Tropospheric Rossby Wave Breaking and the SAM
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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 jet in place. The occurrence of RWB and cyclone clustering is further studied in 36 years of the ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Climate
سال: 2011
ISSN: 0894-8755,1520-0442
DOI: 10.1175/2010jcli4009.1