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SUMMARY:Complex networks identify spatial patterns of extreme rainfall eve
 nts of the Indian and the South American monsoon system - Kurths\, J (Pots
 dam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK))
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CONTACT:Mustapha Amrani
DESCRIPTION:Co-authors: Niklas Boers (Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact
  Research )\, Veronika Stolbova (Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Rese
 arch )\, Bodo Bookhagen (UC Santa Barbara\, Geography Department)\n\nWe in
 vestigate the spatial characteristics of extreme rainfall synchronicity of
  the Indian and South American Summer Monsoon System by means of Complex N
 etworks (CN). By introducing a new combination of CN measures and interpre
 ting it in a climatic context\, we investigate climatic linkages and class
 ify the spatial characteristics of extreme rainfall synchronicity. Althoug
 h our approach is based on only one variable (rainfall)\, it reveals the m
 ost important features of the Monsoon Systems\, such as the main moisture 
 pathways\, areas with frequent development of Mesoscale Convective Systems
 \, and the major convergence zones. In addition\, our results reveal subst
 antial differences between the spatial structures of rainfall synchronicit
 y above the 90th and above the 95th percentiles.\n\nReferences Arenas\, A.
 \, A. Diaz-Guilera\, J. Kurths\, Y. Moreno\, and C. Zhou\, Phys. Reports 2
 008\, 469\, 93. Boers\, N.\, B. Bookhagen\, N. Marwan\, J. Kurths\, and J.
  Marengo\, Geophys. Res. Lett. 2013\, DOI: 10.1002/grl.50681 (online). Don
 ges\, J.\, Y. Zou\, N. Marwan\, and J. Kurths\, Europhys. Lett. 2009\, 87\
 , 48007. Malik\, N.\, B. Bookhagen\, N. Marwan\, and J. Kurths\, Climate D
 ynamics\, 2012\, 39\, 971.\n
LOCATION:Seminar Room 1\, Newton Institute
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