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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Main Authors:	Xue Liu, Xiaohui Ma, Ping Chang, Yinglai Jia, Dan Fu, Guangzhi Xu, Lixin Wu, R. Saravanan, Christina M. Patricola
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Nature Publishing Group 2021-02-01
Series:	Nature Communications
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-21504-w

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spelling	doaj-79dae988512f4e97a06f6d58a8cbe3be2021-03-11T11:32:33ZengNature Publishing GroupNature 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
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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
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title	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_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_sort	ocean fronts and eddies force atmospheric rivers and heavy precipitation in western north america
publisher	Nature Publishing Group
series	Nature Communications
issn	2041-1723
publishDate	2021-02-01
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.
url	https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-21504-w
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Ocean fronts and eddies force atmospheric rivers and heavy precipitation in western North America

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