The concurrence of atmospheric rivers and explosive cyclogenesis in the North Atlantic and North Pacific basins

• Published in: Earth System Dynamics
• Main Authors: Eiras Barca, Jorge, Ramos, Alexandre M., Pinto, Joaquim G., Trigo, Ricardo M., Liberato, Margarida L. R., Míguez Macho, Gonzalo
• Other Authors: Universidade de Santiago de Compostela. Departamento de Física de Partículas
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Copernicus Publications
• Subjects: Pacific; Ramos; Ricardo; North Atlantic
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10347/22801; https://doi.org/10.5194/esd-9-91-2018

The explosive cyclogenesis of extratropical cyclones and the occurrence of atmospheric rivers are characteristic features of a baroclinic atmosphere, and are both closely related to extreme hydrometeorological events in the mid-latitudes, particularly on coastal areas on the western side of the cont...