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Synoptic weather patterns conducive to compound extreme rainfall–wave events in the NW Mediterranean
Laboratori d'Enginyeria Marítima, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, BarcelonaTech, c/Jordi Girona 1–3, Campus Nord ed. D1, Barcelona, 08034, Spain
Juan C. Peña
Servei Meteorològic de Catalunya, C. Berlin, 38–46, 08029, Barcelona, Spain
Sotiris Assimenidis
Servei Meteorològic de Catalunya, C. Berlin, 38–46, 08029, Barcelona, Spain
José A. Jiménez
Laboratori d'Enginyeria Marítima, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, BarcelonaTech, c/Jordi Girona 1–3, Campus Nord ed. D1, Barcelona, 08034, Spain
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The work presents the first classification of weather types associated to compound events of extreme rainfall and coastal storms. These are found to be characterized by upper-level lows and troughs in conjunction with Mediterranean cyclones, resulting in severe to extreme coastal storms combined with convective systems. We used objective classification methods coupled with a Bayesian Network, testing different variables, domains and number of weather types.
The work presents the first classification of weather types associated to compound events of...
