A global climatological perspective on the importance of Rossby wave breaking and intense moisture transport for extreme precipitation events

<p>Extreme precipitation events (EPEs) frequently cause flooding with dramatic socioeconomic impacts in many parts of the world. Previous studies considered two synoptic-scale processes, Rossby wave breaking and intense moisture transport, typically in isolation, and their linkage to such EPEs...

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Main Author: A. J. de Vries
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2021-03-01
Series:Weather and Climate Dynamics
Online Access:https://wcd.copernicus.org/articles/2/129/2021/wcd-2-129-2021.pdf