Meteorology:Aleutian Low
Published: March 29, 2010, 12:00 am
Updated: November 2, 2011, 9:20 am
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Aleutian Low. Source: Washington State Department of Ecology
The Aleutian Low is a center of atmospheric activity centered over the Aleutian Islands between the east coast of the Siberian Kamchatka Peninsula and the Gulf of Alaska at about 50o N. It is prominent in the winter and disappears in summer, with the average central pressure below 1000 mb in January. This atmospheric activity is a semi-permanent low pressure center. The Aleutian Low is one of the chief centers of action in the atmospheric circulation of the Northern Hemisphere.
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Further Reading:
- Physical Oceanography Index
- J. L. Angell and J. Korshover. Quasi-biennial and long-term fluctuations in the centers of action. Month. Weath. Rev., 102:669 et seq., 1974.
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Steve Baum, Peter Saundry (Contributing Author);C Michael Hogan (Topic Editor) "Aleutian Low". In: Encyclopedia of Earth. Eds. Cutler J. Cleveland (Washington, D.C.: Environmental Information Coalition, National Council for Science and the Environment). [First published in the Encyclopedia of Earth March 29, 2010; Last revised Date November 2, 2011; Retrieved May 23, 2013 <http://www.eoearth.org/article/Aleutian_low?topic=49537>
Aleutian Low. Source: Washington State Department of Ecology
The Aleutian Low is a center of atmospheric activity centered over the Aleutian Islands between the east coast of the Siberian Kamchatka Peninsula and the Gulf of Alaska at about 50o N. It is prominent in the winter and disappears in summer, with the average central pressure below 1000 mb in January. This atmospheric activity is a semi-permanent low pressure center. The Aleutian Low is one of the chief centers of action in the atmospheric circulation of the Northern Hemisphere.
| This article is written at a definitional level only. Authors wishing to improve this entry are inivited to expand the present treatment, which additions will be peer reviewed prior to publication of any expansion. |
Further Reading:
- Physical Oceanography Index
- J. L. Angell and J. Korshover. Quasi-biennial and long-term fluctuations in the centers of action. Month. Weath. Rev., 102:669 et seq., 1974.
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