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https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-27-2645-2023
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The role of atmospheric rivers in the distribution of heavy precipitation events over North America
Sara M. Vallejo-Bernal
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Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK), Member of the Leibniz Association,
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Institute of Geosciences, University of Potsdam, 14476 Potsdam, Germany
Frederik Wolf
Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK), Member of the Leibniz Association,
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Niklas Boers
Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK), Member of the Leibniz Association,
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Earth System Modelling, School of Engineering and Design, Technical University of Munich, 85521 Ottobrunn, Germany
Global Systems Institute and Department of Mathematics, University of Exeter, Exeter, EX4 4QF, UK
Dominik Traxl
Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK), Member of the Leibniz Association,
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14412 Potsdam, Germany
Norbert Marwan
Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK), Member of the Leibniz Association,
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Institute of Geosciences, University of Potsdam, 14476 Potsdam, Germany
Jürgen Kurths
Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK), Member of the Leibniz Association,
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Institute of Geosciences, University of Potsdam, 14476 Potsdam, Germany
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Short summary
Employing event synchronization and complex networks analysis, we reveal a cascade of heavy rainfall events, related to intense atmospheric rivers (ARs): heavy precipitation events (HPEs) in western North America (NA) that occur in the aftermath of land-falling ARs are synchronized with HPEs in central and eastern Canada with a delay of up to 12 d. Understanding the effects of ARs in the rainfall over NA will lead to better anticipating the evolution of the climate dynamics in the region.
Employing event synchronization and complex networks analysis, we reveal a cascade of heavy...