Implications of warming on western United States landfalling atmospheric rivers and their flood damages

Implications of warming on western United States landfalling atmospheric rivers and their flood damages

Atmospheric rivers (ARs) are critical to the hydrological cycle of the western United States with both favorable and formidable impacts to society based on their landfalling characteristics. In this study, we provide a first-of-its-kind evaluation of how landfalling ARs may respond to several stabil...

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Main Authors: Alan M. Rhoades, Mark D. Risser, Dáithí A. Stone, Michael F. Wehner, Andrew D. Jones
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-06-01
Series:Weather and Climate Extremes
Subjects:
Atmospheric rivers
Western United States
Climate change
Societal impacts
Detection and attribution
Stabilized warming scenarios
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2212094721000244

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