Ocean fronts and eddies force atmospheric rivers and heavy precipitation in western North America
Atmospheric rivers are responsible for much of the poleward water vapour transport in the mid-latitudes and can cause extreme precipitation after landfall. Here, the authors show that ocean fronts and eddies can influence atmospheric rivers and increase the associated precipitation along the North A...
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| author | Xue Liu Xiaohui Ma Ping Chang Yinglai Jia Dan Fu Guangzhi Xu Lixin Wu R. Saravanan Christina M. Patricola |
| author_facet | Xue Liu Xiaohui Ma Ping Chang Yinglai Jia Dan Fu Guangzhi Xu Lixin Wu R. Saravanan Christina M. Patricola |
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| description | Atmospheric rivers are responsible for much of the poleward water vapour transport in the mid-latitudes and can cause extreme precipitation after landfall. Here, the authors show that ocean fronts and eddies can influence atmospheric rivers and increase the associated precipitation along the North American west coast. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-79dae988512f4e97a06f6d58a8cbe3be2022-12-21T23:37:06ZengNature PortfolioNature Communications2041-17232021-02-0112111010.1038/s41467-021-21504-wOcean fronts and eddies force atmospheric rivers and heavy precipitation in western North AmericaXue Liu0Xiaohui Ma1Ping Chang2Yinglai Jia3Dan Fu4Guangzhi Xu5Lixin Wu6R. Saravanan7Christina M. Patricola8International Laboratory for High-Resolution Earth System Prediction, Texas A&M UniversityKey Laboratory of Physical Oceanography and Frontiers Science Center for Deep Ocean Multispheres and Earth System, Ocean University of ChinaInternational Laboratory for High-Resolution Earth System Prediction, Texas A&M UniversityKey Laboratory of Physical Oceanography and Frontiers Science Center for Deep Ocean Multispheres and Earth System, Ocean University of ChinaInternational Laboratory for High-Resolution Earth System Prediction, Texas A&M UniversityCollege of Global Change and Earth System Science, Beijing Normal UniversityKey Laboratory of Physical Oceanography and Frontiers Science Center for Deep Ocean Multispheres and Earth System, Ocean University of ChinaInternational Laboratory for High-Resolution Earth System Prediction, Texas A&M UniversityDepartment of Geological and Atmospheric Sciences, Iowa State UniversityAtmospheric rivers are responsible for much of the poleward water vapour transport in the mid-latitudes and can cause extreme precipitation after landfall. Here, the authors show that ocean fronts and eddies can influence atmospheric rivers and increase the associated precipitation along the North American west coast.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-21504-w |
| spellingShingle | Xue Liu Xiaohui Ma Ping Chang Yinglai Jia Dan Fu Guangzhi Xu Lixin Wu R. Saravanan Christina M. Patricola Ocean fronts and eddies force atmospheric rivers and heavy precipitation in western North America Nature Communications |
| title | Ocean fronts and eddies force atmospheric rivers and heavy precipitation in western North America |
| title_full | Ocean fronts and eddies force atmospheric rivers and heavy precipitation in western North America |
| title_fullStr | Ocean fronts and eddies force atmospheric rivers and heavy precipitation in western North America |
| title_full_unstemmed | Ocean fronts and eddies force atmospheric rivers and heavy precipitation in western North America |
| title_short | Ocean fronts and eddies force atmospheric rivers and heavy precipitation in western North America |
| title_sort | ocean fronts and eddies force atmospheric rivers and heavy precipitation in western north america |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-21504-w |
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