Climatic caracterization of the atmospheric circulation in south america

In the present paper, using the data obtained by Reanalysis we identify the main patterns of atmospheric circulation in South America. For the processing of information, we made not distinction between El Niño, and No El Niño years, considering only averages of the main meteorological variables for...

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Autores: Saavedra, Miguel, Calvo, Martín, Jiménez, César
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2011
País:Perú
Institución:Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos
Repositorio:Revistas - Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos
Idioma:español
OAI Identifier:oai:revistasinvestigacion.unmsm.edu.pe:article/8539
Acceso en línea:https://revistasinvestigacion.unmsm.edu.pe/index.php/fisica/article/view/8539
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Reanálisis
circulación atmosférica
anticiclón
viento
precipitación.
Reanalysis
atmospheric circulation
anticyclone
wind
precipitation.
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Sumario:In the present paper, using the data obtained by Reanalysis we identify the main patterns of atmospheric circulation in South America. For the processing of information, we made not distinction between El Niño, and No El Niño years, considering only averages of the main meteorological variables for the patterns identification. By analyzing the graphs of atmospheric pressure and winds, it was identified that the surface circulation is governed mainly by the presence of anticyclones in the Pacific and South Atlantic, and high levels of the system called Alta Bolivia, whose influence is seen from 500 hPa. On the other hand, the rainfall patterns highlight the Intertropical Convergence Zone, ITCZ, the Convergence Zone of the South Atlantic, SACZ, and the coastal deserts are located along the coasts of Peru and Chile. The ITCZ oscillates near the Equator, with maximum values of precipitation and zonal winds, resulting from the converge of the wind systems of the northern and southern hemispheres.