Polar low trajectories in the Nordic Seas 1999-2013: a statistical analysis using kernel density methods

• Main Author: Kvammen, Ylva Kirsten
• Format: Master Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: UiT The Arctic University of Norway 2014
• Subjects: VDP::Mathematics and natural science: 400::Physics: 430; polar lows; kernel density estimation; clustering analysis; Nordic Seas; trajectories; VDP::Matematikk og Naturvitenskap: 400::Fysikk: 430; EOM-3901; Arctic; Barents Sea; Norwegian Sea; Lofoten; Vesterålen; Climate change; Sea ice
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10037/6501

Polar lows are mesoscale cyclones of high intensity, frequently occurring in the Nordic Seas during the winter season. They usually form in baroclinic zones, for instance in regions near ice edges, and they are often maintained by organized convection. Polar lows are characterized by severe weather...