In the present study we use Argo float data, in-situ shipboard ADCP data,IFREMER wind stress curl data, QuikSCAT wind data and AVISO sea level anomaly data from 2006 to 2010 to investigate hydrographical characteristics and surface and deep currents in the seas surrounding Taiwan. The studied areas consist of the followings: the cyclonic eddy off the northeastern Taiwan coast, flow structure of the Luzon Strait, anticyclonic eddies off the southwestern Taiwan coast and east of Kuroshio. Our results found that some Argo floats drifting northward with the Kuroshio were occasionally intruded to the continental shelf off the northeastern Taiwan at 25¢XN-26¢XN,122¢XE-123¢XE. Statistics indicate that this phenomenon occurs most frequently in winter, and float profiling data reveal a marked upwelling above 150m depth. Temperature drops within this area can reach 5.1¢J and 8¢J, respectively at 50m and 100m depths. A deep southward current with a maximum speed of 30 cms can be found to exist between northeastern Taiwan and Kuroshio. On the other hand, Surface flows have strong seasonal variations in the Luzon strait, i.e., toward the southeastern side of Taiwan in the summer and intrude into the South China Sea (SCS) in the fall and winter. Deep currents in the Luzon Strait, however, flow mostly into the SCS regardless of seasonality. Maximum speed of deep current can reach 6 cms . Mixed-layer depth in the northern SCS is approximately 50m in the spring and summer, and about 110m depth in winter. The third part of this thesis concerns with the anticyclonic circulation off the southwestern Taiwan coast. Float observations show that this circulation exists almost all year round in 2009. Surface currents have a maximum speed in early May, reaching 104 cms , and the wind stress curl attains a maximum negative value. It is conjectured that this anticyclonic eddy is generated primarily due to the restriction of local coast and topography, and the wind stress curl is the secondary mechanism. Surface current derived from Shipboard ADCP is also consistent with the float results. The diameter of this eddy is about 110 km. T-S characteristics of Kuroshio can be observed at 150-210m depth, indicating a close link between this eddy and the Kuroshio. Finally, anticyclonic warm eddies east of Kuroshio are also investigated from the float data. It is found that the eddy flow structure in this region is more obvious in depths than in surface. Temperature distribution below the depth of 200 m also confirms the warm core structure. At an event during which when one float incidentally travelling through a cold eddy and an adjacent warm eddy, the temperature difference can reach 4.5 ¢J at 160m depth. The warm eddies are found to be more stable and more frequently observed than the cold eddies in this region.

Improving diurnal errors in surface-based heating processes in models might be a promising step towards improved seasonal simulation of the North American Monsoon (NAM). This study isolates model errors in the surface energy budget and examines diurnal heating implications for seasonal development of the NAM 500hPa anticyclone and 850-500hPa thickness ridge using observations and multi-model output. Field data from the 2004 North American Monsoon Experiment (NAME) and satellite estimates are used to evaluate land-atmosphere interactions in regional and global models as part of the North American Monsoon Model Assessment Project 2 (NAMAP2). Several key findings about heating in the NAM emerge: ? Models exhibit considerable differences in surface radiation of the NAM, beginning with albedo (Fig. 3.1). All models have highly-biased albedo throughout summer (Fig. 3.2). ? Observed net surface radiation is around 125 Wm-2 over land in the NAM region in summer (Table 3.5). Models overestimate it by an average of about 20 Wm-2, despite their high albedo, apparently due to deficiencies in cloud radiative forcing. ? Partitioning of this net radiation into latent and sensible fluxes to the atmosphere differs substantially among models. Sensitivity of this partitioning to rainfall also varies widely among models, and appears clearly excessive in some models relative to observations (Fig. 4.10). ? Total sensible heating exceeds latent heating in the NAM (Table 4.1), since it covers a much larger area than the rainy core region (Fig. 4.11). ? Inter-model differences in sensible heating can be traced consistently from surface heat flux (Table 5.1), to PBL diurnal evolution (Fig. 5.1), to diurnal thickening of the lower troposphere (Fig. 5.2). ? Seasonal biases in the NAM?s synoptic structure correspond well to diurnal heating biases (Fig. 5.3, Fig. 5.5), suggesting that diurnal cycle studies from a single field season may suffice to inform physical process improvements that could impact seasonal simulation and forecasting. These NAMAP2 results highlight the range of uncertainty and errors in contemporary models, including those defining US national weather forecasting capability. Model experimentation will be necessary to fully interpret the lessons and harvest the fruits of this offline inter-comparison exercise.

