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Kategorie Textpublikation
Referenztyp Zeitschriften
DOI 10.1016/j.oneear.2024.11.009
Titel (primär) More high-impact atmospheric river-induced extreme precipitation events under warming in a high-resolution model
Autor Guo, X.; Gao, Y.; Zhang, S.; Cai, W.; Leung, L.R.; Lu, J.; Chen, X.; Zscheischler, J. ORCID logo ; Thompson, L.; Guan, B.; Rutz, J.; Guo, C.; Kou, W.; Cheng, W.; Gao, H.; Wu, L.
Quelle One Earth
Erscheinungsjahr 2024
Department CER
Band/Volume 7
Heft 12
Seite von 2223
Seite bis 2234
Sprache englisch
Topic T5 Future Landscapes
Daten-/Softwarelinks https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3637771
Supplements https://ars.els-cdn.com/content/image/1-s2.0-S2590332224005852-mmc1.pdf
https://ars.els-cdn.com/content/image/1-s2.0-S2590332224005852-mmc2.pdf
Abstract Extreme precipitation events, as occurred in Europe in 2021, or western North America in 2023, with an intensity of 75 mm/day or 100 mm/day, respectively, exert a catastrophic impact. Lower-resolution (∼100 km) climate models cannot simulate the intensity or their response to greenhouse warming. Using a high-resolution (∼25 km) model capable of simulating such events, here, we show that the frequency-weighted area of such events over western Europe and the west coast of North America likely expands by more than 80% under approximately 4°C of global warming from historical levels. Along the west coasts of Europe and North America, the area impacted by atmospheric river-induced extreme precipitation events is projected to double, driven by intensified landfalling atmospheric rivers. Thermodynamic processes drive the increase, whereas dynamic processes reduce the intensity over western Europe but enhance it along the west coast of North America. Our findings provide policy-relevant information for climate adaptation strategies.
dauerhafte UFZ-Verlinkung https://www.ufz.de/index.php?en=20939&ufzPublicationIdentifier=30252
Guo, X., Gao, Y., Zhang, S., Cai, W., Leung, L.R., Lu, J., Chen, X., Zscheischler, J., Thompson, L., Guan, B., Rutz, J., Guo, C., Kou, W., Cheng, W., Gao, H., Wu, L. (2024):
More high-impact atmospheric river-induced extreme precipitation events under warming in a high-resolution model
One Earth 7 (12), 2223 - 2234 10.1016/j.oneear.2024.11.009