Oceanic Water Cycle , Sea Surface Salinity , and the Implications for Extreme Precipitation in the US Midwest

Correspondence to: Laifang Li, Earth and Ocean Science, Nicholas School of the Environment, Duke University, Durham, NC; E-mail: laifang.li@duke.edu Oceanic Water Cycle, Sea Surface Salinity, and the Implications for Extreme Precipitation in the US Midwest Laifang Li1, Raymond W. Schmitt2, Caroline C. Ummenhofer2, and Adwait Sahasrabhojanee3 1Earth and Ocean Science, Nicholas School of the Environment, Duke University, Durham, NC 2Department of Physical Oceanography, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole, MA 3Northeastern University, Boston, MA