13 February 2005, 12 UTC
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This case study presents cyclogenesis in the Genoa Bay, one of the most common cyclogenesis in the Mediterranean. The most significant feature that followed this development was a very strong mistral wind on south coast of France and on sea between the Baleares and Sardinia.
Meteosat 8 IR 10.8 µm : time sequence
Meteosat 8 high resolution visible images : time sequence
Meteosat 8 combined satellite imagery (Airmass RGB) : time sequence
Meteosat 8 IR 10.8 µm and Geopotential Height 1000 hPa
Cloud configurations in satellite images combined with the basic field of surface pressure represented by geopotential height in 1000 hPa are shown here in 6-hourly sequence.Meteosat 8 IR 10.8 µm and Geopotential Height 500 hPa
The upper level situation is shown by 500 hPa height in 6-hourly sequence.Meteosat 8 IR 10.8 µm and Wind at 1000 hPa
The cyclogenesis and developement of the Mistral at the low level can nice be followed by the wind field at 1000 hPa in the 6-hourly sequence.Meteosat 8 IR 10.8 µm and Surface wind in Gulf of Lyon
In the folowing chapter the comparison of the surface wind field produced by the model and the wind observations are shown in 6-hourly sequence. The nice correspondance can be seen between the model field and the measurements.Meteosat 8 IR 10.8 µm and Wind at 300 hPa
The distribution of the wind speed in the upper level and the position of the jet plays an important role in the development of the cyclon. In this chapter isotachs at 300 hPa are displayed and described in a 6-hourly sequence.