Document Type : Research Article
Authors
1 Department of Climatology, Faculty of Social Sciences, Zanjan University
2 Department of Geography, Khwarazmi University
Abstract
Arabia Antyciclone (AA), is a component of atmospheric circulation affecting the cold-period precipitation in Iran. This study aimed to investigate the role of AA on the cold-period extreme precipitation in Iran. To this end, 7 patterns with the highest extreme precipitation and the highest spatial homogeneity during a 31-year period (1989-2020) were investigated. Using the ERA5 data, geopotential altitude and specific humidity maps were plotted. The results showed that the location and expansion of the AA changed under the influence of the tropical penetration of Western systems at different levels. By ascending to higher levels, due to the greater influence of Western systems, the AA finds a more southern position, and its effects on Iran are diminished. The AA in interaction with the mid-latitude cut off low and the southern branch of the westerlies leads to the formation of an atmospheric river (AR) with a tropical origin. Moreover, with its anticyclonic current, it leads to the humidity feeding of the atmospheric river along its way to enter Iran. Meanwhile, it is an important factor in the transfer of humidity to East Central Africa, where the atmospheric river is formed. At the ground level, the AA diverts humidity from the Arabian Sea and the Persian Gulf to the western and northwestern regions, preventing widespread entry of the Turkey low into the western and southwestern regions of Iran. It also prevents Sudan low from entering the Middle East by entering the southern Red Sea. Arabia Antyciclone (AA), is a component of atmospheric circulation affecting the cold-period precipitation in Iran. This study aimed to investigate the role of AA on the cold-period extreme precipitation in Iran. To this end, 7 patterns with the highest extreme precipitation and the highest spatial homogeneity during a 31-year period (1989-2020) were investigated. Using the ERA5 data, geopotential altitude and specific humidity maps were plotted. The results showed that the location and expansion of the AA changed under the influence of the tropical penetration of Western systems at different levels. By ascending to higher levels, due to the greater influence of Western systems, the AA finds a more southern position, and its effects on Iran are diminished. The AA in interaction with the mid-latitude cut off low and the southern branch of the westerlies leads to the formation of an atmospheric river (AR) with a tropical origin. Moreover, with its anticyclonic current, it leads to the humidity feeding of the atmospheric river along its way to enter Iran. Meanwhile, it is an important factor in the transfer of humidity to East Central Africa, where the atmospheric river is formed. At the ground level, the AA diverts humidity from the Arabian Sea and the Persian Gulf to the western and northwestern regions, preventing widespread entry of the Turkey low into the western and southwestern regions of Iran. It also prevents Sudan low from entering the Middle East by entering the southern Red Sea. Arabia Antyciclone (AA), is a component of atmospheric circulation affecting the cold-period precipitation in Iran. This study aimed to investigate the role of AA on the cold-period extreme precipitation in Iran. To this end, 7 patterns with the highest extreme precipitation and the highest spatial homogeneity during a 31-year period (1989-2020) were investigated. Using the ERA5 data, geopotential altitude and specific humidity maps were plotted. The results showed that the location and expansion of the AA changed under the influence of the tropical penetration of Western systems at different levels. By ascending to higher levels, due to the greater influence of Western systems, the AA finds a more southern position, and its effects on Iran are diminished. The AA in interaction with the mid-latitude cut off low and the southern branch of the westerlies leads to the formation of an atmospheric river (AR) with a tropical origin. Moreover, with its anticyclonic current, it leads to the humidity feeding of the atmospheric river along its way to enter Iran. Meanwhile, it is an important factor in the transfer of humidity to East Central Africa, where the atmospheric river is formed. At the ground level, the AA diverts humidity from the Arabian Sea and the Persian Gulf to the western and northwestern regions, preventing widespread entry of the Turkey low into the western and southwestern regions of Iran. It also prevents Sudan low from entering the Middle East by entering the southern Red Sea.
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