Global Observations and CMIP6 Simulations of Compound Extremes of Monthly Temperature and Precipitation.

ABSTRACT: Compound climate extremes, such as events with concurrent temperature and precipitation extremes, have significant impacts on the health of humans and ecosystems. This paper aims to analyze temporal and spatial characteristics of compound extremes of monthly temperature and precipitation, evaluate the performance of the sixth phase of the Coupled Model Intercomparison Project (CMIP6) models in simulating compound extremes, and investigate their future changes under Shared Socioeconomic Pathways (SSPs). The results show a significant increase in the frequency of compound warm extremes (warm/dry and warm/wet) but a decrease in compound cold extremes (cold/dry and cold/wet) during 1985-2014 relative to 1955-1984. The observed upward trends of compound warm extremes over China are much higher

SUBMITTER: Wu Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8121137 | biostudies-literature | 2021 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature