The physical climatology of alpine tundra, Scout mountain, British Columbia, Canada
Albedo ; British Columbia ; Canada ; Climatology ; Evapotranspiration ; High mountain ; Orographic effect ; Radiation balance ; Snow ; Snow cover ; Synopticclimatology ; Tundra
Two field seasons at an alpine tundra site in southern British Columbia indicate synoptic-scale weather provided more controls on surface radiation transfers than did local controls. Other results were the negligible energy storage in the snowpack
Applied climatology ; Climatic variation ; Climatology ; Global change ; History of sciences ; Human bioclimatology ; Model ; Remote sensing ; Synopticclimatology ; Twentieth Century ; Urban climate
At the beginning of this half-century, the synoptic (or dynamic) climatology was rising, but its diffusion was slow and contested. In the 1960s, technological changes (as satellites and computers) allow to carry out fast improvements and to regard
the climate as a system; also the oceans, the solid crust of the Earth, the ice extents were considered among its elements. So a global climatology was founded. A different trend addressed today's climatology towards applied purposes (support of economic
activities), while sciences rose as historical climatology, urban climatology and human bioclimatology.
On the climatological characteristics of the natural synoptic seasons in Asia.
coefficients of EOF suggest that a year may be divided into six NSS. A synoptic statistical analysis was also made for the primary characteristics of circulation within NSS. (TNC).
Synopticclimatology and the general circulation model
Atmospheric circulation ; Bibliography ; Climatic change ; Methodology ; Model ; Synopticclimatology ; The 2000's ; Weather type
Here, the AA. review the main themes of recent articles, including assessments of the ability of general circulation models (GCMs) to replicate historical circulation pattern frequency, as well as the incorporation of synoptic methods to assess GCM
A synopticclimatology of extreme unseasonable floods in the southeastern United States, 1950-1990
Climatic event ; Flood ; Hurricane ; Natural hazards ; Rainstorm ; Seasonality ; Synopticclimatology ; United States of America ; Weather type
The purpose of this study is to identify the synoptic atmospheric environment associated with extreme unseasonable flood events in the southeastern United States. Unseasonable is defined as flood occurrence in the season of lowest flood frequency
Distribution of heavy precipitation in northern Norway and the effect of orography in Climatological extremes in the mountains, Physical background, geomorphological and ecological consequences.
Synoptic situation for 28 and 29 January 1981, a period with heavy precipitation in Nordland (121 mm in 24 hours at Sandsfjord).
Synopticclimatology and the analysis of atmospheric teleconnections
Applied climatology ; Atmospheric dynamics ; Climatic anomaly ; Climatic variability ; El Niño ; North Atlantic oscillation ; Ocean atmosphere interaction ; Synopticclimatology ; Teleconnection ; Weather type
Moving beyond simple correlations between teleconnection indices and temperature and precipitation anomalies, synopticclimatology has been able to provide insight on the spatiotemporal manifestation of teleconnection anomalies, as well as further
Oscillation. In each of these two regions, they highlight the major goals and results of recent synoptic research.
Spatial, synoptic, and seasonal patterns of heavy rainfall in the southeastern United States
Air mass ; Alabama ; Arkansas ; Atmospheric dynamics ; Cyclogenesis ; Florida ; Heavy rain ; Louisiana ; North Carolina ; Precipitation ; Rainstorm ; Seasonality ; Southern United States ; Spatial variation ; Statistics ; Synopticclimatology
This paper examines the synopticclimatology and seasonality of heavy rainfall across the southeastern United States, in adopting a threshold approach. Frontal systems (particularly cold fronts) were found to be the dominant mechanism that induces
Identification of frequency changes in synoptic circulation types and consequences for glacier mass balance in Norway
Air mass ; Atmospheric circulation ; Classification ; Glacier ; Glacier mass balance ; Norway ; Principal components analysis ; Summer ; Synopticclimatology ; Winter
glaciers. To achieve this, a Temporal Synoptic Index (TSI) was derived for a 30-year period for a number of synoptic meteorological stations in Norway. The TSI is derived using Principal Component Analysis (PCA) and subsequent clustering of component scores
Atmospheric circulation ; California ; Catastrophe ; Cyclone ; Exceptional event ; Flood ; Mass movement ; Precipitation ; Rainstorm ; Synopticclimatology ; United States of America
This paper examines first the synoptic situation and precipitation distribution; then discusses the impact of intense rainfall on mass movement, stream behavior, and sediment discharge; and concludes with a perspective on the human dimension
Diurnal variations of rainfall events by synoptic type in Natal
Climatological records of hourly rainfall at recording stations in Natal describe the diurnal variation of rainfall events derived from a number of different rainfall-producting systems. These are then identified. - (AJC)