Changes in extreme integrated water vapor transport on the U.S. west coast in NA-CORDEX, and relationship to mountain and inland precipitation

Hughes, Mimi; Swales, Dustin; Scott, James D.; Alexander, Michael; Mahoney, Kelly; McCrary, Rachel R.; Cifelli, Robert; Bukovsky, Melissa

doi:10.1007/s00382-022-06168-6

Changes in extreme integrated water vapor transport on the U.S. west coast in NA-CORDEX, and relationship to mountain and inland precipitation

Journal Article · 16 February 2022 · Climate Dynamics

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1007/s00382-022-06168-6· OSTI ID:1976625

; Swales, Dustin; Scott, James D.; Alexander, Michael; Mahoney, Kelly; McCrary, Rachel R.; Cifelli, Robert; Bukovsky, Melissa

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Research Organization:: Iowa State Univ., Ames, IA (United States); Univ. of California, Davis, CA (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC)

DOE Contract Number:: SC0016438; SC0016605

OSTI ID:: 1976625

Journal Information:: Climate Dynamics, Vol. 59, Issue 3-4; ISSN 0930-7575

Publisher:: Springer-Verlag

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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