Global meteorological influences on the record UK rainfall of winter 2013–14

Global meteorological influences on the record UK rainfall of winter 2013–14

The UK experienced record average rainfall in winter 2013–14, leading to widespread and prolonged flooding. The immediate cause of this exceptional rainfall was a very strong and persistent cyclonic atmospheric circulation over the North East Atlantic Ocean. This was related to a very strong North A...

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Main Authors: Jeff R Knight, Anna Maidens, Peter A G Watson, Martin Andrews, Stephen Belcher, Gilbert Brunet, David Fereday, Chris K Folland, Adam A Scaife, Julia Slingo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IOP Publishing 2017-01-01
Series:Environmental Research Letters
Subjects:
winter 2013–14
floods
UK rainfall
atmospheric circulation
Rossby waves
climate change
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/aa693c

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https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/aa693c

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