Atmospheric rivers moisture sources from a Lagrangian perspective

An automated atmospheric river (AR) detection algorithm is used for the North Atlantic Ocean basin, allowing the identification of the major ARs affecting western European coasts between 1979 and 2012 over the winter half-year (October to March). The entire western coast of Europe was divided into f...

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Main Authors: A. M. Ramos, R. Nieto, R. Tomé, L. Gimeno, R. M. Trigo, M. L. R. Liberato, D. A. Lavers
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2016-04-01
Series:Earth System Dynamics
Online Access:http://www.earth-syst-dynam.net/7/371/2016/esd-7-371-2016.pdf