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March 1987 cyclone (blizzard) over the eastern Mediterranean and Balkan region associated with blocking

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1998-11

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AMER METEOROLOGICAL SOC

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The March 1987 blizzard over the eastern Mediterranean and Balkan regions is investigated. Northern Hemispheric and regional 2.50- and 850-hPa geopotential heights illustrate the formation of blocking over northern Europe and cyclogenesis over the considered area. The 850-hPa analyses and National Centers for Environmental Prediction Eta model simulations are in good agreement. Temporal analyses of temperature and precipitation fields show that a cold air surge over the region resulted in a decrease in the daily temperatures of up to 15 degrees C and a heavy accumulation of snow in the early days of the storm. Spatial analyses of the precipitation field reveal that the most snowfall-affected regions were northwestern Turkey and the Balkan countries.

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STEP-MOUNTAIN COORDINATE, ALPINE LEE CYCLOGENESIS, CLIMATE-CHANGE, LIFE-CYCLES, URBANIZATION, WINTER, MODEL, TEMPERATURE, ANOMALIES, TURKEY

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https://hdl.handle.net/11424/245760

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