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https://doi.org/10.5194/wcd-3-391-2022
https://doi.org/10.5194/wcd-3-391-2022
Research article
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04 Apr 2022
Research article |  | 04 Apr 2022

How intense daily precipitation depends on temperature and the occurrence of specific weather systems – an investigation with ERA5 reanalyses in the extratropical Northern Hemisphere

Philipp Zschenderlein and Heini Wernli

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Precipitation and temperature are two of the most important variables describing our weather and climate. The relationship between these variables has been studied extensively; however, the role of specific weather systems in shaping this relationship has not been analysed yet. We therefore analyse whether intense precipitation occurs on warmer or on colder days and identify the relevant weather systems. In general, weather systems strongly influence this relationship, especially in winter.