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Rainfall over the Maritime Continent: key processes, scale interactions and model representation

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: The Maritime Continent in southeast Asia receives extreme rainfall all year round. Various key processes, from larger‐scale modes of variability to finer‐scale forcings such as the diurnal cycle, influence these rainfall patterns. Our understanding of the regional meteorology, however, is complicated by scale interactions between these processes. This added complexity affects our ability to effectively model and forecast weather patterns across the Maritime Continent. Here, I provide a review of current knowledge of the processes and scale interactions influencing Maritime Continent rainfall. I also address successes and challenges within existing modelling efforts, and what future climate projections suggest for the region.

Source: Weather

DOI: 10.1002/wea.7731

Author: Ashar A. Aslam

Institution: University of Leeds

Language: English

Topic: Climate variability and models

Subfield: Global and Planetary Change

Field: Environmental Science

Domain: Physical Sciences

SDG: Climate action

Open Access status: hybrid

Estimated APC paid: $1,880