Air Stagnation Cases in the Eastern United States during 1985

J. Korshover Air Resources Laboratory, ERL, NOAA, Silver Spring, MD 20910

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J. K. Angell Air Resources Laboratory, ERL, NOAA, Silver Spring, MD 20910

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Abstract

The number and location of stagnation days within the eastern United States, as estimated mainly from a surface geostrophic-wind criterion, is presented by month and for the year 1985. The number of “grid-point days” of stagnation was exactly the same in 1985 as in 1984, a year with relatively little stagnation. However, the stagnation in 1985 occurred mainly over the mid-Atlantic states whereas in 1984 it occurred mainly over the Southeast.

Abstract

The number and location of stagnation days within the eastern United States, as estimated mainly from a surface geostrophic-wind criterion, is presented by month and for the year 1985. The number of “grid-point days” of stagnation was exactly the same in 1985 as in 1984, a year with relatively little stagnation. However, the stagnation in 1985 occurred mainly over the mid-Atlantic states whereas in 1984 it occurred mainly over the Southeast.

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