An anomalous warm-season trans-Pacific atmospheric river linked to the 2021 western North America heatwave
A warm-season atmospheric river moved from Southeast Asia across the North Pacific in June 2021 and contributed heat and moisture to an ongoing heatwave in western North America, according to analyses of observation-based data and numerical weather prediction model output.
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Nature Portfolio
2022-06-01
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| Series: | Communications Earth & Environment |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-022-00459-w |