The Pacific decadal oscillation as a modulator of summertime North Atlantic Rossby wave breaking
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DOI: 10.1007/s00382-020-05475-0
Abstract: Investigation into the Pacific decadal oscillation’s (PDO’s) role in modulating the intra-basin frequency of North Atlantic Rossby wave breaking (RWB) is carried out utilizing the Community Earth System Model (CESM). Several 15-year simulations are run… read more here.
Keywords: north atlantic; rossby wave; pacific decadal; decadal oscillation ... See more keywords
Large scale upper-level precursors for dust storm formation over North Africa and poleward transport to the Iberian Peninsula. Part I: An observational analysis
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DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2020.117688
Abstract: Abstract The analysis of three extreme African dust outbreaks over the Iberian Peninsula (IP) shows that a double Rossby wave breaking (RWB) process in the polar jet (PJ) creates the conditions for dust storm formation… read more here.
Keywords: storm formation; dust storm; transport; level ... See more keywords
Characteristics and impacts of extratropical Rossby Wave breaking during the Atlantic hurricane season
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DOI: 10.1175/jcli-d-16-0425.1
Abstract: AbstractThis study investigates the characteristics of extratropical Rossby wave breaking (RWB) during the Atlantic hurricane season and its impacts on Atlantic tropical cyclone (TC) activity. It was found that RWB perturbs the wind and moisture… read more here.
Keywords: rossby wave; atlantic hurricane; wave breaking; hurricane season ... See more keywords