Research Article

Heavy Rainfall Episodes in the Eastern Northeast Brazil Linked to Large-Scale Ocean-Atmosphere Conditions in the Tropical Atlantic

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Latitude-longitude composite values ((a), (b)) and composite anomalies ((c), (d)) of LH flux (W·m−2) during the onset of EWs ((a), (c)) and during the day (or first day) of strong rainfall anomaly ((b), (d)) over ENEB. Positive values (energy lost by ocean evaporation) are shaded.
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