1. Maheras automatic classification of circulation types Western Europa and Greece domain presentation by Michel ERPICUM, Université de Liège, Belgium COST733-WG2-Augsburg 2008

10. Bibliography : P. Maheras, I. Patrikas, Th. Karacostas and Chr. Anagnostopoulou, Automatic classification of circulation types in Greece: methodology,description, frequency, variability and trend analysis, Theor. Appl. Climatol. 67: 205-223 (2000) Chr. Anagnostopoulou, H. Flocas, P. Maheras and I. Patrikas, Relationship between atmospheric circulation types over Greece and Western-Central Europe during the period 1958–97, Int. J. Climatol. 24: 1745–1758 (2004) P. Maheras, K. Tolika, C. Anagnostopoulou, M. Vafiadis, I. Patrikas, and H. Flocas, On the relationships between circulation types and changes in rainfall variability in Greece, Int. J. Climatol. 24: 1695–1712 (2004) P. Maheras, H. Flocas, K. Tolika, Chr. Anagnostopoulou, M. Vafiadis, Circulation types and extreme temperature changes in Greece, Clim. Res., 30: 161–174 (2006) Chr. Anagnostopoulou, K. Tolika, P. Maheras, H. Kutielb and H. A. Flocas, Performance of the general circulation HadAM3P model in simulating circulation types over the Mediterranean region, Int. J. Climatol. (in press) Conclusion : This automatic method is specific for Greece domain or similar Mediterranean domain