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: C. Viceto, I. V. Gorodetskaya, A. Rinke, M. Maturilli, A. Rocha, S. Crewell
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Copernicus Publications 2022
• Subjects: Physics; QC1-999; Chemistry; QD1-999; Arctic; Svalbard; Ny-Ålesund; Merra; Paul-Emile Victor; Alfred Wegener Institute; Ny Ålesund; Sea ice; Siberia
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-22-441-2022; https://doaj.org/article/8b306868bf1a423b87bb894379c4cdec

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...