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https://doi.org/10.5194/wcd-5-1117-2024
https://doi.org/10.5194/wcd-5-1117-2024
Research article
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23 Sep 2024
Research article |  | 23 Sep 2024

Using variable-resolution grids to model precipitation from atmospheric rivers around the Greenland ice sheet

Annelise Waling, Adam Herrington, Katharine Duderstadt, Jack Dibb, and Elizabeth Burakowski

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Atmospheric rivers (ARs) are channel-shaped features within the atmosphere that carry moisture from the mid-latitudes to the poles, bringing warm temperatures and moisture that can cause melt in the Arctic. We used variable-resolution grids to model ARs around the Greenland ice sheet and compared this output to uniform-resolution grids and reanalysis products. We found that the variable-resolution grids produced ARs and precipitation that were more similar to observation-based products.
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