Objective Climatological Analysis of Extreme Weather Events in Arizona during the North American Monsoon

Objective Climatological Analysis of Extreme Weather Events in Arizona during the North American Monsoon

Almost one-half of the annual precipitation in the southwestern United States occurs during the North American monsoon (NAM). Given favorable synoptic-scale conditions, organized monsoon thunderstorms may affect relatively large geographic areas. Through an objective analysis of atmospheric reanalys...

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Main Authors: Mazon, Jeremy J., Castro, Christopher L., Adams, David K., Chang, Hsin-I, Carrillo, Carlos M., Brost, John J.
Other Authors: Univ Arizona, Dept Hydrol & Atmospher Sci
Language:en
Published: AMER METEOROLOGICAL SOC 2016
Subjects:
Empirical orthogonal functions
Climate classification/regimes
North America
Monsoons
Severe storms
Summer/warm season
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10150/622579
http://arizona.openrepository.com/arizona/handle/10150/622579

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