More important than tropical cyclones: Scientists finally track the hidden weather systems behind most tropical rainfall

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Researchers in Australia have identified and tracked weather systems that contribute more to tropical rainfall overall than tropical cyclones. The method, described in a study in Weather and Climate Dynamics, may help scientists assess how tropical rainfall will change as the climate warms.

For the first time, researchers in Australia have identified and tracked the weather systems that are collectively more important to rainfall across the tropics than tropical cyclones. The work, published in the journal Weather and Climate Dynamics, has advanced a new way to investigate how tropical rain may change as the Earth warms up.