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A global climatological perspective on the importance of Rossby wave breaking and intense moisture transport for extreme precipitation events
Andries Jan de Vries
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ETH Zürich, Institute for Atmospheric and Climate Science,
Zürich, Switzerland
Max Planck Institute for Chemistry, Atmospheric Chemistry Department,
Mainz, Germany
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Short summary
Heavy rainfall can cause dramatic societal impacts. This paper presents the first global study on the role of Rossby wave breaking and intense moisture transport for extreme precipitation events. Several catastrophic flood events demonstrate the importance of these two processes, complemented by a detailed climatological analysis. These findings present a new perspective on the meteorology of extreme precipitation events with implications for their prediction and studies on their future changes.
Heavy rainfall can cause dramatic societal impacts. This paper presents the first global study...
