Atmospheric Moisture Content over Europe and the Northern Atlantic

Title (Dublin Core)

Description (Dublin Core)

Water vapor plays a major role in the process of radiation, cloud formation, energy exchange within a system, and remains a key component of the Earth’s atmosphere. The purpose of this study is to examine the water vapor content of the troposphere over Europe and the Northern Atlantic. Both temporal and spatial differences were examined for total column water vapor (TCWV) and vertically integrated water vapor flux (IWVF) based on ERA-Interim reanalysis data. The statistical relationship between circulation patterns, as expressed by empirical orthogonal function (EOF) modes, and TCWV were examined, as were statistical relationships between distinguished advection types and TCWV and IWVF. The study confirmed the significance of atmospheric circulation in the formation of moisture content in the winter season (i.e., January) and its markedly lower impact in other seasons. The relationships noted in the study are characterized by statistically significant spatial differentiation. Spatial pattern analysis was used to identify six regions with different moisture content over the course of the year. The boundaries of the regions confirm the significant role of local factors impacting moisture content.

Creator (Dublin Core)

Agnieszka Wypych

Bogdan Bochenek

Michał Różycki

Subject (Dublin Core)

precipitable water

inter-annual variability

moisture anomalies

water vapor transport

Europe

Meteorology. Climatology

QC851-999

Publisher (Dublin Core)

MDPI AG

Date (Dublin Core)

2018-01-01T00:00:00Z

Type (Dublin Core)

article

Identifier (Dublin Core)

2073-4433

10.3390/atmos9010018

https://doaj.org/article/49f3f8eb2d1b40ac9ae7cd5491ca6efa

Source (Dublin Core)

Atmosphere, Vol 9, Iss 1, p 18 (2018)

Language (Dublin Core)

EN

Relation (Dublin Core)

http://www.mdpi.com/2073-4433/9/1/18

https://doaj.org/toc/2073-4433

Provenance (Dublin Core)

Journal Licence: CC BY

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