Thermodynamic and Dynamic Mechanisms for the Hydrological Cycle over the Full Probability Distribution of Moisture Events

Gang Chen1, Jesse Norris2, J David Neelin1 and Jian Lu3, (1)University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, United States, (2)University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, United States, (3)Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA, United States