Earth System Dynamics
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Articles | Volume 9, issue 1
Articles | Volume 9, issue 1
https://doi.org/10.5194/esd-9-249-2018
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Articles | Volume 9, issue 1
Research article
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16 Mar 2018
Research article |  | 16 Mar 2018

Tracking an atmospheric river in a warmer climate: from water vapor to economic impacts

Francina Dominguez, Sandy Dall'erba, Shuyi Huang, Andre Avelino, Ali Mehran, Huancui Hu, Arthur Schmidt, Lawrence Schick, and Dennis Lettenmaier

Data sets

ERA Interim data European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts http://apps.ecmwf.int/datasets/data/interim-full-daily/levtype=pl/

Precipitation data NOAA National Centers for Environmental Research, Cooperative Observer Network (COOP) https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/data-access/land-based-station-data/land-based-datasets/cooperative-observer-network-coop

USGS streamflow observations U.S. Geological Survey http://waterdata.usgs.gov/nwis/

IMPLAN (Impact M for Planning) MIG (Minnesota IMPLAN Group) http://www.implan.com

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Atmospheric rivers (ARs) account for most of the extreme flooding events on the northwestern coast of the US. In a warmer climate, ARs in this region are projected to become more frequent and intense. We present an integrated modeling system to quantify atmospheric–hydrologic–hydraulic and economic impacts of an AR event in western Washington. Our integrated modeling tool provides communities in the region with a range of possible future physical and economic impacts associated with AR flooding.
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