Proceedings of IAHS
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Articles | Volume 369
Articles | Volume 369
https://doi.org/10.5194/piahs-369-19-2015
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https://doi.org/10.5194/piahs-369-19-2015
© Author(s) 2015. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.
Articles | Volume 369
11 Jun 2015
 | 11 Jun 2015

Precipitation delivery trajectories associated with extreme river flow for the Waitaki River, New Zealand

D. G. Kingston and J. McMecking

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Short summary
Weather systems that cause floods in the Waitaki River (New Zealand) are investigated by tracing the origin and pathway of "parcels" of air associated with heavy rain. Two weather patterns are found, one causing slow moving rain systems from a sub-tropical origin; the second involving fast-moving westerly airflow. Both are strongly related to a single monthly pattern of atmospheric circulation. This is a promising new insight relevant for ongoing research on prediction of Waitaki river flow.
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