Prediction and projection of heatwaves

DIV Domeisen, EAB Eltahir, EM Fischer… - Nature Reviews Earth & …, 2023 - nature.com
Heatwaves constitute a major threat to human health and ecosystems. Projected increases
in heatwave frequency and severity thus lead to the need for prediction to enhance …

Heat waves: Physical understanding and scientific challenges

D Barriopedro, R García‐Herrera… - Reviews of …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Heat waves (HWs) can cause large socioeconomic and environmental impacts. The
observed increases in their frequency, intensity and duration are projected to continue with …

An evaluation of ERA5 precipitation for climate monitoring

DA Lavers, A Simmons, F Vamborg… - Quarterly Journal of …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
A key aim of climate monitoring is to place the current conditions of climate variables, such
as surface air temperature and precipitation, in their historical context. In Europe, a leading …

[HTML][HTML] Recent climate and hydrological changes in a mountain–basin system in Xinjiang, China

J Yao, Y Chen, X Guan, Y Zhao, J Chen, W Mao - Earth-Science Reviews, 2022 - Elsevier
Xinjiang, China, is a representative arid region in Central Asia that is characterized by a
unique mountain–basin structure and fragile mountain–oasis–desert ecosystems. Climate …

Evaluation of the large EURO‐CORDEX regional climate model ensemble

R Vautard, N Kadygrov, C Iles, F Boberg… - Journal of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The use of regional climate model (RCM)‐based projections for providing regional climate
information in a research and climate service contexts is currently expanding very fast. This …

Development of an updated global land in situ‐based data set of temperature and precipitation extremes: HadEX3

RJH Dunn, LV Alexander, MG Donat… - Journal of …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
We present the second update to a data set of gridded land‐based temperature and
precipitation extremes indices: HadEX3. This consists of 17 temperature and 12 precipitation …

Future climate risk from compound events

J Zscheischler, S Westra, BJJM Van Den Hurk… - Nature climate …, 2018 - nature.com
Floods, wildfires, heatwaves and droughts often result from a combination of interacting
physical processes across multiple spatial and temporal scales. The combination of …

Changes in annual extremes of daily temperature and precipitation in CMIP6 models

C Li, F Zwiers, X Zhang, G Li, Y Sun… - Journal of …, 2021 - journals.ametsoc.org
Changes in Annual Extremes of Daily Temperature and Precipitation in CMIP6 Models in: Journal
of Climate Volume 34 Issue 9 (2021) Jump to Content Logo Logo Logo Logo Logo Logo …

[HTML][HTML] Extreme weather events cause significant crop yield losses at the farm level in German agriculture

J Schmitt, F Offermann, M Söder, C Frühauf, R Finger - Food Policy, 2022 - Elsevier
Extreme weather events frequently cause severe crop yield losses, affecting food security
and farmers' incomes. In this paper, we aim to provide a holistic assessment of these …

Does CMIP6 inspire more confidence in simulating climate extremes over China?

H Zhu, Z Jiang, J Li, W Li, C Sun, L Li - Advances in Atmospheric Sciences, 2020 - Springer
Based on climate extreme indices calculated from a high-resolution daily observational
dataset in China during 1961–2005, the performance of 12 climate models from phase 6 of …