Sketching the spatial disparities in heatwave trends by changing atmospheric teleconnections in the Northern Hemisphere.

ABSTRACT: Pronounced spatial disparities in heatwave trends are bound up with a diversity of atmospheric signals with complex variations, including different phases and wavenumbers. However, assessing their relationships quantitatively remains a challenging problem. Here, we use a network-searching approach to identify the strengths of heatwave-related atmospheric teleconnections (AT) with ERA5 reanalysis data. This way, we quantify the close links between heatwave intensity and AT in the Northern Hemisphere. Approximately half of the interannual variability of heatwaves is explained and nearly 80% of the zonally asymmetric trend signs are estimated correctly by the AT changes in the mid-latitudes. We also uncover that the likelihood of extremely hot summers has increased sharply by a factor of 4.5

SUBMITTER: Cai F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11399360 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature