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 …

The transport of sand and dust by wind is a potent erosional force, creates sand dunes and
ripples, and loads the atmosphere with suspended dust aerosols. This paper presents an …

Gaining a holistic understanding of extreme weather, from its physical drivers to its impacts
on society and ecosystems, is key to supporting future risk reduction and preparedness …

The present work aims at better understanding regional climate–aerosol interactions by
studying the relationships between aerosols and synoptic atmospheric circulation over the …

Surface Cyclones in the ERA-40 Dataset (1958–2001). Part I: Novel Identification Method and
Global Climatology in: Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences Volume 63 Issue 10 (2006) Jump …

Atmospheric mineral dust has recently become an important research field in Earth system
science because of its impacts on radiation, clouds, atmospheric dynamics and chemistry …

Climatology of Cyclogenesis Mechanisms in the Mediterranean in: Monthly Weather Review
Volume 130 Issue 3 (2002) Jump to Content Jump to Main Navigation Logo Logo Logo Logo …

A thoroughly objective method for the definition, selection and tracing of Mediterranean
region cyclones is presented. The method is applied to the ECMWF 1982-1987 analyzed …

A daily analysis of African dust concentrations in the Mediterranean atmosphere has been
made between June 1983 and December 1994 using the International Satellite Cloud …

Semi-objective classification of daily 1200 UTC synoptic systems was carried out by a
discriminant-like analysis of the National Center for Environmental Prediction–National …