Effects of atmospheric river landfalls on the cold season precipitation in California

Climate Dynamics

Volumn 40, Issue 1-2, 2013, Pages 465-474

  Kim, Jinwon ^a   Waliser, Duane E ^a,b   Neiman, Paul J ^c   Guan, Bin ^b   Ryoo, Ju Mee ^b,d   Wick, Gary A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

AR landfall in California coast; Atmospheric river; Cold season California precipitation; Freezing level altitude

Indexed keywords

CORRELATION; ESTIMATION METHOD; HYDROLOGY; NUMERICAL MODEL; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); REMOTE SENSING; TROPOSPHERE; WATER VAPOR; WEATHER FORECASTING;

CALIFORNIA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84871854602     PISSN: 09307575     EISSN: 14320894     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00382-012-1322-3     Document Type: Article

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