ATMOSPHERIC RIVERS IN THE U.K

ATMOSPHERIC RIVERS IN THE U.K

In my home county of Cumbria, where the hills face the prevailing on-shore winds, atmospheric rivers have caused two devastating flooding events within the most recent decade. Structure of low-level jet streams ahead of mid-latitude cold fronts. Quantification of the importance of wind drift to the...

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Veröffentlicht in:Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society 2018-06, Vol.99 (6), p.1108-1109
1. Verfasser: Browning, Keith
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
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Cold
Cold front
Floods
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Low-level jets
Rain
Wind drift
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Zusammenfassung:In my home county of Cumbria, where the hills face the prevailing on-shore winds, atmospheric rivers have caused two devastating flooding events within the most recent decade. Structure of low-level jet streams ahead of mid-latitude cold fronts. Quantification of the importance of wind drift to the surface distribution of orographic rain on the occasion of the extreme Cockermouth flood in Cumbria.
ISSN:0003-0007
1520-0477
DOI:10.1175/BAMS-D-17-0291.1