The relationship between heavy rain (HR) and/or strong wind (SW) events andcyclones is investigated for the Balearic Islands. First, a list of HR andSW events is cross-referenced with an objective cyclone database for a9-year period (from June 1995 to May 2004). The presence of a cyclone centreclose to the Balearics is looked for each event. For HR events in most ofthe cases a cyclone centre is located in the vicinity. Furthermore, cyclonesare located in such a way that allow the supply of warm and wet air to theaffected area. But for SW events, although in the majority of cases acyclone centre is detected, cyclones are located farther than for HR eventsand their geographical location is more widespread. Afterwards, thethree-dimensional structure of cyclones related to HR and/or SW events isstudied in detail.
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