Spellman, G. (2015) An assessment of the Jenkinson and Collison synoptic classification to a continental mid-latitude location. Theoretical and Applied Climatology. 128(3-4), pp. 731-744. 1434-4483.
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| Abstract: | A weather-type catalogue based on the Jenkinson and Collison method was developed for an area in south-west Russia for the period 1961--2010. Gridded sea level pressure data was obtained from the National Centers for Environmental Prediction/National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCEP/NCAR) reanalysis. The resulting catalogue was analysed for frequency of individual types and groups of weather types to characterise long-term atmospheric circulation in this region. Overall, the most frequent type is anticyclonic (A) (23.3 {%}) followed by cyclonic (C) (11.9 {%}); however, there are some key seasonal patterns with westerly circulation being significantly more common in winter than summer. The utility of this synoptic classification is evaluated by modelling daily rainfall amounts. A low level of error is found using a simple model based on the prevailing weather type. Finally, characteristics of the circulation classification are compared to those for the original JC British Isles catalogue and a much more equal distribution of flow types is seen in the former classification. |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Vorticity, Rainfall Amount, British Isle, Weather Type, Circulation Type |
| Creators: | Spellman, G. |
| Faculties, Divisions and Institutes: | ?? ASSCI ?? |
| Date: | 16 December 2015 |
| Date Type: | Acceptance |
| Page Range: | pp. 731-744 |
| Journal or Publication Title: | Theoretical and Applied Climatology |
| Volume: | 128 |
| Number: | 3-4 |
| Number of Pages: | 14 |
| Language: | English |
| DOI: | https://doi.org/10.1007/s00704-015-1711-8 |
| ISSN: | 1434-4483 |
| Status: | Published / Disseminated |
| Refereed: | Yes |
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| URI: | http://nectar.northampton.ac.uk/id/eprint/13607 |
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