Unit:
Κατεύθυνση Κλιματικές Μεταβολές και Επιπτώσεις στο ΠεριβάλλονLibrary of the School of Science
Supervisors info:
Παναγιώτης Νάστος, Καθηγητής, Τμήμα Γεωλογίας και Γεωπεριβάλλοντος ΕΚΠΑ,
Έλενα Φλόκα, Καθηγήτρια, Τμήμα Φυσικής, ΕΚΠΑ,
Μαρία Χατζάκη, Αναπλ. Καθηγήτρια, Τμήμα Γεωλογίας και Γεωπεριβάλλοντος ΕΚΠΑ
Original Title:
Θερμοδυναμική μελέτη ενός Μεσογειακού κυκλώνα με τροπικά χαρακτηριστικά και οι επιπτώσεις του στην Ελλάδα
Translated title:
Thermodynamic study of a Mediterranean cyclone with tropical characteristics and its elements in Greece
Summary:
This is a study of the structure and evolution, as well as the dynamic and thermodynamic mechanisms of a case of a barometric low with characteristics of a tropical cyclone, which occurred in the central Mediterranean region from September 17 to 19, 2020. It is an extreme meteorological event that affected the Greek area particularly, with implications for the country's economic and social structure, and is one of the significant recorded phenomena of a Mediterranean cyclone in the wider Mediterranean region. The concise and dynamic environment, as well as the thermodynamic structure of this depression, were studied from the time of its cyclogenesis to its decay, using thermodynamic parameters such as dynamic vorticity, dynamic temperature, sensible and latent heat flows, sea surface temperature at specific isobaric levels and isentropic surfaces, and satellite images.
The study is divided into three main parts. The first presents a theoretical approach to the phenomenon, the second part presents a concise and dynamic study of the explosive cyclogenesis, while the third part records the destruction caused by the phenomenon, as well as its impact on the population and the economy.
Main subject category:
Science
Keywords:
Mediterranean, cyclogenesis, medicane, vorticity, warm core, eye
Number of references:
115
