Northern Hemisphere Stationary Waves in a Changing Climate.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose of review

Stationary waves are planetary-scale longitudinal variations in the time-averaged atmospheric circulation. Here, we consider the projected response of Northern Hemisphere stationary waves to climate change in winter and summer. We discuss how the response varies across different metrics, identify robust responses, and review proposed mechanisms.

Recent findings

Climate models project shifts in the prevailing wind patterns, with corresponding impacts on regional precipitation, temperature, and extreme events. Recent work has improved our understanding of the links between stationary waves and regional climate and identified robust stationary wave responses to climate change, which include an increased zonal lengthscale in winter, a poleward shift of the wint

SUBMITTER: Wills RCJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6934250 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature