Meteorological analysis of a severe drought in Greece

Authors

  • A LIAKATAS Hellenic National Meteorological Service, Athens, Greece
  • A NIANIOS Hellenic National Meteorological Service, Athens, Greece

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.54302/mausam.v39i1.3182

Abstract

The severe drought in Greece during the winter and spring 1977 is described. The behavior of drought-characteristic meteorological parameters IS then studied along with the large-scale air mass in the upper atmosphere.

Using wind, temperature humidity data, it is shown that the prevailed cloud-destructive downward

movements prevented precipitation. The probability for precipitation was further reduced once the drought had been established, due to changes In energy and water balances,

Finally an explanation of the drought-inducing meteorological anomalies is attempted.

 

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Published

1988-01-01

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How to Cite

[1]
“Meteorological analysis of a severe drought in Greece”, MAUSAM, vol. 39, no. 1, pp. 51–56, Jan. 1988, doi: 10.54302/mausam.v39i1.3182.