From Summer Water-Vapor Buildup to Fall Torrential Rains: Evidence of a Recirculation Cell in the Western Mediterranean

# Analysis of Extreme Precipitation & Recirculation in the Western Mediterranean This repository contains the source code and processed data to reproduce the analysis presented in the research paper: **"From Summer Water-Vapor Buildup to Fall Torrential Rains: Evidence of a Recirculation Cell in the Western Mediterranean"** *Submitted to JGR: Atmospheres (2026)* **Authors:** EDUARDO A. AGOSTA, M.J. ESTRELA, D. CORELL & J. MIRÓ ## 📂 Repository Contents This repository is structured to ensure reproducibility of the secular trend analysis and the "Recharge-Discharge" mechanism described in the paper. * `Analysis_Main_Script.m`: The main MATLAB script. It loads the physical data, calculates the indices (ZCI, Rec, Rp99), performs the Mann-Kendall trend analysis, and generates the key figures.* `Mediterranean_JGR_Data_Raw.mat`: Contains the spatially averaged time series (1950-2024) derived from ERA5 Reanalysis and AEMET precipitation data.