The Climatology of Air-Mass and Frontal Extreme Precipitation
Study of meteorological data in Europe
Authors: Łupikasza, Ewa
Free Preview- 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
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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
- Table of contents (6 chapters)
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Introduction
Pages 1-38
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Definitions and Indices of Precipitation Extremes
Pages 39-82
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Air-Mass and Frontal Extreme Precipitation
Pages 83-125
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Regionalisation of Air-Mass and Frontal Precipitation Occurrence in Europe
Pages 127-160
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Air-Mass and Frontal Extreme Precipitation Occurrence and the North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO)
Pages 161-183
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Table of contents (6 chapters)
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Bibliographic Information
- Bibliographic Information
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- Book Title
- The Climatology of Air-Mass and Frontal Extreme Precipitation
- Book Subtitle
- Study of meteorological data in Europe
- Authors
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- Ewa Łupikasza
- Series Title
- Springer Atmospheric Sciences
- Copyright
- 2016
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing
- Copyright Holder
- Springer International Publishing Switzerland
- eBook ISBN
- 978-3-319-31478-5
- DOI
- 10.1007/978-3-319-31478-5
- Hardcover ISBN
- 978-3-319-31476-1
- Softcover ISBN
- 978-3-319-81047-8
- Series ISSN
- 2194-5217
- Edition Number
- 1
- Number of Pages
- XI, 313
- Number of Illustrations
- 24 b/w illustrations, 109 illustrations in colour
- Topics
