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2026
Wednesday, April 15th
2:15 PM

Analysis of a 2023 Low-Latitude Polar Low Using Aircraft Observations and Reanalysis Data

Roy Wang, Illinois Math and Science Academy

2:15 PM - 3:00 PM

Polar Lows (PLs) are small but intense hurricane-like maritime cyclones that form poleward and westward of the primary extratropical cyclone circulation track over the Atlantic and Pacific Arctic regions and Southern Ocean. In 2023, a very unusual Polar Low occurred at 36º latitude near the eastern coast of the United States – the lowest latitude for a recorded PL. Through ... Read More