Southern Hemisphere atmospheric blocking diagnostic by ECMWF and NCEP/NCAR data Diagnóstico de bloqueios atmosféricos no Hemisférico Sul com reanálises do ECWMF e NCEP/NCAR
An assessment of blocking episodes over the Southern Hemisphere, selected from the Era-40 and NCEP/NCAR reanalysis are presented in this study. Blocking can be defined by an objective index based on two 500 hPa geopotential height meridional gradients. The seasonal cycle and preferential areas of oc...
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| Language: | English |
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Sociedade Brasileira de Meteorologia
2012-09-01
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| Series: | Revista Brasileira de Meteorologia |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-77862012000300001 |