The concurrence of atmospheric rivers and explosive cyclogenesis in the North Atlantic and North Pacific basins

The explosive cyclogenesis of extratropical cyclones and the occurrence of atmospheric rivers are characteristic features of a baroclinic atmosphere, and are both closely related to extreme hydrometeorological events in the mid-latitudes, particularly on coastal areas on the western side of the...

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Published in:Earth System Dynamics
Main Authors: J. Eiras-Barca, A. M. Ramos, J. G. Pinto, R. M. Trigo, M. L. R. Liberato, G. Miguez-Macho
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2018-01-01
Online Access:https://www.earth-syst-dynam.net/9/91/2018/esd-9-91-2018.pdf