A Corrente de Contorno Oeste Profunda (CCP) é um dos principais componentes da Célula de Revolvimento Meridional do Atlântico e, portanto, é determinante para a manutenção do clima global. Ela é gerada nas regiões subpolares do Atlântico Norte e transporta as águas formadas neste sítio para o Hemisfério Sul. A sua trajetória bem como a sua variabilidade têm sido estudada ao longo dos tempos, mas informações acerva desta corrente no Atlântico Sul ainda são escassas. Estudos recentes mostram que ao sul da latitude de 8ºS a CCP se quebra em vórtices anticiclônicos e se propagam para sul. Reunimos um amplo conjunto de dados observacionais de cruzeiros oceanográficos e os utilizamos para observar estas feições ao largo da costa leste brasileira. Utilizamos o cálculo geostrófico referenciado em 4000 dbar a partir dos dados hidrográficos destes. Os resultados do cálculo geostrófico confirmam os achados na literatura, identificando estruturas vorticais com diâmetros entre 162 e 220 m e velocidades azimutais máximas ultrapassando 25 cm s-1. Um fundeio correntográfico instalado nas imediações da latitude 11ºS pela Universidade de Kiel no inicio do século foi utilizado para avaliar a regularidade e sazonalidade na formação dos anticiclones. Foi conferido que a formação de vórtices possui uma modulação sazonal, ocorrendo predominantemente em períodos que se observa uma maior intensidade da CCP, ou seja, de abril a setembro. Os resultados de simulação global do modelo HYCOM nos permitiram analisar a região de estudo de forma mais ampla, tanto espacial como temporalmente. A análise dos resultados de modelo sugere que a ocorrência de vórtices anticiclônicos da CCP entre 11ºS e 20ºS é bem regular e se propaga com velocidade velocidade de translação média de 5 cm s-1, porém é severamente interrompido ao se deparar com a complexa topografia ao sul de 17ºS. Entre os obstáculos topográficos, podemos destacar a Cadeia de Abrolhos (principalmente), o Monte Submarino Hot Spur e a Cadeia Vitoria Trindade, sendo que este último deflete para leste o escoamento associado provavelmente a uma CCP restabelecida. Embora os anticiclones da CCP tenham sido descritos há mais de uma década, acreditamos ser este o trabalho que primeiro mostra o destino e a destruição dessas feições ao largo da margem continental leste brasileira. / The Deep Western Boundary Current (DWBC) is one of the main components of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation and is therefor determinant in the maintainance of the global climate. This current has its origins in the subpolar region of the North Atlantic and transports the water mass formed at deep levels to the Southern Hemisphere. Its path as well as its variability have been studied in the last twenty years but information about the DWBC in the South Atlantic are still sparse. Recent investigations showed that the DWBC breaks into large anticyclonic eddies at around 8ºS. In this wrok, we gathered an ample observation data set of oceanographic cruises and used them to describe the vortical rings off the Eastern Brazilian coast. We emplyed the classic dynamics method referenced to 4,000 dbar to infer geostrophic velocity patterns from the data set. We indentify vortical structures of typically 162-220 km of diameter and azimuthal velocities higher than 25 cm s-1. A currentmeter mooring deployed by the University of Kiel in the begining of the century was used to investigate regularity and sazonality of the eddy formation and their passing of the 11ºS paralell. We found by inspecting the 5-year time series that there are about 3,7 events/year and a seasonal modulation dictated by the strength of the DWBC. More rings are shed during the April-September season when the DWBC is more intense and transports more. We also analyzed the output of a assimilative global simulation by the Hybrid Ocean Circulation Model (HYCOM) Consortium after validating it with our observational data set. Our results indicate that the anticyclones propagate at a characteristic speed of about 5cm s-1 until interacts with complex seamount topography at 17ºS. The topography is formed by th Abrolhos Ridge (17ºS), the Seamount Hot Sput (18ºS) and the Vitória-Trindade Ridge (20ºS). Moreover, it seems that the vast majority of the vortical features are destroted on the northernmost obstacle - the Abrolhos Ridge. Only a few survive and are destructed south. It seems from the analysis that a recoalesced DWBC existis nearby 20ºS, where it veers east and flows toward the interior of the Atlantic Ocean basin. We should emphasize that despite the DWBC anticyclones original description is more than a decade old, this is the first work to describe the fate of these large rings off the Eastern Brazil Continental Margin.

