Communications Earth & Environment (Sep 2020)

Extreme precipitation in the tropics is closely associated with long-lived convective systems

  • Rémy Roca,
  • Thomas Fiolleau

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-020-00015-4
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 1, no. 1
pp. 1 – 6

Abstract

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Organized convective systems that last 24 hours or longer account for a large proportion of days with extreme precipitation in the tropics, according to an analysis of satellite observations.