Figure 6
From: Characterizing the dynamics of multi-scale global high impact weather events
Close-up view of EFD computations for the Great Storm of Oct 1987 at a single time point (\(t=120\)). (A) Map of ; (B) Velocity field; (C) MIP of EFD mode \(\psi ^{(0)}_{v,q}(\varvec{x},t)\) calculated from the (3D+t) wind field coupled with the (3D+t) specific humidity field; (D) STITs \(F^{(0)}_{\varvec{\alpha }}(\varvec{x},t)\) generated from the EFD mode \(\psi ^{(0)}\), revealing dense trajectories indicative of strong flow, as well as a strong vortex extending all the way to Greenland, and a smaller more intense vortex directly over Ireland/UK with a strong jet on its Eastern edge directly over the coastal region from Plymouth to London. The white box highlights the impacted regions of Ireland and the UK. The star marks the location of the town of Sevenoaks, UK (\(51.2724^\circ\) N, \(0.1909^\circ\) E) which sits directly in the region of highest wind velocity.
