Comparison of CMIP6 and CMIP5 simulations of precipitation in China and the East Asian summer monsoon

X Xin, T Wu, J Zhang, J Yao… - International Journal of …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
We evaluate and compare the simulation of summer precipitation in China and the East
Asian summer monsoon (EASM) by eight climate models from Phase 6 of the Coupled …

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 …

Flash droughts in the Pearl River Basin, China: Observed characteristics and future changes

J Li, Z Wang, X Wu, S Guo, X Chen - Science of the Total Environment, 2020 - Elsevier
Heat wave flash drought or precipitation deficit flash drought has devastating impacts on
society and the environment. This study explored the historical changes (1960–2015) of the …

[HTML][HTML] Water-saving agriculture can deliver deep water cuts for China

G Huang, AY Hoekstra, MS Krol, J Jägermeyr… - Resources, conservation …, 2020 - Elsevier
China is working hard to reconcile growing demands for freshwater with already
oversubscribed renewable water resources. However, the knowledge essential for setting …

Evident response of future hydropower generation to climate change

J Li, Z Wang, X Wu, B Ming, L Chen, X Chen - Journal of Hydrology, 2020 - Elsevier
Climate change has emerged as a key issue for hydropower management and development
in future. This study systematically evaluates the impact of climate change on reservoir …

Sources of the intermodel spread in projected global monsoon hydrological sensitivity

J Cao, B Wang, B Wang, H Zhao… - Geophysical …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The projected monsoon hydrological sensitivity, namely, the precipitation change rate per
kelvin of global warming, shows substantial intermodel spread among 40 Coupled Model …

Improvement of the simulation of the summer East Asian westerly jet from CMIP5 to CMIP6

Y FU, Z LIN, D GUO - Atmospheric and Oceanic Science Letters, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT The East Asian westerly jet (EAJ) plays a crucial role in affecting the East Asian
summer rainfall (EASR). Therefore, evaluations of EAJ simulations are vital for improving the …

How well do climate models simulate regional atmospheric circulation over East Asia?

C Zhao, Z Jiang, X Sun, W Li, L Li - International Journal of …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
This study presents a comprehensive and quantitative evaluation of the mean state of
summer atmospheric circulation over East Asia. Attention is paid to the South Asian high …

[HTML][HTML] Mechanisms for spatially inhomogeneous changes in East Asian summer monsoon precipitation during the mid-Holocene

N Wang, D Jiang, X Lang - Journal of Climate, 2020 - journals.ametsoc.org
ABSTRACT The East Asian summer monsoon (EASM) intensified during the early to mid-
Holocene relative to the present primarily due to orbital forcing. However, on the regional …

Summer monsoon rainfall patterns and predictability over Southeast China

L Dai, TF Cheng, M Lu - Water Resources Research, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
This study advances the use of the Self‐organizing Map (SOM) to identify the summer
monsoon rainfall patterns over Southeast China (SEC), using 272 gauge records from May …