Responses and impacts of atmospheric rivers to climate change

AE Payne, ME Demory, LR Leung, AM Ramos… - Nature Reviews Earth & …, 2020 - nature.com
Atmospheric rivers (ARs) are characterized by intense moisture transport, which, on landfall,
produce precipitation which can be both beneficial and destructive. ARs in California, for …

Climate change impacts on snow avalanche activity and related risks

N Eckert, C Corona, F Giacona, J Gaume… - Nature Reviews Earth & …, 2024 - nature.com
In the rapidly evolving mountain cryosphere, snow avalanches threaten livelihoods,
settlements and infrastructure. In this Review, we analyse past and projected impacts of …

[HTML][HTML] A scale to characterize the strength and impacts of atmospheric rivers

FM Ralph, JJ Rutz, JM Cordeira… - Bulletin of the …, 2019 - journals.ametsoc.org
A Scale to Characterize the Strength and Impacts of Atmospheric Rivers in: Bulletin of the
American Meteorological Society Volume 100 Issue 2 (2019) Jump to Content Logo Logo Logo …

Atmospheric rivers drive exceptional Saharan dust transport towards Europe

D Francis, R Fonseca, N Nelli, D Bozkurt, G Picard… - Atmospheric …, 2022 - Elsevier
This study highlights the occurrence of atmospheric rivers (ARs) over northwest Africa
towards Europe, which were accompanied by intense episodes of Saharan dust transport all …

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 …

The shifting scales of western US landfalling atmospheric rivers under climate change

AM Rhoades, AD Jones, A Srivastava… - Geophysical …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Atmospheric rivers (ARs) can be a boon and bane to water resource managers as they have
the ability to replenish water reserves, but they can also generate million‐to‐billion‐dollar …

[HTML][HTML] Long-term trend of snow water equivalent in the Italian Alps

N Colombo, M Valt, E Romano, F Salerno, D Godone… - Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Snow stores a significant amount of water in mountain regions. The decrease of water
storage in the snowpack can have relevant impacts on water supply for mountain and …

Global evaluation of atmospheric river subseasonal prediction skill

MJ DeFlorio, DE Waliser, B Guan, FM Ralph, F Vitart - Climate Dynamics, 2019 - Springer
Abstract Subseasonal-to-Seasonal (S2S) forecasts of weather and climate extremes are
being increasingly demanded by water resource managers, operational forecasters, and …

Observations of an extreme atmospheric river storm with a diverse sensor network

BJ Hatchett, Q Cao, PB Dawson, CJ Ellis… - Earth and Space …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Observational networks enhance real‐time situational awareness for emergency and water
resource management during extreme weather events. We present examples of how a …