Rossby wave breaking, the upper level jet, and serial clustering of extratropical cyclones in western Europe
Winter 2013/14 was the stormiest on record for the UK and was characterized by recurrent clustering of extratropical cyclones. This clustering was associated with a strong, straight and persistent North Atlantic jet and was also associated with Rossby wave breaking (RWB) on both flanks, pinning the...
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ftunivreading:oai:centaur.reading.ac.uk:68986 2024-06-23T07:55:06+00:00 Rossby wave breaking, the upper level jet, and serial clustering of extratropical cyclones in western Europe Priestley, Matthew D. K. Pinto, Joaquim G. Dacre, Helen F. Shaffrey, Len C. 2017-01-16 text https://centaur.reading.ac.uk/68986/ https://centaur.reading.ac.uk/68986/7/Priestley_et_al-2017-Geophysical_Research_Letters.pdf https://centaur.reading.ac.uk/68986/1/resubmission_2_final.pdf en eng American Geophysical Union https://centaur.reading.ac.uk/68986/7/Priestley_et_al-2017-Geophysical_Research_Letters.pdf https://centaur.reading.ac.uk/68986/1/resubmission_2_final.pdf Priestley, M. D. K., Pinto, J. G. <https://centaur.reading.ac.uk/view/creators/90005193.html>, Dacre, H. F. <https://centaur.reading.ac.uk/view/creators/90000932.html> orcid:0000-0003-4328-9126 and Shaffrey, L. C. <https://centaur.reading.ac.uk/view/creators/90000111.html> orcid:0000-0003-2696-752X (2017) Rossby wave breaking, the upper level jet, and serial clustering of extratropical cyclones in western Europe. Geophysical Research Letters, 44 (1). pp. 514-521. ISSN 0094-8276 doi: https://doi.org/10.1002/2016GL071277 <https://doi.org/10.1002/2016GL071277> Article PeerReviewed 2017 ftunivreading https://doi.org/10.1002/2016GL071277 2024-06-11T15:05:53Z Winter 2013/14 was the stormiest on record for the UK and was characterized by recurrent clustering of extratropical cyclones. This clustering was associated with a strong, straight and persistent North Atlantic jet and was also associated with Rossby wave breaking (RWB) on both flanks, pinning the jet in place. The occurrence of RWB and cyclone clustering is further studied in 36 years of the ERA-Interim Reanalysis. Clustering at 55°N is associated with an extended and anomalously strong eddy-driven jet flanked on both sides by RWB. However, clustering at 65(45)°N has a dominance of RWB to the south (north) of the jet, deflecting the jet northward (southward). A positive correlation was found between clustering and RWB occurrence to the north and south of the jet. However, there is considerable spread in these relationships. Article in Journal/Newspaper North Atlantic CentAUR: Central Archive at the University of Reading Geophysical Research Letters 44 1 514 521 |
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Winter 2013/14 was the stormiest on record for the UK and was characterized by recurrent clustering of extratropical cyclones. This clustering was associated with a strong, straight and persistent North Atlantic jet and was also associated with Rossby wave breaking (RWB) on both flanks, pinning the jet in place. The occurrence of RWB and cyclone clustering is further studied in 36 years of the ERA-Interim Reanalysis. Clustering at 55°N is associated with an extended and anomalously strong eddy-driven jet flanked on both sides by RWB. However, clustering at 65(45)°N has a dominance of RWB to the south (north) of the jet, deflecting the jet northward (southward). A positive correlation was found between clustering and RWB occurrence to the north and south of the jet. However, there is considerable spread in these relationships. |
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Priestley, Matthew D. K. Pinto, Joaquim G. Dacre, Helen F. Shaffrey, Len C. Rossby wave breaking, the upper level jet, and serial clustering of extratropical cyclones in western Europe |
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Priestley, Matthew D. K. Pinto, Joaquim G. Dacre, Helen F. Shaffrey, Len C. |
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Rossby wave breaking, the upper level jet, and serial clustering of extratropical cyclones in western Europe |
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Rossby wave breaking, the upper level jet, and serial clustering of extratropical cyclones in western Europe |
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Rossby wave breaking, the upper level jet, and serial clustering of extratropical cyclones in western Europe |
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Rossby wave breaking, the upper level jet, and serial clustering of extratropical cyclones in western Europe |
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Rossby wave breaking, the upper level jet, and serial clustering of extratropical cyclones in western Europe |
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rossby wave breaking, the upper level jet, and serial clustering of extratropical cyclones in western europe |
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https://centaur.reading.ac.uk/68986/7/Priestley_et_al-2017-Geophysical_Research_Letters.pdf https://centaur.reading.ac.uk/68986/1/resubmission_2_final.pdf Priestley, M. D. K., Pinto, J. G. <https://centaur.reading.ac.uk/view/creators/90005193.html>, Dacre, H. F. <https://centaur.reading.ac.uk/view/creators/90000932.html> orcid:0000-0003-4328-9126 and Shaffrey, L. C. <https://centaur.reading.ac.uk/view/creators/90000111.html> orcid:0000-0003-2696-752X (2017) Rossby wave breaking, the upper level jet, and serial clustering of extratropical cyclones in western Europe. Geophysical Research Letters, 44 (1). pp. 514-521. ISSN 0094-8276 doi: https://doi.org/10.1002/2016GL071277 <https://doi.org/10.1002/2016GL071277> |
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