Atmospheric rivers and associated precipitation patterns during the ACLOUD and PASCAL campaigns near Svalbard (May–June 2017): case studies using observations, reanalyses, and a regional climate model

• Published in: Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics
• Main Authors: Viceto, Carolina, Gorodetskaya, Irina V., Rinke, Annette, Maturilli, Marion, Rocha, Alfredo, Crewell, Susanne
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: 2022
• Subjects: Arctic; Greenland; Merra; Ny-Ålesund; Paul-Emile Victor; Svalbard; Alfred Wegener Institute; Iceland; Ny Ålesund; Sea ice; Siberia
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-22-441-2022; https://acp.copernicus.org/articles/22/441/2022/

Recently, a significant increase in the atmospheric moisture content has been documented over the Arctic, where both local contributions and poleward moisture transport from lower latitudes can play a role. This study focuses on the anomalous moisture transport events confined to long and narrow cor...