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The new dataset MCMS (MAP Climatology of Mid-latitude Storminess) of NASA-GISS performs objective recognition of the extra-tropical low pressure systems for the time period 1979–2010 based on the sea level pressure fields of NCEP-II re-analysis. The credibility of the dataset is considered to be very high as the fields of surface pressure, as well of geopotential height, are the most reliable among the fields of the re-analysis products. We focus on the characteristics of low pressure systems in the region of Greece. The seasonal signal is clear in both the frequency and the intensity of cyclones. Indications occur about the characteristics of the different prevailing circulations in the area of Greece from November–March and April–May.
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Douvis, K., Tselioudis, G., Bauer, M., Zerefos, C.S. (2013). Objective Recognition of Low Pressure Systems and Their Characteristics in the Area of Greece. In: Helmis, C., Nastos, P. (eds) Advances in Meteorology, Climatology and Atmospheric Physics. Springer Atmospheric Sciences. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-29172-2_60
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