Significant increase of global anomalous moisture uptake feeding landfalling Atmospheric Rivers

Increasing atmospheric temperatures are expected to have various impacts on the global water cycle. Here, the authors show that there is an intensification of atmospheric rivers, that causes enhanced evapotranspiration and thus atmospheric moisture uptake in many regions of the world.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Iago Algarra, Raquel Nieto, Alexandre M. Ramos, Jorge Eiras-Barca, Ricardo M. Trigo, Luis Gimeno
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2020-10-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-18876-w