Climate Change and Extreme Events
Abstract Observations reveal increases in the average temperature of the Earth since the early twentieth century. The global distribution of this warming is discussed in this article. The variation observed in the spatial distribution of precipitation is also shown, indicating a decrease in specific...
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| Format: | Other/Unknown Material |
| Language: | English |
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Wiley
2019
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| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/9781119300762.wsts0092 https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1002%2F9781119300762.wsts0092 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1002/9781119300762.wsts0092 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full-xml/10.1002/9781119300762.wsts0092 |
| Summary: | Abstract Observations reveal increases in the average temperature of the Earth since the early twentieth century. The global distribution of this warming is discussed in this article. The variation observed in the spatial distribution of precipitation is also shown, indicating a decrease in specific equatorial zones as well as in the Mediterranean. Variations in the spatial distribution of temperature and precipitation extremes are described. Results of atmospheric and oceanic global circulation models, considering multiple green‐house gas concentration scenarios of the IPCC AR5 are shown. Results report a general increase in temperature, especially in the Arctic. Regarding precipitation, an increase is detected in the tropics and in the mid‐latitude land areas, and a substantial decrease in the Mediterranean. Regional climate model results for Europe derived from the EURO‐CORDEX project are discussed in detail. They show how average and extreme precipitations and temperatures at the end of the twenty‐first century suffer important increases, with notable differences between the northern and the southern countries. |
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