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26 Feb 2025
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Revisiting the moisture budget of the Mediterranean region in the ERA5 reanalysis
Roshanak Tootoonchi
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Department of Civil, Environmental and Mechanical Engineering, University of Trento, Trento, Italy
Simona Bordoni
Department of Civil, Environmental and Mechanical Engineering, University of Trento, Trento, Italy
Roberta D'Agostino
National Research Council, Institute of Atmospheric Sciences and Climate, Lecce, Italy
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In this study, we explore the role of stationary circulations arising from deviations from the zonal mean in the distinct transition from net evaporation over the ocean to net precipitation over land in the Mediterranean region from ERA5. Stationary eddies reinforce the wetting tendency over land and oppose the drying tendency over the ocean due to transient storms. Our results have important implications for future changes in the region, previously identified as a climate change hot spot.
In this study, we explore the role of stationary circulations arising from deviations from the...
