Circulation anomalies associated with winter temperature extremes in Athens during the period 1900-2004

Meteorologische Zeitschrift

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 55-59

  Founda, Dimitra ^a   Van Loon, Harry ^b  

^a NATIONAL OBSERVATORY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; CLIMATE CHANGE;

AIR TEMPERATURE; ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; ATMOSPHERIC GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; NORTH ATLANTIC OSCILLATION; REGIONAL CLIMATE; SEA LEVEL PRESSURE; TEMPERATURE ANOMALY; WINTER;

ATHENS [ATTICA]; ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (NORTH); ATTICA; EURASIA; EUROPE; GREECE; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 42949115357     PISSN: 09412948     EISSN: 16101227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1127/0941-2948/2007/0260     Document Type: Article

References (18)

1. BARTZOKAS, A., D.A. METAXAS, 1995: Factor analysis of some climatological elements in Athens, 1931-1992: Covariability and climatic change. - Theor. Appl. Climatol. 52, 195-205.
2. EGINITIS, D., 1907: The climate of Greece. - P. Sakkelariou Editions (Athens), 132-133.
3. FEIDAS, H., MAKROGIANNIS T., E. BORA-SENTA, 2004: Trend analysis of air temperature time series in Greece and their relationship with circulation using surface and satellite data.- Theor. Appl. Climatol. 79, 185-208.
4. FOUNDA, D., K.H. PAPADOPOULOS, M. PETRAKIS, C. GIANNAKOPOULOS, P. GOOD, 2004: Analysis of mean, maximum and minimum temperature in Athens from 1897-2001 with emphasis on the last decade: Trends, warm events, and cold events. - Global and Planetary Change 44, 27-38.
5. HURRELL, J.W., H. VAN LOON, 1997: Decadal variations in climate associated with the North Atlantic Oscillation. - Climate Change 36, 301-326.
6. JONES, P.D., T. JONSSON, D. WHEELER, 1997: Extension to the North Atlantic Oscillation using early instrumental pressure observations from Gibraltar and South-West Iceland. - Int. J. Climatol. 17, 1433-1450.
7. KATSOULIS, B.D., G.A. THEOHARATOS, 1985: Indications of urban heat island in Athens, Greece. - J. Appl. Meteor. 24, 1296-1302.
8. KOSTOPOULOU, E., P.D JONES, 2005: Assessment of climate extremes in the Eastern Mediterranean.- Meteor. Atmos. Phys. 89, 69-85.
9. LUTERBACHER, J., E. XOPLAKI, in press: 500-year winter temperature and precipitation variability over the Mediterranean area and its connection to the large-scale atmospheric circulation. - In: BOLLE, H.-J. (Ed.): Mediterranean Climate-Variability and Trends. Springer Verlag.
10. MAHERAS, P., E. XOPLAKI, T. DAVIES, J. MARTIN-VIDE, M. BARIENDOS, M. J. ALCOFORADO, 1999: Warm and cold monthly anomalies across the Mediterranean basin and their relationship with circulation: 1860-1990. - Int. J. Climatol. 19, 1697-1715.
11. METAXAS, D.A., C.C. REPAPIS, T.J MAKROYANNIS, 1980: Centers of action for monthly temperature in Greece. - Meteorologika 69, 159-178.
12. METAXAS, D.A., A. BARTZOKAS, A. VITSAS, 1991: Temperature fluctuations in the Mediterranean area during the last 120 years. - Int. J. Climatol. 11, 897-908.
13. MOBERG, A., P.D. JONES, D. LISTER, A. WALTHER, M. BRUNET, J. JACOBEIT, O. SALADIE, J. SIGRO, E. AGUILAR, P. DELLA-MARTA, J. LUTERBACHER, P. YIOU, L.V. ALEXANDER, D. CHEN, A.M.G KLEIN TANK, H. ALEXANDERSSON, C. ALMARZA, I. AUER, M. BARRIENDOS, M. BEGERT, H. BERGSTRÖM, R. BÖHM, J. BUTLER, J. CAESAR, A. DREBS, D. FOUNDA, F-W GERSTENGARBE, M. GIUSI, T. JÓNSSON, M. MAUGERI, H. ÖSTERLE, K. PANDZIC, M. PETRAKIS, L. SRNEC, R. TOLASZ, H. TUOMENVIRTA, P.C. WERNER, H. LINDERHOLM, A. PHILIPP, H. WANNER, E. XOPLAKI, 2006: Indices for daily temperature and precipitation extremes in Europe analysed for the period 1901-2000. - J. Geophys. Res. 111, D22106, Doi:10.1029/2006JD007103.
14. NASTOS, P.T., C.S. ZEREFOS, 2007: On extreme daily precipitation totals at Athens, Greece. - Adv. Geosci. 10, 59-66.
15. PHILANDRAS, C.M., D. A. METAXAS, P.T. NASTOS, 1999: Climate variability and urbanization in Athens. - Theor. Appl. Climatol. 63, 65-72.
16. REPAPIS, C.C, C. M. PHILANDRAS, 1988: A note on the air temperature trends of the last 100 years as evidenced in the Eastern Mediterranean time series. - Theor. Appl. Climatol. 39, 93-107.
17. VAN LOON, H., J.C. ROGERS, 1978: The sea saw in winter temperatures between Greenland and Northern Europe. Part I:GEneral description. - Mon. Wea, Rev. 106, 296-310.
18. VAN LOON, H., D. FOUNDA, B.E. PSILOGLOU, 2007: Circulation changes on the Northern Hemisphere in winter associated with trends in the surface air temperature. - Academy of Athens, Publication No. 17.