A Corrente de Contorno Oeste Profunda (CCP) é um dos principais componentes da Célula de Revolvimento Meridional do Atlântico e, portanto, é determinante para a manutenção do clima global. Ela é gerada nas regiões subpolares do Atlântico Norte e transporta as águas formadas neste sítio para o Hemisfério Sul. A sua trajetória bem como a sua variabilidade têm sido estudada ao longo dos tempos, mas informações acerva desta corrente no Atlântico Sul ainda são escassas. Estudos recentes mostram que ao sul da latitude de 8ºS a CCP se quebra em vórtices anticiclônicos e se propagam para sul. Reunimos um amplo conjunto de dados observacionais de cruzeiros oceanográficos e os utilizamos para observar estas feições ao largo da costa leste brasileira. Utilizamos o cálculo geostrófico referenciado em 4000 dbar a partir dos dados hidrográficos destes. Os resultados do cálculo geostrófico confirmam os achados na literatura, identificando estruturas vorticais com diâmetros entre 162 e 220 m e velocidades azimutais máximas ultrapassando 25 cm s-1. Um fundeio correntográfico instalado nas imediações da latitude 11ºS pela Universidade de Kiel no inicio do século foi utilizado para avaliar a regularidade e sazonalidade na formação dos anticiclones. Foi conferido que a formação de vórtices possui uma modulação sazonal, ocorrendo predominantemente em períodos que se observa uma maior intensidade da CCP, ou seja, de abril a setembro. Os resultados de simulação global do modelo HYCOM nos permitiram analisar a região de estudo de forma mais ampla, tanto espacial como temporalmente. A análise dos resultados de modelo sugere que a ocorrência de vórtices anticiclônicos da CCP entre 11ºS e 20ºS é bem regular e se propaga com velocidade velocidade de translação média de 5 cm s-1, porém é severamente interrompido ao se deparar com a complexa topografia ao sul de 17ºS. Entre os obstáculos topográficos, podemos destacar a Cadeia de Abrolhos (principalmente), o Monte Submarino Hot Spur e a Cadeia Vitoria Trindade, sendo que este último deflete para leste o escoamento associado provavelmente a uma CCP restabelecida. Embora os anticiclones da CCP tenham sido descritos há mais de uma década, acreditamos ser este o trabalho que primeiro mostra o destino e a destruição dessas feições ao largo da margem continental leste brasileira. / The Deep Western Boundary Current (DWBC) is one of the main components of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation and is therefor determinant in the maintainance of the global climate. This current has its origins in the subpolar region of the North Atlantic and transports the water mass formed at deep levels to the Southern Hemisphere. Its path as well as its variability have been studied in the last twenty years but information about the DWBC in the South Atlantic are still sparse. Recent investigations showed that the DWBC breaks into large anticyclonic eddies at around 8ºS. In this wrok, we gathered an ample observation data set of oceanographic cruises and used them to describe the vortical rings off the Eastern Brazilian coast. We emplyed the classic dynamics method referenced to 4,000 dbar to infer geostrophic velocity patterns from the data set. We indentify vortical structures of typically 162-220 km of diameter and azimuthal velocities higher than 25 cm s-1. A currentmeter mooring deployed by the University of Kiel in the begining of the century was used to investigate regularity and sazonality of the eddy formation and their passing of the 11ºS paralell. We found by inspecting the 5-year time series that there are about 3,7 events/year and a seasonal modulation dictated by the strength of the DWBC. More rings are shed during the April-September season when the DWBC is more intense