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<journal-id>0187-6236</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Atmósfera]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Atmósfera]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>0187-6236</issn>
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<publisher-name><![CDATA[Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Instituto de Ciencias de la Atmósfera y Cambio Climático]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S0187-62362018000100047</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.20937/atm.2018.31.01.04</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[A classification of synoptic patterns inducing heavy precipitation in Saudi Arabia during the period 2000-2014]]></article-title>
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<surname><![CDATA[Samman]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Ahmad E.]]></given-names>
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<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Gallus Jr.]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[William A.]]></given-names>
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<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Iowa State University Department of Geological and Atmospheric Sciences ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Ames ]]></addr-line>
<country>USA</country>
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<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,King Abdulaziz University Department of Meteorology ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Jeddah ]]></addr-line>
<country>Saudi Arabia</country>
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<aff id="Af3">
<institution><![CDATA[,Iowa State University Department of Geological and Atmospheric Sciences ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Ames Iowa]]></addr-line>
<country>USA</country>
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<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>00</month>
<year>2018</year>
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<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>00</month>
<year>2018</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>31</volume>
<numero>1</numero>
<fpage>47</fpage>
<lpage>67</lpage>
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<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S0187-62362018000100047&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S0187-62362018000100047&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S0187-62362018000100047&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[ABSTRACT This study investigates the synoptic patterns associated with the development of heavy rainfall in five different regions of Saudi Arabia. Different synoptic patterns were derived for the heavy rainfall events using a correlation-based map of pattern classifications applied to 1000 hPa gridded NCEP/UCAR reanalysis data for the period 2000-2014. The study summarizes six major synoptic features and classifies 28 detailed synoptic patterns emerging from 186 cases. The derived synoptic patterns differ significantly at lower levels but are relatively similar at upper levels. Heavy rainfall events were most frequent in winter and then spring, while a small percentage occurred during fall in all the regions of the country. In summer, heavy precipitation was restricted to the southern region, which is influenced by an upslope flow.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[RESUMEN Se investigan los patrones sinópticos asociados con el desarrollo de precipitación intensa en cinco regiones de Arabia Saudita. Se obtuvieron diferentes patrones sinópticos para eventos de precipitación intensa usando un mapa de clasificación de patrones basado en correlaciones, el cual se aplicó a datos reticulados de reanálisis de los NCEP/NCAR para una altura de 1000 hPa, correspondientes al periodo 2000-2014. El estudio aborda seis características sinópticas importantes y clasifica 28 patrones sinópticos detallados resultantes de 186 casos. Los patrones sinópticos obtenidos difieren significativamente en niveles bajos pero son relativamente similares en niveles altos. Los eventos de precipitación intensa fueron más frecuentes en invierno y primavera, en tanto que un pequeño porcentaje ocurrió durante el verano en todas las regiones saudíes. Durante el verano, las precipitaciones intensas estuvieron circunscritas a la región meridional del país, que recibe la influencia de una corriente ascendente.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Heavy rainfall]]></kwd>
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<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Saudi Arabia]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Red Sea]]></kwd>
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