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https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-28-283-2024
https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-28-283-2024
Research article
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18 Jan 2024
Research article |  | 18 Jan 2024

Synoptic weather patterns conducive to compound extreme rainfall–wave events in the NW Mediterranean

Marc Sanuy, Juan C. Peña, Sotiris Assimenidis, and José A. Jiménez

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The work presents the first classification of weather types associated to compound events of extreme rainfall and coastal storms. These are found to be characterized by upper-level lows and troughs in conjunction with Mediterranean cyclones, resulting in severe to extreme coastal storms combined with convective systems. We used objective classification methods coupled with a Bayesian Network, testing different variables, domains and number of weather types.
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