Observations of clouds, aerosols, precipitation, and surface radiation over the Southern Ocean: An overview of CAPRICORN, MARCUS, MICRE, and SOCRATES

GM McFarquhar, CS Bretherton… - Bulletin of the …, 2021 - journals.ametsoc.org
Weather and climate models are challenged by uncertainties and biases in simulating
Southern Ocean (SO) radiative fluxes that trace to a poor understanding of cloud, aerosol …

Implications of climate change for railway infrastructure

EJ Palin, I Stipanovic Oslakovic… - Wiley Interdisciplinary …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Weather phenomena can result in severe impacts on railway infrastructure. In future,
projected changes to the frequency and/or intensity of extreme weather events could change …

Future global climate: scenario-based projections and near-term information

JY Lee, J Marotzke, G Bala, L Cao, S Corti… - Climate change 2021 …, 2021 - cambridge.org
This chapter assesses simulations of future global climate change, spanning time horizons
from the near term (2021–2040), mid-term (2041–2060), and long term (2081–2100) out to …

Weather and climate extreme events in a changing climate

SI Seneviratne, X Zhang, M Adnan, W Badi… - 2021 - centaur.reading.ac.uk
Caption: Table A. 11. 2. Synthesis table summarising assessments presented in Tables 11.4-
11.21 for hot extremes (HOT EXT.), heavy precipitation (HEAVY PRECIP.), agriculture and …

Human influence on the climate system (Chapter 3)

V Eyring, NP Gillett, KM Achuta Rao, R Barimalala… - 2021 - pure.iiasa.ac.at
The AR5 concluded that human influence on the climate system is clear, evident from
increasing greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere, positive radiative forcing …

Framing, Context, and Methods (Chapter 1)

D Chen, M Rojas, BH Samset, K Cobb… - 2021 - pure.iiasa.ac.at
Working Group I (WGI) of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) assesses
the current evidence on the physical science of climate change, evaluating knowledge …

Natural disasters—origins, impacts, management

MT Chaudhary, A Piracha - Encyclopedia, 2021 - mdpi.com
Definition Natural hazards are processes that serve as triggers for natural disasters. Natural
hazards can be classified into six categories. Geophysical or geological hazards relate to …

Evaluation of CMIP6 precipitation simulations across different climatic zones: Uncertainty and model intercomparison

F Yazdandoost, S Moradian, A Izadi… - Atmospheric Research, 2021 - Elsevier
This study analyzes the performance of precipitation estimates from historical runs of the
CMIP6 (Climate Model Intercomparison Project Phase 6) over the climatic regions of Iran. In …

Present‐day and future climate over central and South America according to CMIP5/CMIP6 models

G Ortega, PA Arias, JC Villegas… - International Journal …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
In tropical regions, particularly in Central and South America (CSA), the projections of
climate seasonality under climate change are still uncertain. This is especially true for …

Comparison of CMIP6 and CMIP5 models in simulating mean and extreme precipitation over East Africa

B Ayugi, J Zhidong, H Zhu, H Ngoma, H Babaousmail… - 2021 - preprints.org
This study examines the improvement in coupled intercomparison project phase six (CMIP6)
models against the predecessor CMIP5 in simulating mean and extreme precipitation over …