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Stormiest winter on record for Ireland and UK

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Figure 1: Domains analysed and NCEP1 cyclone metrics.
Figure 2: Extended cyclone metrics from the 20CR dataset.

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  1. Department of Geography, Irish Climate Analysis and Research Units (ICARUS), National University of Ireland, Maynooth, Co. Kildare, Ireland

    Tom Matthews, Conor Murphy & Shaun Harrigan

  2. Department of Geography, Centre for Hydrological and Ecosystem Science, Loughborough University, Loughborough, LE11 3TU, UK

    Robert L. Wilby

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