Major mechanisms of atmospheric moisture transport and their role in extreme precipitation events

L Gimeno, F Dominguez, R Nieto… - Annual Review of …, 2016 - annualreviews.org
We review the major conceptual models of atmospheric moisture transport, which describe
the link between evaporation from the ocean and precipitation over the continents. We begin …

Recent progress on the sources of continental precipitation as revealed by moisture transport analysis

L Gimeno, M Vázquez, J Eiras-Barca, R Sorí… - Earth-Science …, 2020 - Elsevier
The assessment of sources of moisture is key to the understanding of the hydrological cycle
at different time scales, because it enables the establishment of source-sink relationships …

Amplification of mega-heatwaves through heat torrents fuelled by upwind drought

DL Schumacher, J Keune, CC Van Heerwaarden… - Nature …, 2019 - nature.com
Mega-heatwaves are among the deadliest natural disasters in midlatitudes. During such
events, the atmospheric circulation is typically governed by persistent anticyclones, enabling …

Atmospheric river tracking method intercomparison project (ARTMIP): Project goals and experimental design

CA Shields, JJ Rutz, LY Leung… - Geoscientific Model …, 2018 - gmd.copernicus.org
The Atmospheric River Tracking Method Intercomparison Project (ARTMIP) is an
international collaborative effort to understand and quantify the uncertainties in atmospheric …

The atmospheric river tracking method intercomparison project (ARTMIP): Quantifying uncertainties in atmospheric river climatology

JJ Rutz, CA Shields, JM Lora, AE Payne… - Journal of …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Atmospheric rivers (ARs) are now widely known for their association with high‐impact
weather events and long‐term water supply in many regions. Researchers within the …

Tracking atmospheric rivers globally: Spatial distributions and temporal evolution of life cycle characteristics

B Guan, DE Waliser - Journal of Geophysical Research …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The Tracking Atmospheric Rivers Globally as Elongated Targets (tARget) algorithm
is further developed to Version 3, adding the capability to track atmospheric river (AR) life …

An overview of ARTMIP's Tier 2 Reanalysis Intercomparison: Uncertainty in the detection of atmospheric rivers and their associated precipitation

ABM Collow, CA Shields, B Guan, S Kim… - Journal of …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Atmospheric rivers, or long but narrow regions of enhanced water vapor transport, are an
important component of the hydrologic cycle as they are responsible for much of the …

Atmospheric rivers over the northwestern Pacific: Climatology and interannual variability

Y Kamae, W Mei, SP Xie, M Naoi, H Ueda - Journal of Climate, 2017 - journals.ametsoc.org
Atmospheric rivers (ARs), conduits of intense water vapor transport in the midlatitudes, are
critically important for water resources and heavy rainfall events over the west coast of North …

Significant increase of global anomalous moisture uptake feeding landfalling Atmospheric Rivers

I Algarra, R Nieto, AM Ramos, J Eiras-Barca… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
One of the most robust signals of climate change is the relentless rise in global mean
surface temperature, which is linked closely with the water-holding capacity of the …

[HTML][HTML] The influence of atmospheric rivers over the South Atlantic on winter rainfall in South Africa

RC Blamey, AM Ramos, RM Trigo… - Journal of …, 2018 - journals.ametsoc.org
Bao, J.-W., SA Michelson, PJ Neiman, FM Ralph, and JM Wilczak, 2006: Interpretation of
enhanced integrated water vapor bands associated with extratropical cyclones: Their …