Characterization of the atmospheric environment during extreme precipitation events associated with atmospheric rivers in Norway - Seasonal and regional aspects

• Published in: Weather and Climate Extremes
• Main Authors: Michel, Clio, Sorteberg, Asgeir, Eckhardt, Sabine, Weijenborg, Christian, Stohl, Andreas, Cassiani, Massimo
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2021
• Subjects: Landfall Point; Norway; North Atlantic
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/11250/2992746; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wace.2021.100370

Extreme precipitation events in Norway in all seasons are often linked to atmospheric rivers (AR). We show that during the period 1979–2018 78.5% of the daily extreme precipitation events in Southwestern Norway are linked to ARs, this percentage decreasing to 59% in the more northern coastal regions...