Means and Long-Term Trends of Global Coastal Zone Precipitation.

ABSTRACT: Precipitation in the coastal zone is important to the socio-economic and ecological well-being of the world. Meteorologically, precipitation is generated by unique mechanisms at the land-sea interface, which is why coastal zone precipitation is not well resolved by global climate models. Yet, to date, much more effort has been placed in analyzing global precipitation over the oceans and land. In this study, global coastal zone precipitation is quantified by selecting Global Precipitation Climatology Centre V2018 0.5° grid cells in 50 km zones from the shoreline into the interior. The transition from maritime to continental precipitation regimes is revealed in the long-term (1931-2010) average, as there is a pronounced coast-to-interior decline in rainfall from approximately 911.5 mm yr

SUBMITTER: Curtis S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6443665 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature