Identify and interpret atmospheric phenomena

Description

This case study a pronounced frontal system over west and central Europe causing strong precipitation.

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Pronounced frontal system over West and Central Europe, causing strong precipitation. All associated Conceptual Models and the development of a Back Bent Occlusion are addressed in detail.

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Description

This case study treats a dominating cold front over Western Europe.

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This case study shows a dominating cold front over Western Europe. Special attention is drawn to the substructures within the frontal cloud band associated with the jet streak: Front Intensification and Wave.

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Description

This case study shows an extended long frontal cloud band west of Europe consisting of cold front in cold advection and cold front in warm advection is diagnosed.

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This case study shows an extended long frontal cloud band west of Europe consisting of cold front in cold advection and cold front in warm advection is diagnosed. Frontal substructures and a succeeding rapid cyclogenesis over the Atlantic are analysed.

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This case study shows a cold front with a distinct wave over France and a special investigation about a rapid cyclogenesis over the northern Atlantic.

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This case study shows a cold front with a distinct wave over France and a special investigation about a rapid cyclogenesis over the northern Atlantic.

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Description

This case study shows a pronounced frontal system over the Atlantic and western Europe.

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This case study shows a huge frontal system over the Atlantic and western Europe. A rapid cyclogenesis is associated with this system but deviating from the initial CM.

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Description

This case study treats a cold front containing strong convective activity over Western Europe.

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This case study shows a cold front containing strong convective activity over western Europe. The development and life cycle of the convective cloud features are examined in detail.

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Flood catastrophe in Central and Eastern Europe due to an Upper Level Low.

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Flood catastrophe in Central and Eastern Europe due to an Upper Level Low. Convective precipitation and barrage effects lead to extraordinary precipitation events.

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Description

This case study treats a convergence cloud band in front of a cold front over central and eastern Europe.

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This case study shows numerous cloud bands from west to central and eastern Europe are described. Special attention is drawn to the convergence cloud band in front of a cold front over central and eastern Europe, containing pronounced convective cloud features.

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Description

This case study treats the delay in rapid cyclogenesis over the Atlantic through the development of an upper level low.

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This case study shows a delay in rapid cyclogenesis over the Atlantic through the development of an upper level low. Analysis of cloud features for separation of two CMs acting together.

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Description

This case study treats prefrontal convection over western Europe and France. Numerous CB clusters and a dominating MCS are described.

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This case study shows prefrontal convection over western Europe and France. Numerous CB clusters and a dominating MCS are described.

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This case study shows the life cycle of an upper level low over the Bay of Biscay and the Iberian Peninsula.

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This case study shows the life cycle of an upper level low over the Bay of Biscay and the Iberian Peninsula. Associated convective activity causes heavy precipitation and flooding in Spain.

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Description

Frontal system across Europe with Wave development over South and South eastern Europe and a Front Intensification over Spain.

Content

A frontal system located over Europe shows a wave development over south and south-eastern Europe and a front intensification over Spain between 12 and 13 November 1997. Special interest is focused on convective developments within the prefrontal area and the thickness ridge over the Balkan.

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