Oceanic and terrestrial sources of continental precipitation

L Gimeno, A Stohl, RM Trigo, F Dominguez… - Reviews of …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
The most important sources of atmospheric moisture at the global scale are herein identified,
both oceanic and terrestrial, and a characterization is made of how continental regions are …

[HTML][HTML] Rossby wave packets on the midlatitude waveguide—A review

V Wirth, M Riemer, EKM Chang… - Monthly Weather …, 2018 - journals.ametsoc.org
Rossby Wave Packets on the Midlatitude Waveguide—A Review in: Monthly Weather
Review Volume 146 Issue 7 (2018) Jump to Content Logo Logo Logo Logo Logo Logo …

Warm conveyor belts in the ERA-Interim dataset (1979–2010). Part I: Climatology and potential vorticity evolution

E Madonna, H Wernli, H Joos, O Martius - Journal of climate, 2014 - journals.ametsoc.org
A global climatology of warm conveyor belts (WCBs) is presented for the years 1979–2010,
based on trajectories calculated with Interim ECMWF Re-Analysis (ERA-Interim) data. WCB …

Interannual variability of Greenland winter precipitation sources: Lagrangian moisture diagnostic and North Atlantic Oscillation influence

H Sodemann, C Schwierz… - Journal of Geophysical …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
We present a new Lagrangian diagnostic for identifying the sources of water vapor for
precipitation. Unlike previous studies, the method allows for a quantitative demarcation of …

[PDF][PDF] Downscaling from GCM precipitation: a benchmark for dynamical and statistical downscaling methods

J Schmidli, C Frei, PL Vidale - … Journal of Climatology: A Journal of …, 2006 - academia.edu
ABSTRACT A precipitation downscaling method is presented using precipitation from a
general circulation model (GCM) as predictor. The method extends a previous method from …

[图书][B] Mesoscale dynamics

YL Lin - 2007 - cambridge.org
Mesoscale Dynamics | Cambridge University Press & Assessment Skip to main content Our
systems are now restored following recent technical disruption, and we’re working hard to catch …

Daily precipitation statistics in regional climate models: Evaluation and intercomparison for the European Alps

C Frei, JH Christensen, M Déqué… - Journal of …, 2003 - Wiley Online Library
An evaluation is undertaken of the statistics of daily precipitation as simulated by five
regional climate models using comprehensive observations in the region of the European …

[HTML][HTML] Some common ingredients for heavy orographic rainfall

YL Lin, S Chiao, TA Wang, ML Kaplan… - Weather and …, 2001 - journals.ametsoc.org
Some Common Ingredients for Heavy Orographic Rainfall in: Weather and Forecasting
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Trends of heavy precipitation and wet and dry spells in Switzerland during the 20th century

J Schmidli, C Frei - … Journal of Climatology: A Journal of the …, 2005 - Wiley Online Library
The low‐frequency variability of heavy precipitation and drought conditions is investigated
for 104 rain‐gauge stations in Switzerland covering the 20th century. This constitutes an …

Lessons on orographic precipitation from the Mesoscale Alpine Programme

R Rotunno, RA Houze - … of the Royal Meteorological Society: A …, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
Although moisture‐laden airflow towards a mountain is a necessary ingredient, the results
from the Mesoscale Alpine Programme (MAP) demonstrate that detailed knowledge of the …