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Atmospheric rivers drive flood damages in the western United States

Atmospheric rivers (ARs) are extratropical storms that produce extreme precipitation on the west coasts of the world’s major landmasses. In the United States, ARs cause significant flooding, yet their economic impacts have not been quantified. Here, using 40 years of data from the National Flood Ins...

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Autores principales: Corringham, Thomas W., Ralph, F. Martin, Gershunov, Alexander, Cayan, Daniel R., Talbot, Cary A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: American Association for the Advancement of Science 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6892633/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31840064
http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.aax4631