Predictive skill for atmospheric rivers in the western Iberian Peninsula

• Published in: Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences
• Main Authors: Ramos, Alexandre M., Sousa, Pedro M., Dutra, Emanuel, Trigo, Ricardo M.
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: 2020
• Subjects: Western River; North Atlantic
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-20-877-2020; https://nhess.copernicus.org/articles/20/877/2020/

A large fraction of extreme precipitation and flood events across western Europe are triggered by atmospheric rivers (ARs). The association between ARs and extreme precipitation days over the Iberian Peninsula has been well documented for western river basins. Since ARs are often associated with hig...