Impacts of Changing Atmospheric Circulation Patterns on Aviation Turbulence Over Europe
Abstract Addressing aviation turbulence not only enhances passenger comfort but also help to reduce fuel consumption and environmental impact, supporting aviation sustainability. By using ERA5 reanalysis data we explore how changing atmospheric circulation, monitored via sea level pressure trends, i...
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| author | Tommaso Alberti Davide Faranda Lia Rapella Erika Coppola Fabio Lepreti Bérengère Dubrulle Vincenzo Carbone |
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| description | Abstract Addressing aviation turbulence not only enhances passenger comfort but also help to reduce fuel consumption and environmental impact, supporting aviation sustainability. By using ERA5 reanalysis data we explore how changing atmospheric circulation, monitored via sea level pressure trends, impacts aviation turbulence over Europe. Our results show coherent climate anomalies, with rising turbulence intensity over the UK and Northern Europe where most events involve clear air turbulence, which occurs unexpectedly and without warning, particularly at flight altitudes. We also highlight a clear seasonal patterns in moderate‐or‐greater turbulence encounters, most frequent and intense in winter, with a key role of wind shears due to the sub‐tropical jet position over Southern Mediterranean. Our approach adds to previous studies on the same topic by analyzing individual atmospheric circulation pattern changes and their effects on turbulence‐related factors. This offers insight into how climate change affecting atmospheric dynamics may contribute to increased aviation turbulence. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-2876e0ea3fd44c7abc776fe46e7097082025-08-20T03:25:55ZengWileyGeophysical Research Letters0094-82761944-80072024-12-015123n/an/a10.1029/2024GL111618Impacts of Changing Atmospheric Circulation Patterns on Aviation Turbulence Over EuropeTommaso Alberti0Davide Faranda1Lia Rapella2Erika Coppola3Fabio Lepreti4Bérengère Dubrulle5Vincenzo Carbone6Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia Rome ItalyLaboratoire des Sciences du Climat et de l’Environnement Gif‐sur‐Yvette FranceLaboratoire des Sciences du Climat et de l’Environnement Gif‐sur‐Yvette FranceAbdus Salam ICTP Trieste ItalyUniversità della Calabria, Dipartimento di Fisica Rende ItalyCEA CNRS Gif‐sur‐Yvette FranceUniversità della Calabria, Dipartimento di Fisica Rende ItalyAbstract Addressing aviation turbulence not only enhances passenger comfort but also help to reduce fuel consumption and environmental impact, supporting aviation sustainability. By using ERA5 reanalysis data we explore how changing atmospheric circulation, monitored via sea level pressure trends, impacts aviation turbulence over Europe. Our results show coherent climate anomalies, with rising turbulence intensity over the UK and Northern Europe where most events involve clear air turbulence, which occurs unexpectedly and without warning, particularly at flight altitudes. We also highlight a clear seasonal patterns in moderate‐or‐greater turbulence encounters, most frequent and intense in winter, with a key role of wind shears due to the sub‐tropical jet position over Southern Mediterranean. Our approach adds to previous studies on the same topic by analyzing individual atmospheric circulation pattern changes and their effects on turbulence‐related factors. This offers insight into how climate change affecting atmospheric dynamics may contribute to increased aviation turbulence.https://doi.org/10.1029/2024GL111618 |
| spellingShingle | Tommaso Alberti Davide Faranda Lia Rapella Erika Coppola Fabio Lepreti Bérengère Dubrulle Vincenzo Carbone Impacts of Changing Atmospheric Circulation Patterns on Aviation Turbulence Over Europe Geophysical Research Letters |
| title | Impacts of Changing Atmospheric Circulation Patterns on Aviation Turbulence Over Europe |
| title_full | Impacts of Changing Atmospheric Circulation Patterns on Aviation Turbulence Over Europe |
| title_fullStr | Impacts of Changing Atmospheric Circulation Patterns on Aviation Turbulence Over Europe |
| title_full_unstemmed | Impacts of Changing Atmospheric Circulation Patterns on Aviation Turbulence Over Europe |
| title_short | Impacts of Changing Atmospheric Circulation Patterns on Aviation Turbulence Over Europe |
| title_sort | impacts of changing atmospheric circulation patterns on aviation turbulence over europe |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1029/2024GL111618 |
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