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Variations in Precipitation in the Mediterranean Region

Explore the factors influencing Mediterranean precipitation, including teleconnection regimes, upper troposphere jets, PV streamers, and topography. Investigate current and future climate scenarios.

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Variations in Precipitation in the Mediterranean Region

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  1. WP5.2: Variations in the precipitation component of the water cycle in the Mediterranean region Simon Krichak (TAU)

  2. The role of NAO

  3. Monthly Mediterranean precipitation is affected by the main teleconnection regimes (NAO, EA/WR , ENSO, etc.) acting over Europe. It is also strongly influenced by the variations in the positioning and intensity of upper troposphere jets, PV streamers, coherent tropopause disturbances as well as air moisture transport and convergence all these factors are sensitive to the effects of topography of the region.

  4. - Krichak, S.O., M. Tsidulko, Alpert, P. (2000) November 2, 1994 Severe Storms in the Southeastern Mediterranean, Atmospheric Research, 53, 45-62. • - . Krichak, S.O., M. Tsidulko and P. Alpert (2000) Monthly Synoptic Patterns Associated with Wet/Dry Eastern Mediterranean Conditions. Theoretical and Applied Climatology, 65, 215-229. • -. Krichak S.O., P. Kishcha and P. Alpert (2002) Decadal Trends of Main Eurasian Oscillations and the Mediterranean Precipitation, Teor. Appl. Climatol., 72, 29-220. • - Krichak, S.O., P. Alpert (2005) Signatures of the NAO in the atmospheric circulation during wet winter months over the Mediterranean region, Teor. Appl. Climatol. 82(1-2),27-39. • - Alpert, P., Price, C., Krichak, S., Ziv, B, Saaroni, H., Osetinsky, I. (2006) Mediterranean climate and some tropical teleconnections, Nuovo Cimento Della Societa Italiana Di Fisica C-Geophysics and Space Physics 29 (1): 89-97. • . Alpert, P., C. Price, SO Krichak, B. Ziv, H. Saaroni, I. Osetinski, J. Barkan, P. Kishcha, (2005) Tropical teleconnections to the Mediterranean climate and weather, Advances in Geosciences, 2, 157– 160, SRef-ID: 1680-7359/adgeo/2005-2-157.

  5. NAO-: 1958-1972 NAO+:1979-1993

  6. Western Mediterranean

  7. NAO- NAO+ NAO+ NAO-

  8. NAO- NAO+ NAO- NAO+

  9. EasternMediterranean

  10. NAO- NAO+ NAO+ NAO-

  11. NAO- NAO+ NAO- NAO+

  12. The role of PV anomalies at the tropopause (coherent tropopause disturbances and PV streamers)

  13. Israeli floods of 3-4 December 2001

  14. .- Krichak, S.O., P. Alpert and M. Dayan (2004) Role of atmospheric processes associated with hurricane Olga in December 2001 flash floods in Israel. J. Hydrometeorol., vol. 5, no. 6. pp. 1259-1270. - Krichak, S.O., P. Alpert, M. Dayan, (2007) A southeastern Mediterranean PV streamer and  its role in December 2001 case with torrential rains in Israel, Nat. Hazards Earth Syst. Sci., 7, 1-12. - Krichak,S.O., P. Alpert, K. Bassat, P. Kunin (2007) The surface climatology obtained in a three-member ensemble simulation of the present-day (1961-1990) climate of the eastern Mediterranean region, Advances in Geosciences (ADGEO), (submitted).

  15. 5/12/01 06Z 98 151 8 67 6 29 98+151=249 mm

  16. Another extreme event of the same period in the Atlantic Tropical – extratropical storm – hurricane Olga

  17. Hurricane OLGA hurricane since 12:00 UTC Nov. 26; peak intensity at 06:00 UTC Nov. 27, 2001

  18. PV (Ertel) PV = - relative vorticity in isentropic coordinates Minus sign: makes PV positive since pressure decreases upward f – planetary vorticity PV - absolute vorticity times static stability

  19. Coherent tropopause disturbance Eastward propagation of the CTD is associated with advection of positive PV in lower troposphere WNDT – deep layer wind shear i.e. wind at DT minus wind at 700 hPa Strong WNDT zones indicate areas with intense convection

  20. PV - streamer

  21. PV - streamer

  22. This WP is devoted to the understanding of the synoptic (physical) nature of the relations between the "secondary" factors listed and the variations in precipitation intensity over the region.

  23. First, the jets influence the direction of synoptic scale features (also affected by topography). Second, jets contribute to formation of upper level divergence and convergence zones. Thirdly, they can influence moisture transport. Finally, the jets can influence stability and be responsible for the (usually affected by topography) gravity wave formation.

  24. It is expected that these relationships will also be changed with the global warming. We will thus provide a comprehensive image of the Mediterranean precipitation for both current climate and future climate.

  25. Main targets: (1) identification and analysis of the factors influencing the western Mediterranean precipitation (Task 5.2.1); (2) identification and analysis of the factors influencing the eastern Mediterranean precipitation (Task 5.2.2); Organization of strong cooperation with RL6 (and in particular WP6.3 [Ricardo Trigo]) will be important This WP is also in strong interaction with other RLs of the CIRCE by using the data from global and regional climate modeling (links to RL1, RL2, RL4, RL5 and RL6).

  26. Correct version of July 27 2006 Mistake in final (March 2007) version

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