Open AccessCalifornia Floods Linked to Atmospheric Water Vapor “Rivers”
Author(s) -
Sarah Stanley
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
eos
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.316
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 2324-9250
pISSN - 0096-3941
DOI - 10.1029/2017eo082253
Subject(s) - environmental science , hydrology (agriculture) , water vapor , atmospheric sciences , meteorology , climatology , geography , geology , geotechnical engineering
Narrow atmospheric streams of water vapor that deliver heavy rains are more commonly associated with floods and debris flows in northern California than with flash floods in southern California.