Climate Control of Multidecadal Variability in River Discharge and Precipitation in Western Europe

• Published in: Water
• Main Authors: Isabel Jalón-Rojas, Bruno Castelle
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: MDPI AG 2021
• Subjects: multidecadal variability; river discharge; precipitation; climate indices; NAO; WEPA; Hydraulic engineering; TC1-978; Water supply for domestic and industrial purposes; TD201-500; Winter River; North Atlantic; North Atlantic oscillation
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3390/w13030257; https://doaj.org/article/8f501cadada8491393dcc2f4e90870f9

The influence of large-scale climate variability on winter river discharge and precipitation across western Europe is investigated. We analyze 60 years of monthly precipitation and river flow data from 18 major western-European rivers and its relationship with dominant teleconnection patterns and cl...