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ArticleGeophysical research letters2022

Contribution of Atmospheric Rivers to Antarctic Precipitation.

Michelle L Maclennan, Jan T M Lenaerts, Christine Shields, Jonathan D Wille

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Article in Geophysical research letters, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed, 70 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Michelle L MaclennanDepartment of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences University of Colorado Boulder Boulder CO USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7591-2704
Jan T M LenaertsDepartment of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences University of Colorado Boulder Boulder CO USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4309-4011
Christine ShieldsNational Center for Atmospheric Research Boulder CO USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4481-1377
Jonathan D WilleInstitut des Géosciences de l'Environnement Grenoble France.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3918-5204
University of Colorado Boulder · USInstitut des Géosciences de l'Environnement · FRNSF National Center for Atmospheric Research · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Atmospheric rivers (ARs) are efficient mechanisms for transporting atmospheric moisture from low latitudes to the Antarctic Ice Sheet (AIS). While AR events occur infrequently, they can lead to extreme precipitation and surface melt events on the AIS. Here we estimate the contribution of ARs to total Antarctic precipitation, by combining precipitation from atmospheric reanalyses and a polar-specific AR detection algorithm. We show that ARs contribute substantially to Antarctic precipitation, especially in East Antarctica at elevations below 3,000 m. ARs contribute substantially to year-to-year variability in Antarctic precipitation. Our results highlight that ARs are an important component for understanding present and future Antarctic mass balance trends and variability.

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Antarcticaatmospheric riversdetectionice sheet mass balanceprecipitationsurface mass balance

Identifiers

PMID36246739
PMCPMC9539845
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