Synoptic and planetary-scale dynamics modulate antarctic atmospheric river precipitation intensity

• Published in: Communications Earth & Environment
• Main Authors: Baiman, Rebecca, Winters, Andrew, C, Pohl, Benjamin, Favier, Vincent, Wille, Jonathan, D, Clem, Kyle, R
• Other Authors: Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences Boulder (ATOC), University of Colorado Boulder, Centre de Recherches de Climatologie UMR Biogéosciences (CRC), Biogéosciences UMR 6282 (BGS), Université de Bourgogne (UB)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université de Bourgogne (UB)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Institut des Géosciences de l’Environnement (IGE), Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement (INRAE)-Université Grenoble Alpes (UGA)-Institut polytechnique de Grenoble - Grenoble Institute of Technology (Grenoble INP ), Université Grenoble Alpes (UGA), Victoria University of Wellington, ANR-20-CE01-0013,ARCA,Climatologie des rivières atmosphériques en Antarctique(2020)
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: HAL CCSD 2024
• Subjects: [SDU.OCEAN]Sciences of the Universe [physics]/Ocean; Atmosphere; Antarctic; Merra; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: https://hal.science/hal-04505424; https://hal.science/hal-04505424/document; https://hal.science/hal-04505424/file/BWPFWC2024.pdf; https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-024-01307-9

International audience Although rare, atmospheric rivers substantially influence the interannual variability of Antarctic surface mass balance. Here we use MERRA-2 reanalysis to identify characteristics unique to atmospheric river environments by comparing (1) Analog (environments that feature high-...