainly occurring during austral summer, between December and April. The aim of this study is to classify the main weather regimes derived from sea level pressure, surface wind speed, 500 or 250 hPa geopotential heights,...