Large-scale controls on extreme precipitation

Journal of Climate

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2017, Pages 955-968

  Loriaux, Jessica M ^a   Lenderink, Geert ^b   Pier Siebesma, A ^a,b  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^b ROYAL NETHERLANDS METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE KNMI   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Dynamics; Extreme events; Forcing; Precipitation

Indexed keywords

DYNAMICS; LARGE EDDY SIMULATION; MOISTURE CONTROL; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY); STABILITY;

ATMOSPHERIC STABILITY; EXTREME EVENTS; EXTREME PRECIPITATION; FORCING; INCREASING TEMPERATURES; MOISTURE CONVERGENCE; PRECIPITATION AREAS; PRECIPITATION INTENSITY;

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY;

AIR TEMPERATURE; ATMOSPHERIC FORCING; EXTREME EVENT; LARGE EDDY SIMULATION; PERTURBATION; PRECIPITATION INTENSITY; RELATIVE HUMIDITY;

NETHERLANDS;

EID: 85010886941     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JCLI-D-16-0381.1     Document Type: Article

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