Extreme low‐level wind jets in Storm Ciarán

Gray, S. L. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8658-362X and Volonté, A. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0278-952X (2024) Extreme low‐level wind jets in Storm Ciarán. Weather. ISSN 1477-8696 doi: 10.1002/wea.7620

Abstract/Summary

Satellite imagery of Storm Ciarán as it approached the UK early on 1 November 2023 showed characteristic banding that fuelled media reports that Ciarán could contain a sting jet, with enhanced likelihood of damaging surface winds and gusts. Here operational numerical weather prediction model output is used with trajectory analysis to reveal the existence of at least two wind speed maxima attributed to sting jets. The small-scale sting jets are located beneath, and likely affected by, far broader overrunning strong wind regions attributed to a deeply descending dry intrusion, thus highlighting the likely interaction of these airstreams at low levels.

Item Type	Article
URI	https://reading-clone.eprints-hosting.org/id/eprint/118694
Identification Number/DOI	10.1002/wea.7620
Refereed	Yes
Divisions	Science > School of Mathematical, Physical and Computational Sciences > Department of Meteorology
Publisher	Wiley
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