Climatology of surface baroclinic zones in the coast of Brazil

This study presents the main differences between classical cold fronts, subtropical fronts and baroclinic troughs, as well as a climatology of these systems along the coast of Brazil. Regarding the seasonality of these systems, classical cold fronts are more frequent in winter followed by spring, su...

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Autores: Escobar, Gustavo Carlos Juan, Reboita, Michelle Simões, Souza, Amanda
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2019
País:México
Institución:UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO
Repositorio:Atmósfera
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/52594
Acceso en línea:https://www.revistascca.unam.mx/atm/index.php/atm/article/view/ATM.2019.32.02.04
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Classical cold fronts
subtropical fronts
baroclinic troughs
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Sumario:This study presents the main differences between classical cold fronts, subtropical fronts and baroclinic troughs, as well as a climatology of these systems along the coast of Brazil. Regarding the seasonality of these systems, classical cold fronts are more frequent in winter followed by spring, subtropical fronts in spring, and baroclinic troughs in spring and summer. In southeastern Brazil, these three kinds of systems are responsible for about 40% (60%) of the total precipitation during the rainy (dry) season.