Future precipitation increase constrained by climatological pattern of cloud effect.

ABSTRACT: The fractional increase in global mean precipitation ([Formula: see text]) is a first-order measure of the hydrological cycle intensification under anthropogenic warming. However, [Formula: see text] varies by a factor of more than three among model projections, hindering credible assessments of the associated climate impacts. The uncertainty in [Formula: see text] stems from uncertainty in both hydrological sensitivity (global mean precipitation increase per unit warming) and climate sensitivity (global mean temperature increase per forcing). Here, by investigating hydrological and climate sensitivities in a unified surface-energy-balance perspective, we find that both sensitivities are significantly correlated with surface shortwave cloud feedback, which is further linked to the climatol

SUBMITTER: Zhou W 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10567723 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature