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  • The stunning image from space above is a textbook case of a mature mid-latitude coastal storm.

    Coastal storm engulfs New England Jason Samenow 2010

  • They could not see our mid-latitude deciduous biome for the trees.

    Whitey on the Moon « Gerry Canavan 2010

  • While individual weather extreme events cannot be directly linked to larger scale climate changes, recent data analysis and modeling suggest a link between loss of sea ice and a shift to an increased impact from the Arctic on mid-latitude climate.

    Arctic sea ice loss linked to severe U.S. winters Andrew Freedman 2010

  • Winter 2009-2010 showed a new connectivity between mid-latitude extreme cold and snowy weather events and changes in the wind patterns of the Arctic; the so-called Warm Arctic-Cold Continents pattern.

    Arctic sea ice loss linked to severe U.S. winters Andrew Freedman 2010

  • In a larger context, the circulations that encompass Shary and 90L are really remnants of the kind of mid-latitude weather systems (i.e., upper troughs and cold fronts) that bypass us every few days.

    Shary & friends keep tropical storm season alive Greg Postel 2010

  • Abstract It has long been recognized that the tropics were drier and mid-latitude deserts wetter during the Last Glacial Maximum LGM.

    A modest suggestion EliRabett 2010

  • Page 3 of that short paper shows a map of the colder mid-latitude continents associated with low solar activity and high levels of blocking.

    Is Siberian snow, eastern U.S. cold link legit? Matt Rogers 2010

  • But it will be interesting to see if the global models 'predictions for the mid-latitude trough/ridge pattern will gradually shift in the coming days toward one more conducive to tropical cyclone strikes.

    Atlantic tropical storm a distant threat to land 2010

  • According to its description the MT air mass "is typically found in warm sectors of mid-latitude cyclones [low pressure] or in a return flow on the western side of an anticyclone [high pressure]."

    In focus: The heat & humidity double whammy 2010

  • The ABL in the Arctic differs significantly from its mid-latitude counterpart, so parameterizations based on mid-latitude observations tend to perform poorly in the Arctic.

    Global coupled atmosphere-ocean general circulation models 2009

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