We review recent advances in classifications of circulation patterns as a specific research
area within synoptic climatology. The review starts with a general description of goals of …

Based on the availability of hemispheric gridded data sets from observations, analysis and
global climate models, objective cyclone identification methods were developed and applied …

The consistently growing demand for airline transportation has resulted in increased air
traffic and air operations in airports across the world. According to the International Air …

Instrumental and documentary records of storminess along the Atlantic coast of western
Europe show that storm activity exhibits strong spatial and temporal variability at annual and …

Abstract The Genoa Metropolitan Area (GMA) has been historically affected by floods for two
reasons, namely meteorological conditions and the city's geographical arrangement. In the …

Studies on the last interglacial (LIG) can provide information on how our environment
behaved in a period of slightly higher global temperatures at about 125±4 ka, even if it is not …

A quality-controlled and enhanced database of 38 temperature and 52 precipitation stations
was developed for Slovenia, a transitional area between Mediterranean, Alpine and …

The metropolitan area and the city of Genoa has become a national and international case
study for geohydrological risk, mainly due to the frequency of floods. In 2014, there were …

Midlatitude cyclones are analyzed on a selected region covering most of southern Europe
and the western part of the Mediterranean Sea (35–50° N, 10° W–25° E). On the basis of …

This paper evaluates whether circulation type catalogues (CTCs) can inform on the
occurrence of floods in Europe, and if the same few circulation types (CTs) are …