and transports more. We also analyzed the output of a assimilative global simulation by the Hybrid Ocean Circulation Model (HYCOM) Consortium after validating it with our observational data set. Our results indicate that the anticyclones propagate at a characteristic speed of about 5cm s-1 until interacts with complex seamount topography at 17ºS. The topography is formed by th Abrolhos Ridge (17ºS), the Seamount Hot Sput (18ºS) and the Vitória-Trindade Ridge (20ºS). Moreover, it seems that the vast majority of the vortical features are destroted on the northernmost obstacle - the Abrolhos Ridge. Only a few survive and are destructed south. It seems from the analysis that a recoalesced DWBC existis nearby 20ºS, where it veers east and flows toward the interior of the Atlantic Ocean basin. We should emphasize that despite the DWBC anticyclones original description is more than a decade old, this is the first work to describe the fate of these large rings off the Eastern Brazil Continental Margin.

Le développement d'une méthode objective pour détecter les fronts thermiques de surface sur une base de données de onze ans d'images AVHRR, a permis d'étudier les variations d'amplitude et de position des fronts de surface. Dans la région de collision Brésil-Malouines, un seul front est observé avec les images AVHRR et de couleur de l'eau. Ce front pivote autour d'un point fixe (39.5°S, 53.5°W) entre une orientation NS en hiver et NW-SE en été. La division de l'Atlantique Sud-Ouest en régions biophysiques est étudiée avec une méthode de réseau de neurones et avec une méthode basée sur des histogrammes, les données étant des moyennes de température de surface de la mer (SST), gradient de SST et couleur de l'eau. La variabilité du courant qui entoure l'élévation du Zapiola est étudiée à l'aide de données in-situ (flotteurs ARGO et hydrologie de la campagne WOCE A11) et altimétriques. Un mécanisme de forçage par les tourbillons, qui pourrait expliquer la variabilité observée, est discuté.

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La transition entre la turbulence isotrope 3D et la turbulence anisotrope quasi-2D sous l'effet d'une rotation d'ensemble est étudiée expérimentalement. Un écoulement turbulent est généré par la translation d'une grille dans une cuve remplie d'eau en rotation, et un système de vélocimétrie par images de particules est utilisé pour mesurer les champs de vitesse instantanés dans un plan perpendiculaire à l'axe de rotation. Nous décrivons dans un premier temps les différents régimes qui caractérisent la décroissance de la turbulence : une loi approximativement autosimilaire est présente pour des temps plus petits que le temps d'Ekman, tandis qu'une décroissance exponentielle de l'énergie prend place à temps long. Les exposants de déclin mesurés expérimentalement sont en assez bon accord avec les valeurs prédites par un modèle phénoménologique, dans lequel les effets de la rotation et du confinement sont pris en compte. Même à très faible vitesse, la rotation a une grande influence sur la loi de déclin de l'énergie en faisant que l'échelle intégrale verticale croît beaucoup plus rapidement à travers la propagation d'ondes d'inertie. Nous décrivons, par la suite, l'influence de la rotation sur les transferts d'énergie à travers les échelles. Le coefficient d'asymétrie des dérivées de vitesse décroît comme le nombre de Rossby microscopique, reflétant l'inhibition des transferts d'énergie par la rotation d'ensemble. Enfin nous présentons des résultats nouveaux concernant l'asymétrie cyclone-anticyclone qui caractérise les écoulements en milieu tournant. L'analyse temporelle de cette asymétrie a montré une croissance en loi de puissance tant que le confinement n'est pas présent.

