Atmospheric conditions and weather regimes associated with extreme winter dry spells over the Mediterranean basin

F Raymond, A Ullmann, P Camberlin, B Oueslati… - Climate Dynamics, 2018 - Springer
Very long dry spell events occurring during winter are natural hazards to which the
Mediterranean region is extremely vulnerable, because they can lead numerous impacts for …

A global satellite view of the seasonal distribution of mineral dust and its correlation with atmospheric circulation

O Alizadeh-Choobari, A Sturman… - Dynamics of atmospheres …, 2014 - Elsevier
Aerosols make a considerable contribution to the climate system through their radiative and
cloud condensation nuclei effects, which underlines the need for understanding the origin of …

Hydroclimate variability from western Iberia (Portugal) during the Holocene: Insights from a composite stalagmite isotope record

DL Thatcher, AD Wanamaker, RF Denniston… - The …, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
Iberia is predicted under future warming scenarios to be increasingly impacted by drought.
While it is known that this region has experienced multiple intervals of enhanced aridity over …

On the connection between large-scale atmospheric circulation and winter GPCP precipitation over the Mediterranean region for the period 1980-2017

G Kotsias, CJ Lolis, N Hatzianastassiou… - Atmospheric …, 2020 - Elsevier
The influence of the large-scale atmospheric circulation on winter precipitation over the
Mediterranean region is studied with the use of monthly 2.5°× 2.5° ERA-Interim 500 and …

Analysis of climate trends and leading modes of climate variability for MENA region

MM Dogar, T Sato - Journal of Geophysical Research …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The Middle East and North Africa (MENA), primarily the Arabian Peninsula (AP), is
a region where the rate of mean surface temperature rise per decade is among the highest …

Skill and predictability in multimodel ensemble forecasts for Northern Hemisphere regions with dominant winter precipitation

MA Ehsan, MK Tippett, M Almazroui, M Ismail… - Climate Dynamics, 2017 - Springer
Northern Hemisphere winter precipitation reforecasts from the European Centre for Medium
Range Weather Forecast System-4 and six of the models in the North American Multi-Model …

Sensitivity of the regional climate in the Middle East and North Africa to volcanic perturbations

MM Dogar, G Stenchikov, S Osipov… - Journal of …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) regional climate appears to be extremely
sensitive to volcanic eruptions. Winter cooling after the 1991 Pinatubo eruption far exceeded …

Impact of the North Atlantic Oscillation on winter climate of Germany

SMF Riaz, MJ Iqbal, S Hameed - Tellus A: Dynamic Meteorology …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Abstract Correlations of the North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO) with climate variables in Europe
are strong in the north and the south of Europe but there is a zone of statistically not …

Iberian hydroclimate variability and the Azores High during the last 1200 years: evidence from proxy records and climate model simulations

DL Thatcher, AD Wanamaker, RF Denniston… - Climate Dynamics, 2023 - Springer
The state of the atmospheric circulation and the associated hydroclimate in the North Atlantic
during the last millennium remain the subject of considerable debate in both proxy-and …

[PDF][PDF] Prolonged dry spells in the Levant region: climatologic-synoptic analysis

H Saaroni, B Ziv, J Lempert, Y Gazit… - International Journal of …, 2015 - researchgate.net
Prolonged dry spells (PDSs) during the rainy season have severe environmental
implications, including water shortage, damage to agriculture and increased potential for …