Warm conveyor belts in present-day and future climate simulations – Part 1: Climatology and impacts

Abstract ∼ 23  %–33 % (∼ 14  %–20 %) in winter (summer) – leads to (i) an increase in WCB-related precipitation – ∼ 13  %–23 % (∼ 7  %–28 %) in winter (summer) – especially in the upper percentiles and thus a possible increase in extreme precipitation related to WCBs, (ii) a strong increase in diabatic heating – ∼ 20  %–27 % (∼ 17  %–33 %) in winter (summer) – in the mid-troposphere, and (iii) a higher outflow level – ∼ 10  K (∼ 10 –16 K) in winter (summer) – which favours WCBs more strongly interacting with the upper-level Rossby waveguide. In summary, by investigating a distinct weather system, the WCB, and how it changes in its occurrence frequency and characteristics in a future climate, this study provides new insights into the dynamics and impacts of climate change in the extratropical storm track regions.

Object Details

• Location: Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
• Extent: Online-Ressource
• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Warm conveyor belts in present-day and future climate simulations – Part 1: Climatology and impacts ; volume:4 ; number:1 ; year:2023 ; pages:133-155 ; extent:23 ; Weather and climate dynamics ; 4, Heft 1 (2023), 133-155 (gesamt 23)

Contributors, Places and Time

• Creator: Joos, Hanna ; Sprenger, Michael ; Binder, Hanin ; Beyerle, Urs ; Wernli, Heini

Further information

• DOI: 10.5194/wcd-4-133-2023
• URN: urn:nbn:de:101:1-2023033008091371235688
• Rights: Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
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