Summary
This study deals with the annual variation of pressure over the Mediterranean area using monthly values from 24 stations, for a period of 22 years. The Azores and the Siberian anticyclones as well as the low pressure system of SW-Asia are responsible for the observed distribution pattern of the pressure over the area and for the seasonal changes at each station. Fourier analysis shows that for Central Mediterranean stations, which record two minima and two maxima of pressure during the year, the amplitude of the second harmonic is smaller than the amplitude of the third.
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Diese Studie behandelt unter Heranziehung der Monatswerte von 24 Stationen über einem Zeitraum von 27 Jahren die jährlichen Druckschwankungen über dem Mittelmeerraum. Azoren- und sibirisches Hoch als auch das Tief über Südwestasien sind für die beobachteten Druckverteilungsmuster im genannten Gebiet sowie für jahreszeitliche Abweichungen an jeder der Stationen verantwortlich. Eine Fourier-Analyse zeigt, daß für zentrale Mittelmeerstationen, die jeweils zwei Druckminima und -maxima pro Jahr verzeichnen, die Wellenlänge der zweiten Oberwelle geringer ist als die der dritten.
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Bartzokas, A. Annual variation of pressure over the Mediterranean area. Theor Appl Climatol 40, 135–146 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00866176
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