Atmospheric River Precipitation Attribution in Reanalysis Data and Comparison with ICESat-2 Altimetry Observations in Antarctica

• Main Author: van der Kleij, Sylke (author)
• Other Authors: Wouters, B. (mentor), Lhermitte, S.L.M. (mentor), Vizcaino, M. (graduation committee), Delft University of Technology (degree granting institution)
• Format: Master Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: 2023
• Subjects: Atmospheric River; ICESat-2; MERRA-2; ERA5; Antarctica; Precipitation; Altimetry; Merra; Antarc*
• Online Access: http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:ec62fd55-9318-45c3-81af-5075fc882041

Atmospheric rivers transport 90% of all atmospheric moisture in the mid-to-high latitudes, while covering only 10% of the Earth’s surface at any given time. Atmospheric rivers occur infrequently, and atmospheric river frequency in the polar areas is especially low, but they can have a large impact o...