Data · dataset · 2026
Atmospheric Rivers in the eastern and midwestern United States associated with baroclinic waves
Listed in National Center for Atmospheric Research
Atmospheric rivers (ARs) significantly impact the hydrological cycle and associated extremes in western continental regions.
Description
Recent studies suggest ARs also influence water resources and extremes in continental interiors. AR detection tools indicate that AR conditions are relatively frequent in areas east of the Rocky Mountains.
The origin of these ARs, whether from synoptic-scale waves or mesoscale processes, is unclear. This study uses meteorological composite maps and transects of AR conditions during the four seasons. The analysis reveals that ARs east of the Rockies are associated with long-wave, baroclinic Rossby waves.
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This result demonstrates that eastern North American ARs are dynamically similar to their western coastal counterparts, though mechanisms for vertical moisture flux differ between the two. These findings provide a foundation for understanding future climate change and ARs in this region and offer new methods for evaluating climate model simulations.
Links
Get the data
- Publisher page n2t.org/ark:/85065/d7571h6c ↗
documentation · download · from data ucar edu
Where it is published
- data.ucar.edu /dataset/atmospheric-rivers-in-the-eastern-and-midwestern-unite… ↗
National Center for Atmospheric Research dataset page
landing page · from data ucar edu
Catalogue records · 1
- CKAN API data.ucar.edu/api/3/action/package_show?id=5a294ba0-2d91-45e1-a208-36d633fc3… ↗
metadata API · from data ucar edu
Topics
- From keywords
- Earth & Environmental Science · Ocean & Atmospheric Science
- Inferred from text
- Atmospheric sciences 71% · Climate model simulation 65%
Provenance · 1 source records, 9 field assertions
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|---|---|---|---|
| National Center for Atmospheric Research | 5a294ba0-2d91-45e1-a208-36d633fc31dc | 9 d ago | JSON v1 |
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| concepts[field].anzsrc:group:3701 | enrichment · data ucar edu | taxonomy-embedding@1.1.0 | title+keywords+description (71%) |
| concepts[field].local:field:earth-environmental | mapping · data ucar edu | connector:data_ucar_edu@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[field].local:field:ocean-atmospheric | mapping · data ucar edu | connector:data_ucar_edu@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[method].local:method:climate-model | enrichment · data ucar edu | keyword-concept-rules@1.0.0 | title+description (65%) |
| created_date | source · data ucar edu | connector:data_ucar_edu@1.0.0 | |
| description | source · data ucar edu | connector:data_ucar_edu@1.0.0 | /notes |
| publication_date | source · data ucar edu | connector:data_ucar_edu@1.0.0 | |
| title | source · data ucar edu | connector:data_ucar_edu@1.0.0 | /title |
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