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Seasonal prevailing surface winds in Northern Serbia

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Seasonal prevailing surface winds are analyzed in the territory of Northern Serbia, using observational data from 12 meteorological stations over several decades. In accordance with the general definition of prevailing wind, two special definitions of this term are used. The seasonal wind roses in 16 directions at each station are analyzed. This study shows that the prevailing winds in Northern Serbia have northwestern and southeastern directions. Circulation weather types over Serbia are presented in order to determine the connections between the synoptic circulations and prevailing surface winds. Three controlling pressure centers, i.e., the Mediterranean cyclone, Siberian high, and the Azores anticyclone, appear as the most important large-scale factors that influence the creation of the prevailing winds over Northern Serbia. Beside the synoptic cause of the prevailing winds, it is noted that the orography of the eastern Balkans has a major influence on the winds from the second quadrant. It was found that the frequencies of circulation weather types are in agreement with those of the prevailing winds over Northern Serbia.

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  1. Surface wind is the wind blowing near the Earth’s surface. It is measured by an anemometer (speed) or wind vane (wind direction) at a standard height of 10 m above ground in an area where the distance between the instrument and any obstruction is at least 10 times the height of the obstruction.

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This study was supported by the Serbian Ministry of Science, Education and Technological Development, under Grants No. 176013 and 176020. Authors wish to acknowledge the usage of the wind roses software provided by Daniel Pereira. The authors highly appreciate comments and suggestions of reviewers that led to a considerable improvement of this article.

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  1. University of Belgrade-Faculty of Physics, Institute of Meteorology, Dobračina 16, Belgrade, 11000, Serbia

    Ivana Tošić & Suzana Putniković

  2. Faculty of Sciences, Chair of Physical Geography, University of Novi Sad, Trg Dositeja Obradovića 3, Novi Sad, 21000, Serbia

    Milivoj B. Gavrilov & Slobodan B. Marković

  3. Republic Hydrometeorological Service of Serbia, Kneza Višeslava, Belgrade, 66, Serbia

    Albert Ruman

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Tošić, I., Gavrilov, M.B., Marković, S.B. et al. Seasonal prevailing surface winds in Northern Serbia. Theor Appl Climatol 131, 1273–1284 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00704-017-2044-6

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