In this chapter regional climate conditions are described in terms of the properties and behavior of the atmospheric circulation over and around the Mediterranean region (MR). The aim is to study the relationships between the atmospheric circulation and the surface environment and identify key dynamical interactions that are involved. In this sense the content of this chapter belongs to the general topic of synoptic climatology (see Huth et al. 2009 for a short discussion). Specifically this chapters describes the teleconnection patterns influencing the MR (section 1), the characteristics of the cyclones in the MR and their links to large-scale patterns (section 2), and the synoptic circulation conditions leading to temperature and precipitation extremes (section 3 and 4, respectively). Finally, local winds, wind extremes and some specific effects they induce (dust storms, storm surges, waves) are discussed.

Climate of the Mediterranean Region: Synoptic Patterns, Temperature, Precipitation, Winds, and Their Extremes

LIONELLO, Piero;
2012-01-01

Abstract

In this chapter regional climate conditions are described in terms of the properties and behavior of the atmospheric circulation over and around the Mediterranean region (MR). The aim is to study the relationships between the atmospheric circulation and the surface environment and identify key dynamical interactions that are involved. In this sense the content of this chapter belongs to the general topic of synoptic climatology (see Huth et al. 2009 for a short discussion). Specifically this chapters describes the teleconnection patterns influencing the MR (section 1), the characteristics of the cyclones in the MR and their links to large-scale patterns (section 2), and the synoptic circulation conditions leading to temperature and precipitation extremes (section 3 and 4, respectively). Finally, local winds, wind extremes and some specific effects they induce (dust storms, storm surges, waves) are discussed.
2012
9780124160422
File in questo prodotto:
Non ci sono file associati a questo prodotto.

I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.

Utilizza questo identificativo per citare o creare un link a questo documento: https://hdl.handle.net/11587/368259
 Attenzione

Attenzione! I dati visualizzati non sono stati sottoposti a validazione da parte dell'ateneo

Citazioni
  • ???jsp.display-item.citation.pmc??? ND
  • Scopus 136
  • ???jsp.display-item.citation.isi??? ND
social impact