La dynamique de la stratosphère au printemps et en été reste à ce jour largement inexplorée. Or dans les contextes actuels du recouvrement de la couche d’ozone et de l’augmentation des émissions de gaz à effet de serre, une amélioration de la compréhension des processus dynamiques contrôlant la stratosphère s’avère nécessaire, afin de mieux appréhender l’évolution du climat dans le futur. Des observations satellitaires récentes du printemps/été arctique ont montré l’existence de phénomènes de transport irréversibles depuis les régions tropicales vers la région arctique. Cependant, les mécanismes associés à ces évènements restent mal connus. Ce travail de thèse consiste en l’analyse dynamique et climatologique de ces phénomènes, afin d’évaluer les mécanismes responsables de leur développement et de leur fréquence d’apparition. Une attention particulière est donnée aux rares évènements, où la signature de l’intrusion persiste dans une anomalie anticyclonique jusqu’en été, soit plusieurs mois après son établissement en région polaire. Les données des instruments satellitaires MLS/Aura et MIPAS/ENVISAT, de l’instrument ballon SPIRALE, et le modèle d’advection MIMOSA ont permis d’identifier, caractériser et quantifier ces évènements. L’analyse des conditions dynamiques a été faite à partir des données météorologiques réanalysées de L’ECMWF. Enfin, le développement d’un algorithme de détection systématique de ces intrusions a permis d’en établir une climatologie entre les années 1980 et 2011. Parmi les résultats majeurs de cette étude, il apparaît que la fréquence de ces évènements, contrôlés par l’activité ondulatoire, a fortement augmenté depuis les années 2000. Nous montrons aussi que leur développement au printemps est fortement lié à l’évolution dynamique de la stratosphère durant l’hiver et au régime de circulation intertropicale. / The stratosphere dynamics remains largely unexplored in summer and spring. In the context of the ozone layer recovery and the increasing of greenhouse gases emissions, efforts must be provided to improve our knowledge of the dynamical processes driving the stratosphere. Such improvements would lead to better future climate trends estimates. Recently, spring and summer satellites observations revealed occurrences of irreversible air masses transport from the tropics to the Arctic region. However, the associated mechanisms are poorly understood. The present work consists of dynamical and climatological analyses of these events in order to identify their causes and their occurrence frequency. In particular, we focused on the sporadic events, where the intrusion signal persists several months in the polar region, trapped within an anticyclonic anomaly before disappearing in summer. We used MLS/Aura and MIPAS/ENVISAT satellites data, the SPIRALE balloon borne data and the results of the advection model MIMOSA to identify, characterize and quantify these events. Stratospheric dynamical conditions are investigated using the reanalyses data of the ECMWF. Finally, a systematic algorithm to detect low-latitude intrusions has been developed and applied on MIMOSA results to perform a climatology between 1980 and 2011 The results suggest that the frequency of these events, driven by the planetary wave activity, is increasing since the 21st century. Furthermore, their occurrence in spring appears to depend on the stratospheric dynamical evolution during winter and on the tropical region dynamical regime.

