Predictive skill of Atmospheric Rivers in western Iberian Peninsula

• Main Authors: Ramos, Alexandre M., Sousa, Pedro M., Dutra, Emanuel, Trigo, Ricardo M.
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: 2019
• Subjects: Western River; North Atlantic
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-2019-317; https://www.nat-hazards-earth-syst-sci-discuss.net/nhess-2019-317/

It is now clear that 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 ofte...