Articles | Volume 1, issue 2
https://doi.org/10.5194/wcd-1-675-2020
https://doi.org/10.5194/wcd-1-675-2020
Research article
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28 Oct 2020
Research article |  | 28 Oct 2020

Attribution of precipitation to cyclones and fronts over Europe in a kilometer-scale regional climate simulation

Stefan Rüdisühli, Michael Sprenger, David Leutwyler, Christoph Schär, and Heini Wernli

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AR by Stefan Rüdisühli on behalf of the Authors (21 Aug 2020)  Author's response    Manuscript
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ED: Publish subject to technical corrections (22 Sep 2020) by Silvio Davolio
AR by Stefan Rüdisühli on behalf of the Authors (30 Sep 2020)  Author's response    Manuscript
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Short summary
Most precipitation over Europe is linked to low-pressure systems, cold fronts, warm fronts, or high-pressure systems. Based on a massive computer simulation able to resolve thunderstorms, we quantify in detail how much precipitation these weather systems produced during 2000–2008. We find distinct seasonal and regional differences, such as fronts precipitating a lot in fall and winter over the North Atlantic but high-pressure systems mostly in summer over the continent by way of thunderstorms.