Aleutian Low (Weather & Climate)
From The Encyclopedia of Earth
Aleutian Low. Source: Washington State Department of Ecology
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Aleutian Low
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The Aleutian Low is a center of atmospheric activity centered over the Aleutian Islands between the east coast of the Siberian Kamchatka Peninsula and the Gulf of Alaska at about 50o N. It is prominent in the winter and disappears in summer, with the average central pressure below 1000 mb in January. This atmospheric activity is a semi-permanent low pressure center. The Aleutian Low is one of the chief centers of action in the atmospheric circulation of the Northern Hemisphere.
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Further Reading:
- Physical Oceanography Index
- J. L. Angell and J. Korshover. Quasi-biennial and long-term fluctuations in the centers of action. Month. Weath. Rev., 102:669 et seq., 1974.
