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https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-24-2419-2020
https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-24-2419-2020
Research article
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12 May 2020
Research article |  | 12 May 2020

Tracking the global flows of atmospheric moisture and associated uncertainties

Obbe A. Tuinenburg and Arie Staal

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Several models exist to track water through the atmosphere from its evaporation location to the next rain location. These models are typically driven by atmospheric wind and humidity data. Recently, a new version of these driving data sets has become available, with a higher spatial resolution of about 25 km. Here, we test the assumptions of these atmospheric moisture tracking models, given the high-resolution forcing data and find that the vertical mixing assumptions are the most important.