Origin of Moisture for the Precipitation Produced by the Exceptional Winter Storm Formed over the Gulf of Mexico in March 1993
On 12–15 March 1993, a severe winter storm (SC93) formed over the Gulf of Mexico, affecting the Caribbean Islands and the eastern coast of the United States (US) and Canada with a notable amount of precipitation, snow and severe local storms. In this study, we investigate the origin of the precipita...
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ftmdpi:oai:mdpi.com:/2073-4433/13/7/1154/ 2023-08-20T04:08:22+02:00 Origin of Moisture for the Precipitation Produced by the Exceptional Winter Storm Formed over the Gulf of Mexico in March 1993 Patricia Coll-Hidalgo Albenis Pérez-Alarcón Luis Gimeno agris 2022-07-21 application/pdf https://doi.org/10.3390/atmos13071154 EN eng Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute https://dx.doi.org/10.3390/atmos13071154 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Atmosphere; Volume 13; Issue 7; Pages: 1154 extratropical cyclone winter storm moisture sources precipitation storm of the century Text 2022 ftmdpi https://doi.org/10.3390/atmos13071154 2023-08-01T05:47:08Z On 12–15 March 1993, a severe winter storm (SC93) formed over the Gulf of Mexico, affecting the Caribbean Islands and the eastern coast of the United States (US) and Canada with a notable amount of precipitation, snow and severe local storms. In this study, we investigate the origin of the precipitation generated by SC93 by applying a widely used Lagrangian moisture source diagnostic method. Our findings revealed that most of the moisture came from the western North Atlantic Ocean, the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico. Moreover, the eastern US and Mexico acted as notable terrestrial moisture sources. Overall, the moisture contribution from the oceanic origin was higher than the terrestrial counterpart, and the moisture sources progressively shifted northward as the storm moved. In addition, the moisture uptake mainly occurred in the cyclone–anticyclone interaction region. Text North Atlantic MDPI Open Access Publishing Canada Atmosphere 13 7 1154 |
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On 12–15 March 1993, a severe winter storm (SC93) formed over the Gulf of Mexico, affecting the Caribbean Islands and the eastern coast of the United States (US) and Canada with a notable amount of precipitation, snow and severe local storms. In this study, we investigate the origin of the precipitation generated by SC93 by applying a widely used Lagrangian moisture source diagnostic method. Our findings revealed that most of the moisture came from the western North Atlantic Ocean, the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico. Moreover, the eastern US and Mexico acted as notable terrestrial moisture sources. Overall, the moisture contribution from the oceanic origin was higher than the terrestrial counterpart, and the moisture sources progressively shifted northward as the storm moved. In addition, the moisture uptake mainly occurred in the cyclone–anticyclone interaction region. |
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Origin of Moisture for the Precipitation Produced by the Exceptional Winter Storm Formed over the Gulf of Mexico in March 1993 |
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