The Southern Hemisphere Blocking Index Revisited
An updated climatology for the occurrence of blockings in the Southern Hemisphere (SH) using daily reanalysis data from 1948–2021 is presented. Geopotential height <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><m...
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| author | Adrián E. Yuchechen S. Gabriela Lakkis Pablo O. Canziani |
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| description | An updated climatology for the occurrence of blockings in the Southern Hemisphere (SH) using daily reanalysis data from 1948–2021 is presented. Geopotential height <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mrow><mrow><mo>(</mo><mi>z</mi><mo>)</mo></mrow></mrow></semantics></math></inline-formula> at 500 hPa was the working variable. The blocking index (BI) was defined for every 2.5° of longitude whenever <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mrow><mi>z</mi><mrow><mo>(</mo><mrow><mn>35</mn><mo>°</mo><mrow><mtext> </mtext><mi mathvariant="normal">S</mi></mrow></mrow><mo>)</mo></mrow><mo>−</mo><mi>z</mi><mrow><mo>(</mo><mrow><mn>50</mn><mo>°</mo><mrow><mtext> </mtext><mi mathvariant="normal">S</mi></mrow></mrow><mo>)</mo></mrow><mo><</mo><mn>0</mn></mrow></semantics></math></inline-formula>. The results were organized in longitudinal bands of a width of 10° in order to compare them with previous findings. The primary region for the occurrence of blockings was located around the date line, with a secondary region in southern South America (SSA) and its vicinities, with a third-rank region situated in southern Africa and its surroundings. The results were also stratified by the intensity and duration (persistence) of the events, and the annual and seasonal differences were discussed. Additionally, three different areas were defined to study the distribution of the blockings therein, with the Pacific region (110° E–80° W) having the maximum intensities and longest durations. Linear trends were estimated for the annual and the seasonal time series of the BI and for the number of episodes. On an annual basis, more frequent and the strongest events are expected at 180° E and their surroundings in the future. An alternative BI, using radiosonde data, was built for SSA at 58.50° W. The time evolution of this index was in general agreement with the one estimated from the reanalysis data at some longitudes. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-8e516ccf7d3c4c1e93f1b354f06de6b62023-11-23T14:58:04ZengMDPI AGAtmosphere2073-44332022-08-01139134310.3390/atmos13091343The Southern Hemisphere Blocking Index RevisitedAdrián E. Yuchechen0S. Gabriela Lakkis1Pablo O. Canziani2Unidad de Investigación y Desarrollo de las Ingenierías (UIDI), Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Facultad Regional Buenos Aires (FRBA), Universidad Tecnológica Nacional (UTN), Mozart 2300, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires C1407IVT, ArgentinaFacultad de Ingeniería y Ciencias Agrarias, Pontificia Universidad Católica Argentina, UTN, FRBA, UIDI, Av. Alicia Moreau de Justo 1500, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires C1107AFD, ArgentinaUnidad de Investigación y Desarrollo de las Ingenierías (UIDI), Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Facultad Regional Buenos Aires (FRBA), Universidad Tecnológica Nacional (UTN), Mozart 2300, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires C1407IVT, ArgentinaAn updated climatology for the occurrence of blockings in the Southern Hemisphere (SH) using daily reanalysis data from 1948–2021 is presented. Geopotential height <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mrow><mrow><mo>(</mo><mi>z</mi><mo>)</mo></mrow></mrow></semantics></math></inline-formula> at 500 hPa was the working variable. The blocking index (BI) was defined for every 2.5° of longitude whenever <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mrow><mi>z</mi><mrow><mo>(</mo><mrow><mn>35</mn><mo>°</mo><mrow><mtext> </mtext><mi mathvariant="normal">S</mi></mrow></mrow><mo>)</mo></mrow><mo>−</mo><mi>z</mi><mrow><mo>(</mo><mrow><mn>50</mn><mo>°</mo><mrow><mtext> </mtext><mi mathvariant="normal">S</mi></mrow></mrow><mo>)</mo></mrow><mo><</mo><mn>0</mn></mrow></semantics></math></inline-formula>. The results were organized in longitudinal bands of a width of 10° in order to compare them with previous findings. The primary region for the occurrence of blockings was located around the date line, with a secondary region in southern South America (SSA) and its vicinities, with a third-rank region situated in southern Africa and its surroundings. The results were also stratified by the intensity and duration (persistence) of the events, and the annual and seasonal differences were discussed. Additionally, three different areas were defined to study the distribution of the blockings therein, with the Pacific region (110° E–80° W) having the maximum intensities and longest durations. Linear trends were estimated for the annual and the seasonal time series of the BI and for the number of episodes. On an annual basis, more frequent and the strongest events are expected at 180° E and their surroundings in the future. An alternative BI, using radiosonde data, was built for SSA at 58.50° W. The time evolution of this index was in general agreement with the one estimated from the reanalysis data at some longitudes.https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4433/13/9/1343blockingblocking indexreanalysis dataradiosonde dataSouthern HemisphereSouth America |
| spellingShingle | Adrián E. Yuchechen S. Gabriela Lakkis Pablo O. Canziani The Southern Hemisphere Blocking Index Revisited Atmosphere blocking blocking index reanalysis data radiosonde data Southern Hemisphere South America |
| title | The Southern Hemisphere Blocking Index Revisited |
| title_full | The Southern Hemisphere Blocking Index Revisited |
| title_fullStr | The Southern Hemisphere Blocking Index Revisited |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Southern Hemisphere Blocking Index Revisited |
| title_short | The Southern Hemisphere Blocking Index Revisited |
| title_sort | southern hemisphere blocking index revisited |
| topic | blocking blocking index reanalysis data radiosonde data Southern Hemisphere South America |
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