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Does the extension of the Azores' anticyclone towards the Balkans really exist?

Findet eine Ausdehnung des Azorenhochs bis zum Balkan tatsächlich statt?

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In this paper the so-called extention of the Azores' anticyclone towards the Balkans and Greece is studied by means of the synoptic evolution of mean charts for m.s.l., thickness, 500 mb and their anomalies. The period under consideration is the twelve years from 1961 through 1972 for the two month interval July-August, which is the main season of the occurrence of the Etesian winds over the eastern Greek seas having their existing in the combination of the Balkans high pressure and the permanent low pressure system over the eastern Mediterranean Sea. The synoptic evolution of the above mentioned charts proved that the mobile anticyclones or the wedges of the Greek area, seemingly form one common system with the Azores' anticyclone but their generating factors are different from these of the Azores' permanent anticyclone which implies that the term “extension” should not be used.

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In der vorliegenden Arbeit wird die synoptische Entwicklung der sogenannten Ausdehnung des Azorenhochs bis zum Balkan und Griechenland untersucht. Dazu dienen Kartendarstellungen für mittlere Verhältnisse im Boden- und 500 mb-Niveau mit den dazugehörigen relativen Topographien. Die Untersuchungsperiode erstreckt sich auf zwölf Jahre für die ausgewählten Monate Juli und August. Zu dieser Zeit treten am häufigsten die Etesien über der Ägäis auf, die ihre Existenz dem hohen Druck über dem Balkan und dem tiefen über dem östlichen Mittelmeer verdanken. Die synoptische Entwicklung zeigt, daß gemeinsam mit dem stationären Azorenhoch wandernde Antizyklonen bzw. Hochdruckkeile über Griechenland auftreten, deren Bildung und Entwicklung sich aber von der des Azorenhochs unterscheidet. Es sollte daher der Ausdruck „Ausdehnung” des Azorenhochs vermieden werden.

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Prezerakos, N.G. Does the extension of the Azores' anticyclone towards the Balkans really exist?. Arch. Met. Geoph. Biocl. A. 33, 217–227 (1984). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02257726

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