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Understanding rainfall extremes

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  • Geert Lenderink

    (Geert Lenderink is at the Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute, De Bilt, The Netherlands)

  • Hayley J. Fowler

    (Hayley J. Fowler is at the School of Civil Engineering and Geosciences, Newcastle University, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK)

Abstract

Warming induced by greenhouse gases will increase the amount of moisture in the atmosphere, causing heavier rainfall events. Changing atmospheric circulation dynamics are now shown to either amplify or weaken regional increases, contributing to uncertainty in future precipitation extremes.

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  • Geert Lenderink & Hayley J. Fowler, 2017. "Understanding rainfall extremes," Nature Climate Change, Nature, vol. 7(6), pages 391-393, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcli:v:7:y:2017:i:6:d:10.1038_nclimate3305
    DOI: 10.1038/nclimate3305
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    1. Wei Zhang & Gabriele Villarini & Michael Wehner, 2019. "Contrasting the responses of extreme precipitation to changes in surface air and dew point temperatures," Climatic Change, Springer, vol. 154(1), pages 257-271, May.
    2. Dominik Traxl & Niklas Boers & Aljoscha Rheinwalt & Bodo Bookhagen, 2021. "The role of cyclonic activity in tropical temperature-rainfall scaling," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 12(1), pages 1-9, December.

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