[HTML][HTML] Mediterranean cyclones: Current knowledge and open questions on dynamics, prediction, climatology and impacts

E Flaounas, S Davolio, S Raveh-Rubin… - Weather and Climate …, 2022 - wcd.copernicus.org
A large number of intense cyclones occur every year in the Mediterranean basin, one of the
climate change hotspots. Producing a broad range of severe socio-economic and …

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 …

Future projections of Mediterranean cyclone characteristics using the Med-CORDEX ensemble of coupled regional climate system models

M Reale, WD Cabos Narvaez, L Cavicchia, D Conte… - Climate dynamics, 2022 - Springer
Here, we analyze future projections of cyclone activity in the Mediterranean region at the
end of the twenty-first century based on an ensemble of state-of-the-art fully-coupled …

[PDF][PDF] Climate of the Mediterranean: synoptic patterns, temperature, precipitation, winds, and their extremes

U Ulbrich, P Lionello, D Belušić, J Jacobeit… - 2012 - opus.bibliothek.uni-augsburg.de
In this chapter, regional climate conditions are described in terms of the proper ties and
behavior of the atmospheric circulation over and around the Mediterranean region (MR) …

[HTML][HTML] Field data analysis and weather scenario of a downburst event in Livorno, Italy, on 1 October 2012

M Burlando, D Romanić, G Solari… - Monthly Weather …, 2017 - journals.ametsoc.org
Field Data Analysis and Weather Scenario of a Downburst Event in Livorno, Italy, on 1
October 2012 in: Monthly Weather Review Volume 145 Issue 9 (2017) Jump to Content …

Meteorological aspects of heavy precipitation in relation to floods–an overview

AJ Breugem, JG Wesseling, K Oostindie… - Earth-Science …, 2020 - Elsevier
Floods do have multiple aspects: they are integral phenomena by nature. In this paper we
deal with the meteorological aspects, which need to be adequately understood in order to …

The dynamical structure of intense Mediterranean cyclones

E Flaounas, S Raveh-Rubin, H Wernli, P Drobinski… - Climate Dynamics, 2015 - Springer
This paper presents and analyzes the three-dimensional dynamical structure of intense
Mediterranean cyclones. The analysis is based on a composite approach of the 200 most …

Mediterranean cyclones and windstorms in a changing climate

KM Nissen, GC Leckebusch, JG Pinto… - Regional environmental …, 2014 - Springer
Abstract Changes in the frequency and intensity of cyclones and associated windstorms
affecting the Mediterranean region simulated under enhanced Greenhouse Gas forcing …

MEDEX: a general overview

A Jansa, P Alpert, P Arbogast, A Buzzi… - … Hazards and Earth …, 2014 - nhess.copernicus.org
The general objective of the international MEDiterranean EXperiment (MEDEX) was the
better understanding and forecasting of cyclones that produce high impact weather in the …

[HTML][HTML] A process-based anatomy of Mediterranean cyclones: from baroclinic lows to tropical-like systems

E Flaounas, SL Gray, F Teubler - Weather and Climate …, 2021 - wcd.copernicus.org
In this study, we address the question of the atmospheric processes that turn Mediterranean
cyclones into severe storms. Our approach applies online potential vorticity (PV) budget …