DOI: 10.1002/grl.50636
论文题名: The nexus between atmospheric rivers and extreme precipitation across Europe
作者: Lavers D.A. ; Villarini G.
刊名: Geophysical Research Letters
ISSN: 0094-8895
EISSN: 1944-8626
出版年: 2013
卷: 40, 期: 12 起始页码: 3259
结束页码: 3264
语种: 英语
英文关键词: atmospheric rivers
; extreme precipitation
; hydrometeorology
Scopus关键词: Daily precipitations
; Extratropical cyclones
; Extreme precipitation
; Extreme rainfall
; Hydrometeorology
; North Atlantic oscillations
; Southern Europe
; Water vapor transport
; Atmospheric movements
; Atmospheric pressure
; Flood control
; Rivers
; Storms
; Precipitation (meteorology)
; algorithm
; cyclone
; extreme event
; flood
; hydrometeorology
; North Atlantic Oscillation
; precipitation (climatology)
; rainfall
; socioeconomic impact
; Germany
; Poland
; Western Europe
英文摘要: Extreme precipitation and floods in Europe are a recurring natural hazard causing large socioeconomic damages. Here we investigate the connection between annual maxima (AM) daily precipitation at a pan-European scale and atmospheric rivers (ARs), narrow filaments that convey the majority of the poleward water vapor transport within extratropical cyclones. We show that ARs are responsible for many AM precipitation days in Western Europe. The relationship is especially strong along the western European seaboard, with some areas having eight of their top 10 AM related to ARs. The effects of ARs are also seen as far inland as Germany and Poland. Southern Europe was most affected by ARs under negative North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO) conditions, whereas northern Europe was more associated with a positive relationship between ARs and an NAO-type pattern. Our results suggest that ARs are critical in explaining the upper tail of the extreme precipitation distribution in Western Europe. Key Points Development of an algorithm for AR detection over Europe ARs are responsible for extreme rainfall over large areas of Europe Occurrence of ARs is largely controlled by the North Atlantic Oscillation ©2013. American Geophysical Union. All Rights Reserved. URL: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84880564944&doi=10.1002%2fgrl.50636&partnerID=40&md5=c4971ae24af154e9703892afb8a7ff28
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标识符: http://119.78.100.158/handle/2HF3EXSE/6159
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作者单位: IIHR-Hydroscience and Engineering, University of Iowa, 100 C. Maxwell Stanley Hydraulics Laboratory, Iowa City, IA 52242, United States
Recommended Citation:
Lavers D.A.,Villarini G.. The nexus between atmospheric rivers and extreme precipitation across Europe[J]. Geophysical Research Letters,2013-01-01,40(12).