Long-Term Changes in the Climatology of Transient Inverted Troughs over the North American Monsoon Region and Their Effects on Precipitation

M. Lahmers, Timothy; L. Castro, Christopher; K. Adams, David; L. Serra, Yolande; J. Brost, John; M. Luong, Thang

doi:10.1175/jcli-d-15-0726.1

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Long-Term Changes in the Climatology of Transient Inverted Troughs over the North American Monsoon Region and Their Effects on Precipitation

Published in Journal of Climate • May 10, 2016

Authors:

Timothy M. Lahmers

Christopher L. Castro

David K. Adams

Abstract

Abstract Transient inverted troughs (IVs) are a trigger for severe weather during the North American monsoon (NAM) in the southwest contiguous United States (CONUS) and northwest Mexico. These upper-tropospheric disturbances enhance the synoptic-scale and mesoscale environment for organized convecti...

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Climatology

Precipitation

Monsoon

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