Atlantic hurricanes that transition into midlatitude storms at high latitudes can affect Europe, in some cases leading to high-impact windstorms. Sainsbury et al. [2020] compared the climatology and intensity distributions of post-tropical cyclones and midlatitude storms impacting Europe (separated into northern and southern Europe) during the Atlantic hurricane seasons from 1979 to 2017 using the ERA-5 reanalysis. They found that, although post-tropical storms are a relatively small component of the total cyclones affecting Europe, they disproportionally impact Europe with high intensity. Furthermore, in a warmer climate, post-tropical cyclones are expected to increase and frequency, which could potentially increase their risk to Europe.
Citation: Sainsbury, E. M., Schiemann, R. K. H., Hodges, K. I., Shaffrey, L. C., Baker, A. J., & Bhatia, K. T. [2020]. How important are post‐Tropical cyclones for European windstorm risk?. Geophysical Research Letters, 47, e2020GL089853. https://doi.org/10.1029/2020GL089853
—Suzana Camargo, Editor, Geophysical Research Letters
Except where otherwise noted, images are subject to copyright. Any reuse without express permission from the copyright owner is prohibited.
Source link
#PostTropical #Cyclones #Influence #European #Windstorm #Risk