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Romanski and Hameed 2015

Romanski, J., and S. Hameed, 2015: The impact of trends in the large scale atmospheric circulation on Mediterranean surface turbulent heat fluxes. Adv. Meteorol., 2015, 519593, doi:10.1155/2015/519593.

Interannual variations of latent heat fluxes (LHF) and sensible heat fluxes (SHF) over the Mediterranean for the boreal winter season (DJF) show positive trends during 1958-2011. Using a combination of reanalysis and satellite-based products, the variability and trends in the heat fluxes are compared with variations in three atmospheric teleconnection patterns: the North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO), the pressure and position of the Azores High (AH) and the East Atlantic-West Russia teleconnection pattern (EAWR). Comparison of correlations between the heat fluxes and teleconnections, along with analysis of composites of surface temperature, humidity and wind fields for different teleconnection states demonstrates that variations of the AH are found to explain the heat flux changes more successfully than the NAO and the EAWR. Trends in sea level pressure and longitude of the Azores High during DJF show a strengthening, and an eastward shift. DJF Azores High pressure and longitude are shown to co-vary such that variability of the Azores High occurs along an axis defined by lower pressure and westward location at one extreme, and higher pressure and eastward location at the other extreme. The shift of the Azores High from predominance of the lowwest state to the higheast state induces trends in Mediterranean Sea surface winds, temperature and moisture. These, combined with sea surface warming trends, produce trends in wintertime Mediterranean Sea sensible and latent heat fluxes.

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@article{ro09410t,
  author={Romanski, J. and Hameed, S.},
  title={The impact of trends in the large scale atmospheric circulation on Mediterranean surface turbulent heat fluxes},
  year={2015},
  journal={Advances in Meteorology},
  volume={2015},
  pages={519593},
  doi={10.1155/2015/519593},
}

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TY  - JOUR
ID  - ro09410t
AU  - Romanski, J.
AU  - Hameed, S.
PY  - 2015
TI  - The impact of trends in the large scale atmospheric circulation on Mediterranean surface turbulent heat fluxes
JA  - Adv. Meteorol.
JO  - Advances in Meteorology
VL  - 2015
SP  - 519593
DO  - 10.1155/2015/519593
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