Reviews and perspectives of high impact atmospheric processes in the Mediterranean

S Michaelides, T Karacostas, JL Sánchez, A Retalis… - Atmospheric …, 2018 - Elsevier
The Mediterranean region is a unique area characterized by a large spectrum of
atmospheric phenomena, some of which have a high impact on many aspects of human …

[HTML][HTML] 100 years of progress in tropical cyclone research

K Emanuel - Meteorological Monographs, 2018 - journals.ametsoc.org
100 Years of Progress in Tropical Cyclone Research in: Meteorological Monographs
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Analysis of a Mediterranean tropical-like cyclone and its sensitivity to the sea surface temperatures

I Pytharoulis - Atmospheric Research, 2018 - Elsevier
This study investigates an intense tropical-like cyclone which formed south of Sicily on 7
November 2014 and affected the central Mediterranean. The cyclone made landfall at Malta …

Sensitivity of a mediterranean tropical-like cyclone to physical parameterizations

I Pytharoulis, S Kartsios, I Tegoulias, H Feidas… - Atmosphere, 2018 - mdpi.com
The accurate prediction of Mediterranean tropical-like cyclones, or medicanes, is an
important challenge for numerical weather prediction models due to their significant adverse …

Investigating the predictability of a Mediterranean tropical‐like cyclone using a storm‐resolving model

G Cioni, D Cerrai, D Klocke - Quarterly Journal of the Royal …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Predicting the trajectory and structure of Mediterranean tropical‐like cyclones (MTLCs) has
always been a challenge even within a few hours of verification time, given the inadequacy …

A climatological study of western mediterranean medicanes in numerical simulations with explicit and parameterized convection

F Ragone, M Mariotti, A Parodi, J Von Hardenberg… - Atmosphere, 2018 - mdpi.com
The semi-enclosed Mediterranean basin, surrounded by high mountains, is placed in a
favorable location for cyclonic storms development. Most of these are extratropical cyclones …

Assessing the predictability of Medicanes in ECMWF ensemble forecasts using an object‐based approach

E Di Muzio, M Riemer, AH Fink… - Quarterly Journal of …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
The predictability of eight southern European tropical‐like cyclones–seven Medicanes and
the first‐ever documented case of such a storm in the Bay of Biscay–is studied evaluating …

Analysis of the Transition of an Explosive Cyclone to a Mediterranean Tropical-like Cyclone

J Kouroutzoglou, I Samos, HA Flocas, M Hatzaki… - Atmosphere, 2021 - mdpi.com
This study investigates the dynamics of the development phases of a Mediterranean tropical-
like cyclone (medicane) in the southern Ionian Sea, on 28 September 2018 that caused high …

A new refinement of Mediterranean tropical‐like cyclones characteristics

J Gutiérrez‐Fernández, MM Miglietta… - Geophysical …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Several warm‐core cyclones in the Mediterranean, which were analyzed in the literature,
are studied using ERA5 reanalysis, to identify the environment where they develop and …

The wonderful weather of Greece

H Feidas, T Karacostas, P Zanis - The Geography of Greece: Managing …, 2024 - Springer
The Greek area can be characterized by a large spectrum of atmospheric phenomena and
climatic conditions, some of which have a high impact on many aspects of human activities …