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Article: Simulations of mesoscale circulations in the center of the Iberian Peninsula for thermal low pressure conditions. Part II: Air-parcel transport patterns
- Article from:
- Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology
- Article date:
- May 1, 2001
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ABSTRACT
This paper discusses the variability of air-parcel transport under similar summer thermal low pressure conditions over the Iberian Peninsula. Three-dimensional trajectories were estimated by means of the Topography VorticityMode Mesoscale model. Four cases of the 1992 summer thermal low pressure system have been considered, covering most of the variability of this synoptic meteorological situation.
Transport patterns were very different among the four studied cases. Results indicate that synoptic wind forcing can influence trajectories under thermal low conditions. It was found that a remarkable difference exists between the transport of air parcels released at low levels, which ...