Tornadic waterspout event in Split (Croatia) - analysis of meteorological environment | Zendy

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Tornadic waterspout event in Split (Croatia) - analysis of meteorological environment

Author(s) -

Jovan Mihajlović,

Vladan Ducić,

Dragan Burić

Publication year - 2016

Publication title -

journal of the geographical institute jovan cvijic sasa

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.16

H-Index - 2

eISSN - 1821-2808

pISSN - 0350-7599

DOI - 10.2298/ijgi1602185m

Subject(s) - mesoscale meteorology , cold front , wind shear , environmental science , atmosphere (unit) , climatology , meteorology , atmospheric instability , jet stream , atmospheric sciences , synoptic scale meteorology , warm front , convection , front (military) , severe weather , frontogenesis , cyclone (programming language) , convective instability , wind speed , geology , jet (fluid) , geography , storm , physics , field programmable gate array , computer science , computer hardware , thermodynamics

The aim of this paper is the waterspout in Split (φ 43.51 °N, λ 16.45 °E, h = 0 m) observed on January 6, 2016, which swept over the city at 15:40–16:00 CET (14:4015:00 UTC). There were convective developments in upper-level south-west flow within the cloudiness which followed the low-level cyclone and associated frontal disturbances. There was an intense thermodynamic instability in lower and mid layers of the atmosphere-the passage of the cold front as a main synoptic feature over the warm Adriatic water, pronounced directional and speed wind shear, as well as the presence of jet stream and a pronounced horizontal field of positive divergence above the observed area. The aim of this paper is to investigate synoptic and mesoscale situation, and meteorological conditions which created favourable thermodynamic environment which preceded the waterspout development.

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