Dynamics of concurrent and sequential Central European and Scandinavian heatwaves

• Published in: Quarterly journal of the Royal Meteorological Society Vol. 146; no. 732; pp. 2998 - 3013
• Main Authors: Spensberger, C., Madonna, E., Boettcher, M., Grams, C. M., Papritz, L., Quinting, J. F., Röthlisberger, M., Sprenger, M., Zschenderlein, P.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Chichester, UK John Wiley & Sons, Ltd 01.10.2020; Wiley Subscription Services, Inc
• Subjects: Air masses; block; Central Europe; Climatology; Dynamics; Heat waves; heatwave; Heatwaves; Pressure gradients; Regions; Scandinavia; weak pressure gradient; Central Europe; Scandinavia

In both 2003 and 2018 a heatwave in Scandinavia in July was followed by a heatwave in Central Europe in August. Whereas the transition occurred abruptly in 2003, it was gradual in 2018 with a 12‐day period of concurrent heatwaves in both regions. This study contrasts these two events in the context...