First considerations on the structure and development of the Iberian thermal low-pressure system

During the summer a thermal low-pressure system is locked over the Iberian Peninsula. We present a first analysis of such a system using the potential vorticity approach. Our results show that its main characteristic is the existence of a negative potential vorticity (PV) dome and a funnel-like stru...

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Main Authors: S. Alonso, A. Portela, C. Ramis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications
Series:Annales Geophysicae
Online Access:http://www.ann-geophys.net/12/457/1994/angeo-12-457-1994.html