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Identification and characterization of sea breeze days in northern France using singular value decomposition
Author(s) -
Bigot S.,
Planchon O.
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
international journal of climatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.58
H-Index - 166
eISSN - 1097-0088
pISSN - 0899-8418
DOI - 10.1002/joc.940
Subject(s) - sea breeze , climatology , channel (broadcasting) , singular value decomposition , meteorology , mode (computer interface) , geology , environmental science , geography , oceanography , mathematics , algorithm , computer science , electrical engineering , engineering , operating system
Abstract Days subject to the development of sea breeze circulations are shown for the months of June and July 2000 in the north of France using an algebraic analysis, the singular value decomposition (SVD). The analysis is performed upon the NOAA‐AVHRR radiometric data (with the surface temperature data from the 22 available stations located in the study area). The geostatistical results show the characteristics of a sea breeze blowing from the English Channel and the North Sea. Meteorological situations with a sea breeze are not the prevailing mode in summer over the northern coast of France, but the sea breeze effect can be shown more than 40 km inland. In addition, the results of the SVD allow one to discriminate different weather systems associated with the thermo‐topographic winds. Copyright © 2003 Royal Meteorological Society