Tracking an atmospheric river in a warmer climate: from water vapor to economic impacts

Atmospheric rivers (ARs) account for more than 75 % of heavy precipitation events and nearly all of the extreme flooding events along the Olympic Mountains and western Cascade Mountains of western Washington state. In a warmer climate, ARs in this region are projected to become more frequent and...

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Main Authors: F. Dominguez, S. Dall'erba, S. Huang, A. Avelino, A. Mehran, H. Hu, A. Schmidt, L. Schick, D. Lettenmaier
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2018-03-01
Series:Earth System Dynamics
Online Access:https://www.earth-syst-dynam.net/9/249/2018/esd-9-249-2018.pdf