Synoptic and Climate Attributions of the December 2015 Extreme Flooding in Missouri, USA

Three days of extreme rainfall in late December 2015 in the middle of the Mississippi River led to severe flooding in Missouri. The meteorological context of this event was analyzed through synoptic diagnosis into the atmospheric circulation that contributed to the precipitation event’s severity. Th...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Boniface Fosu, Simon Wang, Kathleen Pegion
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2018-03-01
Series:Water
Subjects:
MJO
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2073-4441/10/4/350