Can low-resolution CMIP6 ScenarioMIP models provide insight into future European post-tropical-cyclone risk?
International audience Abstract. Post-tropical cyclones (PTCs) can cause extensive damage across Europe through extreme winds and heavy precipitation. With increasing sea surface temperatures, tropical cyclones (TCs) may form and travel further poleward and eastward than observed historically. Recen...
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ftuniversailles:oai:HAL:hal-03917667v1 2024-04-28T08:30:20+00:00 Can low-resolution CMIP6 ScenarioMIP models provide insight into future European post-tropical-cyclone risk? Sainsbury, Elliott, Michael Schiemann, Reinhard, K H Hodges, Kevin, I Baker, Alexander, J Shaffrey, Len, C Bhatia, Kieran, T Bourdin, Stella Department of Meteorology Reading University of Reading (UOR) Laboratoire des Sciences du Climat et de l'Environnement Gif-sur-Yvette (LSCE) Université de Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines (UVSQ)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Université Paris-Saclay-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Direction de Recherche Fondamentale (CEA) (DRF (CEA)) Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA)-Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA) Modélisation du climat (CLIM) Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA)-Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA)-Université de Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines (UVSQ)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Université Paris-Saclay-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Direction de Recherche Fondamentale (CEA) (DRF (CEA)) 2022-11-24 https://hal.science/hal-03917667 https://hal.science/hal-03917667/document https://hal.science/hal-03917667/file/wcd-3-1359-2022.pdf https://doi.org/10.5194/wcd-3-1359-2022 en eng HAL CCSD Copernicus info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.5194/wcd-3-1359-2022 hal-03917667 https://hal.science/hal-03917667 https://hal.science/hal-03917667/document https://hal.science/hal-03917667/file/wcd-3-1359-2022.pdf doi:10.5194/wcd-3-1359-2022 info:eu-repo/semantics/OpenAccess ISSN: 2698-4016 Weather and Climate Dynamics https://hal.science/hal-03917667 Weather and Climate Dynamics, 2022, 3 (4), pp.1359 - 1379. ⟨10.5194/wcd-3-1359-2022⟩ [SDU.OCEAN]Sciences of the Universe [physics]/Ocean Atmosphere [SDU.ENVI]Sciences of the Universe [physics]/Continental interfaces environment info:eu-repo/semantics/article Journal articles 2022 ftuniversailles https://doi.org/10.5194/wcd-3-1359-2022 2024-04-04T17:28:57Z International audience Abstract. Post-tropical cyclones (PTCs) can cause extensive damage across Europe through extreme winds and heavy precipitation. With increasing sea surface temperatures, tropical cyclones (TCs) may form and travel further poleward and eastward than observed historically. Recent work has suggested that the frequency of intense Europe-impacting PTCs may increase substantially in the future. Using an objective feature-tracking scheme and TC identification method, we track and identify the full life cycle of TCs in the North Atlantic in five CMIP6 climate models in the historical (1984–2014) period and in the future under the SSP5-85 scenario (2069–2099). These five models are selected based on their ability to simulate TC frequency similar to observed in the North Atlantic, although model deficiencies remain. We find no robust changes in Europe-impacting PTC frequency or intensity in the future. This is because two competing factors – a significant decrease in TC frequency of 30 %–60 % and an increase in the proportion of TCs reaching Europe – are approximately the same size. The projected increase in the proportion of TCs reaching Europe is largely driven by an increase in the likelihood of recurvature and is consistent with projected decreases in vertical wind shear and increases in potential intensity along the US East Coast in the future. The projected increased likelihood of recurvature is also associated with a shift in TC genesis away from the main development region, where model biases cause very few TCs to recurve. This study indicates that large uncertainties surround future Europe-impacting PTCs and provides a framework for evaluating PTCs in future generations of climate models. Article in Journal/Newspaper North Atlantic Université de Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines: HAL-UVSQ Weather and Climate Dynamics 3 4 1359 1379 |
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International audience Abstract. Post-tropical cyclones (PTCs) can cause extensive damage across Europe through extreme winds and heavy precipitation. With increasing sea surface temperatures, tropical cyclones (TCs) may form and travel further poleward and eastward than observed historically. Recent work has suggested that the frequency of intense Europe-impacting PTCs may increase substantially in the future. Using an objective feature-tracking scheme and TC identification method, we track and identify the full life cycle of TCs in the North Atlantic in five CMIP6 climate models in the historical (1984–2014) period and in the future under the SSP5-85 scenario (2069–2099). These five models are selected based on their ability to simulate TC frequency similar to observed in the North Atlantic, although model deficiencies remain. We find no robust changes in Europe-impacting PTC frequency or intensity in the future. This is because two competing factors – a significant decrease in TC frequency of 30 %–60 % and an increase in the proportion of TCs reaching Europe – are approximately the same size. The projected increase in the proportion of TCs reaching Europe is largely driven by an increase in the likelihood of recurvature and is consistent with projected decreases in vertical wind shear and increases in potential intensity along the US East Coast in the future. The projected increased likelihood of recurvature is also associated with a shift in TC genesis away from the main development region, where model biases cause very few TCs to recurve. This study indicates that large uncertainties surround future Europe-impacting PTCs and provides a framework for evaluating PTCs in future generations of climate models. |
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Department of Meteorology Reading University of Reading (UOR) Laboratoire des Sciences du Climat et de l'Environnement Gif-sur-Yvette (LSCE) Université de Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines (UVSQ)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Université Paris-Saclay-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Direction de Recherche Fondamentale (CEA) (DRF (CEA)) Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA)-Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA) Modélisation du climat (CLIM) Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA)-Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA)-Université de Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines (UVSQ)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Université Paris-Saclay-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Direction de Recherche Fondamentale (CEA) (DRF (CEA)) |
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Can low-resolution CMIP6 ScenarioMIP models provide insight into future European post-tropical-cyclone risk? |
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Can low-resolution CMIP6 ScenarioMIP models provide insight into future European post-tropical-cyclone risk? |
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Can low-resolution CMIP6 ScenarioMIP models provide insight into future European post-tropical-cyclone risk? |
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Can low-resolution CMIP6 ScenarioMIP models provide insight into future European post-tropical-cyclone risk? |
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Can low-resolution CMIP6 ScenarioMIP models provide insight into future European post-tropical-cyclone risk? |
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can low-resolution cmip6 scenariomip models provide insight into future european post-tropical-cyclone risk? |
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ISSN: 2698-4016 Weather and Climate Dynamics https://hal.science/hal-03917667 Weather and Climate Dynamics, 2022, 3 (4), pp.1359 - 1379. ⟨10.5194/wcd-3-1359-2022⟩ |
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