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Sensitivity of land–atmosphere coupling strength to changing atmospheric temperature and moisture over Europe
Institute of Physics and Meteorology, University of Hohenheim, Stuttgart, Germany
Thomas Schwitalla
Institute of Physics and Meteorology, University of Hohenheim, Stuttgart, Germany
Oliver Branch
Institute of Physics and Meteorology, University of Hohenheim, Stuttgart, Germany
Kirsten Warrach-Sagi
Institute of Physics and Meteorology, University of Hohenheim, Stuttgart, Germany
Volker Wulfmeyer
Institute of Physics and Meteorology, University of Hohenheim, Stuttgart, Germany
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The land surface can influence the occurrence of local rainfall through different feedback mechanisms. In Europe, this happens most frequently in summer. Here, we examine how differences in atmospheric temperature and moisture change where and how often the land surface can influence rainfall. The results show that the differences barely move the region of strong surface influence over Scandinavia and eastern Europe, but they can change the frequency of coupling events.
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