Large-Scale Atmospheric Drivers of Extreme Temperature Anomalies During Springtime in the Arctic

• Main Author: Barreng, Linnea
• Format: Bachelor Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: Uppsala universitet, Luft-, vatten- och landskapslära 2022
• Subjects: Meteorology; Temperature extremes; Arctic; Jet stream; Rossby waves; Spring; Meteorologi; Arktis; Extremväder; Jetström; Rossbyvågor; Vår; Meteorology and Atmospheric Sciences; Meteorologi och atmosfärforskning; Canada; Greenland; Ner; Pacific; Arktis*; Grönland; Siberia
• Online Access: http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-482014

In this project warm extreme temperature events in the Arctic region during the spring months March, April and May were identified and analysed. In the analysis daily average NCEP reanalysis data from NOAA/OAR/ESRL PSL format was used. The extreme events were retrieved as the highest positive temper...