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The Climatology of Air-Mass and Frontal Extreme Precipitation

Study of meteorological data in Europe

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Authors:
  1. Ewa Łupikasza

    1. Faculty of Earth Sciences, University of Silesia, Sosnowiec, Poland

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  • Presents for the first time the climatology of air mass and frontal extreme precipitation on a European scale
  • Offers extensive numerical data comprising daily precipitation totals collected over 58 years in more than 500 meteorological stations in Europe
  • Includes a rich collection of maps and graphs showing the territorial extent of air-mass and frontal precipitation occurrence in Europe

Part of the book series: Springer Atmospheric Sciences (SPRINGERATMO)

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Table of contents (6 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xi
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  2. Introduction

    • Ewa Łupikasza
    Pages 1-38

  3. Definitions and Indices of Precipitation Extremes

    • Ewa Łupikasza
    Pages 39-82

  4. Air-Mass and Frontal Extreme Precipitation

    • Ewa Łupikasza
    Pages 83-125

  5. Regionalisation of Air-Mass and Frontal Precipitation Occurrence in Europe

    • Ewa Łupikasza
    Pages 127-160

  6. Air-Mass and Frontal Extreme Precipitation Occurrence and the North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO)

    • Ewa Łupikasza
    Pages 161-183

  7. Air-Mass and Frontal Extreme Precipitation Occurrence in Synoptic Situations

    • Ewa Łupikasza
    Pages 185-305

  8. Back Matter

    Pages 307-313
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About this book

Based on a data series of more than 50 years, this book discusses spatial and seasonal variability in air-mass and frontal extreme precipitation frequency and as well as the relationship between their occurrence and atmospheric circulation. The climatology of air-mass and frontal extreme precipitation is presented for the first time on a European scale. Since there is no robust, automatic method of locating atmospheric fronts, this challenging task has to be performed manually. Moreover, there is limited availability of the complex sub-daily data that is necessary to recognize the dynamic of meteorological fronts. The results show a clear regional and seasonal variety in the relationship between extreme precipitation occurrence and atmospheric circulation depending on precipitation origin. The probability of air-mass and frontal precipitation occurrence provides crucial information for studies in predictability and modeling. This book is intended for students, specialists in the field of climatology and climate change, climate process modelers, and other experts for whom extreme precipitation is important.x



Authors and Affiliations

  • Faculty of Earth Sciences, University of Silesia, Sosnowiec, Poland

    Ewa Łupikasza

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: The Climatology of Air-Mass and Frontal Extreme Precipitation

  • Book Subtitle: Study of meteorological data in Europe

  • Authors: Ewa Łupikasza

  • Series Title: Springer Atmospheric Sciences

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-31478-5

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Earth and Environmental Science, Earth and Environmental Science (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2016

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-31476-1Published: 17 August 2016

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-81047-8Published: 12 June 2018

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-31478-5Published: 08 August 2016

  • Series ISSN: 2194-5217

  • Series E-ISSN: 2194-5225

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XI, 313

  • Number of Illustrations: 24 b/w illustrations, 109 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Atmospheric Sciences, Climatology, Meteorology

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