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Cut-off Lows

Cut-Off Lows is a synoptic-scale atmospheric circulation feature characterized by a closed low-pressure system that has detached from the primary westerly flow, thereby disrupting the typical zonal progression of weather systems and often leading to persistent or stagnant weather conditions.

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Cut-off Cyclones

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Polar lows as arctic hurricanes

Kerry Emanuel, Richard Rotunno · Tellus A Dynamic Meteorology and Oceanography · 1989 · 169 citations · Full text

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Polar lows as arctic hurricanes

Kerry Emanuel, Richard Rotunno · Tellus A Dynamic Meteorology and Oceanography · 1989 · 140 citations

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High‐resolution model‐projected changes in mid‐tropospheric closed‐lows and extreme rainfall events over southern Africa

Christien J. Engelbrecht, François Engelbrecht, Liesl L. Dyson · International Journal of Climatology · 2012 · 130 citations

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Simulation of ozone intrusion caused by a tropopause fold and cut-off low

A. Ebel, H. Hass, H. J. Jakobs et al. · Atmospheric Environment Part A General Topics · 1991 · 124 citations

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Variability in the characteristics of cut‐off low pressure systems over subtropical southern Africa

Andrew Singleton, C. J. C. Reason · International Journal of Climatology · 2006 · 121 citations

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Authors

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  1. TN
    Thando Ndarana

    University of Pretoria, South Africa

    6 publications · 229 citations

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  2. MA
    Manoel Alonso Gan

    Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais, Brazil

    6 publications · 201 citations

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  3. MM
    Mary‐Jane M. Bopape

    South African Weather Service, South Africa

    5 publications · 149 citations

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  4. KI
    Kevin I. Hodges

    University of Reading, United Kingdom

    4 publications · 151 citations

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  5. HC
    Hector Chikoore

    University of Venda, South Africa

    4 publications · 133 citations

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Institutions

118

  1. University of Pretoria

    Pretoria, South Africa

    8 h-index

    13 publications

    482 citations

  2. University of Cape Town

    Rondebosch, South Africa

    7 h-index

    21 publications

    1.3K citations

  3. South African Weather Service

    Pretoria, South Africa

    7 h-index

    11 publications

    374 citations

  4. Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais

    São José dos Campos, Brazil

    6 h-index

    11 publications

    410 citations

  5. University of Reading

    Reading, United Kingdom

    5 h-index

    5 publications

    179 citations

  6. Chinese Academy of Sciences

    Beijing, China

    5 h-index

    14 publications

    628 citations

  7. Institute of Atmospheric Physics

    Beijing, China

    4 h-index

    12 publications

    590 citations

  8. North-West University

    Potchefstroom, South Africa

    4 h-index

    4 publications

    133 citations

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  1. Climate Dynamics

    9 publications · 418 citations

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  2. International Journal of Climatology

    8 publications · 579 citations

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  3. Meteorology and Atmospheric Physics

    7 publications · 387 citations

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  5. Advances in Atmospheric Sciences

    3 publications · 49 citations

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