TY - JOUR
T1 - Tropical tele-connections to the Mediterranean climate and weather
AU - Alpert, P.
AU - Price, C.
AU - Krichak, S. O.
AU - Ziv, B.
AU - Saaroni, H.
AU - Osetinsky, I.
AU - Barkan, J.
AU - Kishcha, P.
PY - 2005
Y1 - 2005
N2 - Some strong natural fluctuations of climate in the Eastern Mediterranean (EM) region are shown to be connected to the major tropical systems. Potential relations between EM rainfall extremes to tropical systems, e.g. El Niño, Indian Monsoon and hurricanes, are demonstrated. For a specific event, high resolution modelling of the severe flood on 3-5 December 2001 in Israel suggests a relation to hurricane Olga. In order to understand the factors governing the EM climate variability in the summer season, the relationship between extreme summer temperatures and the Indian Monsoon was examined. Other tropical factors like the Red-Sea Trough system and the Saharan dust are also likely to contribute to the EM climate variability.
AB - Some strong natural fluctuations of climate in the Eastern Mediterranean (EM) region are shown to be connected to the major tropical systems. Potential relations between EM rainfall extremes to tropical systems, e.g. El Niño, Indian Monsoon and hurricanes, are demonstrated. For a specific event, high resolution modelling of the severe flood on 3-5 December 2001 in Israel suggests a relation to hurricane Olga. In order to understand the factors governing the EM climate variability in the summer season, the relationship between extreme summer temperatures and the Indian Monsoon was examined. Other tropical factors like the Red-Sea Trough system and the Saharan dust are also likely to contribute to the EM climate variability.
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U2 - 10.5194/adgeo-2-157-2005
DO - 10.5194/adgeo-2-157-2005
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AN - SCOPUS:33748074477
SN - 1680-7340
VL - 2
SP - 157
EP - 160
JO - Advances in Geosciences
JF - Advances in Geosciences
ER -