Naila Raboudi, KAUST, Earth Sciences and Engineering, Thuwal, Saudi Arabia, Boujemaa Ait-El-Fquih, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal, Saudi Arabia, Aneesh C Subramanian, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, Center for Western Weather and Water Extremes (CW3E), La Jolla, CA, United States and Ibrahim Hoteit, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal, Saudi Arabia