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Linkages between atmospheric rivers and humid heat across the United States
Joint Institute for Regional Earth System Science and Engineering, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, 90095, USA
Anamika Shreevastava
Jet Propulsion Laboratory/California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, 91109, USA
Emily Slinskey
Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, 90095, USA
Duane Waliser
Jet Propulsion Laboratory/California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, 91109, USA
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How can we systematically understand what causes high levels of atmospheric humidity and thus heat stress? Here we argue that atmospheric rivers can be a useful tool, based on our finding that in several US regions, atmospheric rivers and humid heat occur close together in space and time. Most typically, an atmospheric river transports moisture which heightens heat stress, with precipitation following a day later. These effects tend to be larger for stronger and more extensive systems.
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