23 Feb 2016
Intense air-sea exchange and heavy rainfall: impact of the northern Adriatic SST
Institute of Atmospheric Sciences and Climate, Italian National Research
Council, CNR-ISAC, Bologna, 40129, Italy
S. Davolio
Institute of Atmospheric Sciences and Climate, Italian National Research
Council, CNR-ISAC, Bologna, 40129, Italy
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Three heavy rain events over NE Alps were simulated using a high-resolution model to evaluate the effect of the SST of the Adriatic Sea.
These preliminary results show that SST influences the surface heat fluxes over the sea, but does not necessary affect the vertical integrated water vapour flux across the coast.
The response of heavy precipitation to a SST change is complex: SST affects the PBL characteristics and thus the flow dynamics and its interaction with orography.
Three heavy rain events over NE Alps were simulated using a high-resolution model to evaluate...
