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https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-25-207-2025
https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-25-207-2025
Research article
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13 Jan 2025
Research article |  | 13 Jan 2025

Classification of North Atlantic and European extratropical cyclones using multiple measures of intensity

Joona Cornér, Clément Bouvier, Benjamin Doiteau, Florian Pantillon, and Victoria A. Sinclair

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Classification reduces the considerable variability between extratropical cyclones (ETCs) and thus simplifies studying their representation in climate models and changes in the future climate. In this paper we present an objective classification of ETCs using measures of ETC intensity. This is motivated by the aim of finding a set of ETC intensity measures which together comprehensively describe both the dynamical and impact-relevant nature of ETC intensity.
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