Evidence for a weakening of tropical surface wind extremes in response to atmospheric warming
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Atmospheric warming and the amplification of precipitation extremes.
Climate models suggest that extreme precipitation events will become more common in an anthropogenically warmed climate. However, observational limitations have hindered a direct evaluation of model-projected changes in extreme precipitation. We used satellite observations and model simulations to examine the response of tropical precipitation events to naturally driven changes in surface tempe...
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تاریخ انتشار 2017