Fundação de Amparo a Pesquisa no Estado do Rio Grande do Sul / This study evaluated the seasonality of moisture supply on part of the Bacia do Prata (BP) in the context of transient anticyclones east of the Andes, phenomenon that receives the name of moisture return (RU). This phenomenon has two main phases: first, occurs the approach of a transient anticyclone and establishment of air cold and dry mass on the study region and the second with the return to this region of a warm and moist air due to displacement of transient system for lower latitudes in the South Atlantic. Were utilized Reanalysis of Climate Forecast System Analisys (CFSR) data for the period between 1990 and 2009. For the selection of candidates a RU were analyzed time series in four different sectors of the BP of the following variables: reduced pressure at mean level sea (PNM), specific humidity integrated between 1000 and 700 hPa (Uint), meridional wind at 850 hPa (V850) and air temperature at 1000 hPa. Then the candidate events undergo a synoptic analysis for selection only of the cases RU. For the confirmed cases were performed seasonal analysis of the synoptics field average of the variables temperature and specific humidity at 850 hPa (T850 e q850), V850 e PNM e the thickness between geopotential heights 500 hPa and 1000 hPa (ESP) and also was calculated the divergence of moisture flux vertically integrated in a domain that defines part of BP. Lastly, rainfall estimates by remote sensing by the method Center Morphing Method (CMORPH) between 2003 and 2009 were used to determine the seasonal pattern of rainfall in BP and in each of the sectors used in this work. The results show greater number of RU events in the winter months followed by spring, Also in the winter is observed changes more intense air masses between different phases of the RU and a higher moisture effectiveness for BP in the in phase 2 of RU. The precipitation in phase 2 of RU contributed to more intense rainfall in summer and in winter it is important for the total number of days with precipitation. / Este trabalho avaliou a sazonalidade do reaporte de umidade sobre parte da Bacia do Prata (BP) no contexto dos anticiclones transientes a leste dos Andes, fenômeno que recebe o nome de retorno de umidade (RU). Este fenômeno tem duas principais fases: primeiro, ocorre a aproximação de um anticiclone migratório e o estabelecimento de uma massa de ar frio e seco sobre a região de estudo e a segunda com o retorno para esta região de um ar quente e úmido devido ao deslocamento do sistema transiente para latitudes menores no Atlântico Sul. Foram utilizados dados de reanálise do Climate Forecast System Analisys (CFSR) para o período entre 1990 e 2009. Para a seleção dos candidatos a RU foram analisadas séries temporais em quatro diferentes setores da BP das seguintes variáveis: pressão reduzida ao nível médio do mar (PNM), umidade específica integrada entre 1000 e 700 hPa (Uint), vento meridional em 850 hPa (V850) e temperatura do ar em 1000 hPa. Em seguida, os eventos candidatos foram submetidos a uma análise sinótica para seleção apenas dos casos de RU. Para os casos confirmados foram realizadas análises sazonais dos campos sinóticos médios das variáveis temperatura e umidade específica em 850 hPa (T850 e q850), V850, PNM e espessura entre as alturas geopotenciais de 500 hPa e 1000 hPa (ESP) e também foi calculado o divergente do fluxo de umidade verticalmente integrado em um domínio que delimita parte da BP. Por fim, estimativas de precipitação por sensoriamento remoto pelo método Center Morphing Method (CMORPH) entre 2003 e 2009 foram utilizadas para averiguar o comportamento sazonal da precipitação na BP e em cada um dos setores utilizados neste trabalho. Os resultados mostram maior número de eventos de RU nos meses de inverno seguidos pelos de primavera, também no inverno é observado alterações de massas de ar mais intensas entre as diferentes fases do RU e uma maior efetividade no transporte de umidade para BP na fase 2 do RU. A precipitação na fase 2 do RU contribuí para chuvas mais intensas no verão e no inverno é importante para o número total de dias com precipitação.

Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior / Advections of shallow cloudiness from ocean toward the continent are often observed after the cold fronts and extratropical cyclones on the Southern South America. Such a process has characteristic persistence of 1-2 days and it may last for periods longer than 3 consecutive days. This study identified 108 cases over the Southern Brazil between 2005 and 2010, which were characterized using NCEP/NCAR reanalysis. A seasonal climatology determined that the higher frequencies of cases were in autumn and summer, and the lower frequencies in spring and winter. The average wind directions that occurred over the Southern Brazil (Southwesterly, Southerly, Southeasterly and Easterly) were due to positioning of the center of the transient anticyclone over three major regions. Based on these results, it was obtained three synoptic patterns at lower and middle-higher levels. A seasonal distribution of those three patterns was also performed. In such mean situations, it was remarkable the displacement of cold air from the Region of Brazil-Malvinas Confluence (BMC) toward the Southern Brazil due to the circulation of the transient high. Along the way, the stable flow suffers low levels instability due to turbulent mixing processes, and heat and moisture fluxes when it passes from cold to warm waters on the BMC. As a consequence, a shallow convection layer develops downstream in the flow with wide support for the formation of stratiform and/or cumuliform cloud cover as it top. The synoptic patterns show the large scale air subsidence as an inhibiting mechanism for the development of a deep convective layer. Still, the cloud cover was enough to generate low intensity precipitation and/or drizzle over the Southern Brazil. The analysis of the precipitating cases showed that the phenomenon affected the coastal zone more frequently, and, sometimes, the inland areas. Mean vertical profiles of the 108 events, and peculiarly the precipitating ones, indicated the presence of a thick dry layer at the middle and upper levels, and a shallow moist layer at lower levels (1000-700 hPa). This study showed the importance of the Region BMC for the regional weather and climate patterns. It is shown that the circulation induced by transient anticyclone is essential for the transport of cold air from the cold to the warm waters in Confluence zone, generating and advecting shallow cloudiness and an unstable moist boundary layer over the South of Brazil. / A advecção de nebulosidade rasa em direção ao continente após a passagem de frentes frias e ciclones extratropicais, pelo Sul da América do Sul, é um fenômeno frequentemente observado, e tem persistência característica de 1-2 dias, podendo durar por períodos superiores a 3 dias consecutivos. O presente estudo identificou sobre o Sul do Brasil 108 casos entre 2005 e 2010, os quais foram caracterizados utilizando reanálises do NCEP/NCAR. Uma climatologia sazonal definiu que as ocorrências foram mais frequentes no outono e no verão, e menores na primavera e no inverno. São apresentadas as direções médias do vento sobre o Sul do Brasil (Sudoeste, Sul, Sudeste e Leste), devido aos posicionamentos do centro do anticiclone sobre três regiões preferenciais. Com base nesses resultados, foram obtidos três padrões sinóticos, bem como suas distribuições sazonais. Evidenciou-se que o deslocamento da massa de ar frio a partir da Região de Confluência Brasil-Malvinas (CBM) em direção ao Sul do Brasil deve-se à ação do anticiclone transiente. Ao longo do percurso, ao passar sobre a CBM da região de águas frias para a região de águas aquecidas, o escoamento estável sofre instabilização em baixos níveis devido à processo de mistura turbulenta, fluxos de calor e umidade. Consequentemente, uma camada rasa de convecção desenvolve-se corrente abaixo do escoamento, com amplo suporte a formação de nebulosidade rasa dos tipos estratiforme e cumuliforme. Os padrões sinóticios mostram a subsidência em grande escala como mecanismo inibidor do desenvolvimento de uma camada convectiva profunda. Mesmo assim, tal cobertura de nuvens foi suficiente para gerar precipitação de fraca intensidade e/ou chuviscos sobre o Sul do Brasil. A análise dos eventos precipitantes mostrou que o fenômeno afetou com maior frequência a zona costeira, e, por vezes, o interior do continente. Perfis termodinâmicos médios dos 108 eventos, e especialmente dos casos precipitantes, indicaram a presença de uma espessa camada de ar seco em níveis médios e superiores, e uma camada rasa de ar úmido em baixos níveis (1000-700 hPa). Neste estudo evidenciou-se a importância da CBM para os padrões de tempo e clima regionais. Mostra-se que a circulação induzida pelo anticiclone transiente é fundamental para o transporte de ar frio da zona de águas frias para as águas quentes na Confluência, gerando e advectando nebulosidade rasa e uma camada limite úmida instável sobre o Sul do Brasil.