Rojo, Maxence; Noer, Gunnar; Claud, Chantal (2019): Polar Low tracks in the Norwegian Sea and the Barents Sea from 1999 until 2019 [dataset]. PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.903058, Supplement to: Rojo, Maxence; Claud, Chantal; Noer, Gunnar; Carleton, Andrew M (2019): In Situ Measurements of Surface Winds, Waves, and Sea State in Polar Lows Over the North Atlantic. Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, 124(2), 700-718, https://doi.org/10.1029/2017JD028079
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Abstract:
List of Polar Low (PL) events over the Nordic seas and their associated tracking for the period November 1999 until March 2018 using AVHRR imagery.
Related to:
Rojo, Maxence; Claud, Chantal; Mallet, Paul-Etienne; Noer, Gunnar; Carleton, Andrew M; Vicomte, Marie (2015): Polar low tracks over the Nordic Seas: a 14-winter climatic analysis. Tellus Series A-Dynamic Meteorology and Oceanography, 67(1), 24660, https://doi.org/10.3402/tellusa.v67.24660
Coverage:
Median Latitude: 71.099792 * Median Longitude: 17.603222 * South-bound Latitude: 51.000000 * West-bound Longitude: -32.000000 * North-bound Latitude: 81.000000 * East-bound Longitude: 81.000000
Date/Time Start: 1999-12-19T04:16:00 * Date/Time End: 2019-05-03T05:46:00
Event(s):
Parameter(s):
| # | Name | Short Name | Unit | Principal Investigator | Method/Device | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Identification | ID | Rojo, Maxence | PolarLowID | ||
| 2 | DATE/TIME | Date/Time | Rojo, Maxence | Geocode | ||
| 3 | Season | Season | Rojo, Maxence | |||
| 4 | Observation | Obs | Rojo, Maxence | |||
| 5 | LATITUDE | Latitude | Rojo, Maxence | Geocode | ||
| 6 | LONGITUDE | Longitude | Rojo, Maxence | Geocode | ||
| 7 | Diameter | Ø | km | Rojo, Maxence | Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer (AVHRR) | Approximative diameter of a circle that forms the PL cloud vortex at the time of observation |
| 8 | Diameter | Ø | km | Rojo, Maxence | Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer (AVHRR) | Optional value of approximative diameter of a circle that forms the PL cloud vortex at the time of observation |
| 9 | Morphology | Morphology | Rojo, Maxence | Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer (AVHRR) | of PL at the time of observation, S = Spiraliform, C = Comma shaped, MGR = Merry-go-round, W = Wave system, U = Undefined, T = Transition between different forms, H = Hybrid, - = Systems don't appear completely on imagery | |
| 10 | Stage | Stage | Rojo, Maxence | Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer (AVHRR) | of PL development at the time of observation, F = Formation, M = Mature, D = Decay | |
| 11 | Comment | Comment | Rojo, Maxence | Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer (AVHRR) | Specific mentions about PL | |
| 12 | Comment | Comment | Rojo, Maxence | Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer (AVHRR) | Added from visual inspection of historical NOAA AVHRR images only, without support of observations or NWP | |
| 13 | Comment | Comment | Rojo, Maxence | Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer (AVHRR) | Denotes uncertainties in visual inspection, and/or notes of the MET-NO list | |
| 14 | Pressure, atmospheric, minimum | PPPP min | hPa | Rojo, Maxence | Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer (AVHRR) | Minimum pressure level recorded during PL lifecycle. Empty cells indicate that MSLP is not available. |
| 15 | Wind speed, gust | ff gust | arbitrary units | Rojo, Maxence | Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer (AVHRR) | Maximum 10 minute 10m wind speed observed (in knots). Empty cells indicate that Max wind speed is omitted; #35 = 35-40 |
| 16 | Wind speed, gust | ff gust | arbitrary units | Rojo, Maxence | Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer (AVHRR) | Max 3 sec. gusts during PL lifecycle; #52 = 52(60) |
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