Then a steady stream of atmospheric river events brought double the long - term average of rain and snow to the Sierra Nevada between October 2016 and April 2017. (earthobservatory.nasa.gov)
The second paper, by Hagos et al. (2016) examines changes to atmospheric river events over western North America, assuming a business - as - usual anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions. (pacificclimate.org)
«A large portion of atmospheric river research has focused on the western coast of the United States, so the goal of this study was to improve our understanding of atmospheric river events throughout the Southeast,» said Neil Debbage, doctoral candidate in the UGA department of geography and first author on the study. (sciencedaily.com)