The detection of atmospheric rivers in atmospheric reanalyses and their links to British winter floods and the large-scale climatic circulation

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 117, Issue 20, 2012, Pages

  Lavers, David A ^a   Villarini, Gabriele ^b,c,d   Allan, Richard P ^a,e   Wood, Eric F ^b   Wade, Andrew J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^b Princeton University   (United States)

^c Towers Watson   (United Kingdom)

^d IA United States   (United States)

^e University of Birmingham   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84868007919     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2012JD018027     Document Type: Article

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