Saharan rainfall climatology and its relationship with surface cyclones

The Sahara is the largest and driest of the hot deserts on Earth, with regions where rainfall reaches the surface on average less than once a year. Water resources are scarce, and rainfall tends to occur sporadically in space and time. While rain is a precious resource in the Sahara, heavy precipita...

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Main Authors: Moshe Armon, Andries Jan de Vries, Francesco Marra, Nadav Peleg, Heini Wernli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2024-03-01
Series:Weather and Climate Extremes
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2212094723000919