Springtime connections between the large-scale sea-level pressure field and gust wind speed over Iberia and the Balearics

This paper investigates, by means of Singular Value Decomposition analysis, the springtime relationships between the mean sea-level pressure field over the North Atlantic and the regional wind gusts over the Iberian Peninsula, identifying the main atmospheric circulation patterns linked to gust wind...

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Main Authors: M. L. Martín, F. Valero, A. Pascual, A. Morata, M. Y. Luna
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2011-01-01
Series:Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences
Online Access:http://www.nat-hazards-earth-syst-sci.net/11/191/2011/nhess-11-191-2011.pdf