Cold Outbreaks at the Mesoscale in the Western Mediterranean Basin: From Raincells to Rainbands
This paper investigates cold outbreaks that form offshore density currents within the whole mesoscale over the Western Mediterranean basin. Reflectivity radar and satellite images are used to detect clouds and precipitation that are associated with these density currents in the meso-α, meso-β, and m...
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| description | This paper investigates cold outbreaks that form offshore density currents within the whole mesoscale over the Western Mediterranean basin. Reflectivity radar and satellite images are used to detect clouds and precipitation that are associated with these density currents in the meso-α, meso-β, and meso-γ over the Western Mediterranean basin (WMB). Version 3.3 of the WRF-ARW model is used to describe the formation and evolution of these density currents and to estimate their lifetime as well as horizontal and vertical scales. Based on the observations and simulations, this paper suggests that a new perspective could effectively be adopted regarding the WMB region delineated by the Balearic Islands, the northeastern Iberian Peninsula, and the Gulf of Lion, where inland cold outbreaks develop into density currents that move offshore and can produce precipitation ranging from raincells to rainbands at the whole mesoscale. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-484bcfe62f754cf7869d9645af8f54ec2025-02-03T01:02:46ZengWileyAdvances in Meteorology1687-93091687-93172017-01-01201710.1155/2017/57454125745412Cold Outbreaks at the Mesoscale in the Western Mediterranean Basin: From Raincells to RainbandsJordi Mazon0David Pino1Department of Physics, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya-BarcelonaTech, Esteve Terrades 5, Building C3, Office 105, Castelldefels, 08860 Barcelona, SpainDepartment of Physics, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya-BarcelonaTech, Esteve Terrades 5, Building C3, Office 105, Castelldefels, 08860 Barcelona, SpainThis paper investigates cold outbreaks that form offshore density currents within the whole mesoscale over the Western Mediterranean basin. Reflectivity radar and satellite images are used to detect clouds and precipitation that are associated with these density currents in the meso-α, meso-β, and meso-γ over the Western Mediterranean basin (WMB). Version 3.3 of the WRF-ARW model is used to describe the formation and evolution of these density currents and to estimate their lifetime as well as horizontal and vertical scales. Based on the observations and simulations, this paper suggests that a new perspective could effectively be adopted regarding the WMB region delineated by the Balearic Islands, the northeastern Iberian Peninsula, and the Gulf of Lion, where inland cold outbreaks develop into density currents that move offshore and can produce precipitation ranging from raincells to rainbands at the whole mesoscale.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/5745412 |
| spellingShingle | Jordi Mazon David Pino Cold Outbreaks at the Mesoscale in the Western Mediterranean Basin: From Raincells to Rainbands Advances in Meteorology |
| title | Cold Outbreaks at the Mesoscale in the Western Mediterranean Basin: From Raincells to Rainbands |
| title_full | Cold Outbreaks at the Mesoscale in the Western Mediterranean Basin: From Raincells to Rainbands |
| title_fullStr | Cold Outbreaks at the Mesoscale in the Western Mediterranean Basin: From Raincells to Rainbands |
| title_full_unstemmed | Cold Outbreaks at the Mesoscale in the Western Mediterranean Basin: From Raincells to Rainbands |
| title_short | Cold Outbreaks at the Mesoscale in the Western Mediterranean Basin: From Raincells to Rainbands |
| title_sort | cold outbreaks at the mesoscale in the western mediterranean basin from raincells to rainbands |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/5745412 |
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