in this study, a new array of meteorological elements and a synoptic climatologic classification to produce abaseline climate and to derive meteorological factors that are effective on air pollution in tehran, which is located in a semi-enclosed basin was developed. the data set includes daily sea-level pressure and 500mb geopotential height fields from ncep-ncar and tehran upper air sounding d...

Extreme fire-weather conditions are usually thought of as discrete events rather than part of a continuum of meteorological and climatological variability. This study uses a synoptic climatological approach (weather typing) to examine the seasonal climatology of extreme fire-weather conditions across the southwest United States (Arizona and New Mexico) during the period of 1988–2003. Three key ...

This paper presents a probabilistic model for daily rainfall, using sub-sampling based on meteorological circulation. We classified eight typical but contrasted synoptic situations (weather patterns) for France and surrounding areas, using a “bottom-up” approach, i.e. from the shape of the rain field to the synoptic situations described by geopotential fields. These weather patterns (WP) provid...

While it is generally recognized that clouds play an important role in the climate system, many fundamental cloud properties have not been extensively observed. Clouds can be described on multiple spatial and temporal scales. At the largest scales, the patterns of cloud systems denote synoptic scale motions. These patterns are, however, strongly modulated by mesoscale atmospheric motions and in...