Does Dynamic Downscaling Modify the Projected Impacts of Stabilized 1.5°C and 2°C Warming on Hot Extremes Over China?
Abstract Using Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF) model, we perform the first dynamic downscaling of Community Earth System Model (CESM) Low‐Warming simulations to examine hot extreme changes over China in response to stabilized 1.5°C and 2°C global warming. WRF projects more intense and frequen...
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| author | Jun Ge Bo Qiu Runqi Wu Yipeng Cao Weidan Zhou Weidong Guo Jianping Tang |
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| description | Abstract Using Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF) model, we perform the first dynamic downscaling of Community Earth System Model (CESM) Low‐Warming simulations to examine hot extreme changes over China in response to stabilized 1.5°C and 2°C global warming. WRF projects more intense and frequent hot extremes due to global warming, which are qualitatively consistent with CESM. However, WRF and CESM significantly differ in magnitudes of hot extreme changes. Compared to CESM, WRF indicates larger increases in hot extremes over Tibetan Plateau but smaller increases over other regions. Such differences between WRF and CESM are mainly caused by divergent projections of shortwave radiation changes. WRF also suggests fewer benefits achieved from the additional 0.5°C warming constraint than CESM. This study demonstrates the climate risks might be inadequately informed by global climate models and it is necessary to reevaluate impacts of 1.5°C and 2°C global warming on regional climate based on regional climate models. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-a363bc08d8244a85ba34210edbcfe8b42025-08-20T03:48:43ZengWileyGeophysical Research Letters0094-82761944-80072021-03-01486n/an/a10.1029/2021GL092792Does Dynamic Downscaling Modify the Projected Impacts of Stabilized 1.5°C and 2°C Warming on Hot Extremes Over China?Jun Ge0Bo Qiu1Runqi Wu2Yipeng Cao3Weidan Zhou4Weidong Guo5Jianping Tang6School of Atmospheric Sciences Nanjing University Nanjing ChinaSchool of Atmospheric Sciences Nanjing University Nanjing ChinaSchool of Atmospheric Sciences Nanjing University Nanjing ChinaSchool of Atmospheric Sciences Nanjing University Nanjing ChinaSchool of Atmospheric Sciences Nanjing University Nanjing ChinaSchool of Atmospheric Sciences Nanjing University Nanjing ChinaSchool of Atmospheric Sciences Nanjing University Nanjing ChinaAbstract Using Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF) model, we perform the first dynamic downscaling of Community Earth System Model (CESM) Low‐Warming simulations to examine hot extreme changes over China in response to stabilized 1.5°C and 2°C global warming. WRF projects more intense and frequent hot extremes due to global warming, which are qualitatively consistent with CESM. However, WRF and CESM significantly differ in magnitudes of hot extreme changes. Compared to CESM, WRF indicates larger increases in hot extremes over Tibetan Plateau but smaller increases over other regions. Such differences between WRF and CESM are mainly caused by divergent projections of shortwave radiation changes. WRF also suggests fewer benefits achieved from the additional 0.5°C warming constraint than CESM. This study demonstrates the climate risks might be inadequately informed by global climate models and it is necessary to reevaluate impacts of 1.5°C and 2°C global warming on regional climate based on regional climate models.https://doi.org/10.1029/2021GL092792 |
| spellingShingle | Jun Ge Bo Qiu Runqi Wu Yipeng Cao Weidan Zhou Weidong Guo Jianping Tang Does Dynamic Downscaling Modify the Projected Impacts of Stabilized 1.5°C and 2°C Warming on Hot Extremes Over China? Geophysical Research Letters |
| title | Does Dynamic Downscaling Modify the Projected Impacts of Stabilized 1.5°C and 2°C Warming on Hot Extremes Over China? |
| title_full | Does Dynamic Downscaling Modify the Projected Impacts of Stabilized 1.5°C and 2°C Warming on Hot Extremes Over China? |
| title_fullStr | Does Dynamic Downscaling Modify the Projected Impacts of Stabilized 1.5°C and 2°C Warming on Hot Extremes Over China? |
| title_full_unstemmed | Does Dynamic Downscaling Modify the Projected Impacts of Stabilized 1.5°C and 2°C Warming on Hot Extremes Over China? |
| title_short | Does Dynamic Downscaling Modify the Projected Impacts of Stabilized 1.5°C and 2°C Warming on Hot Extremes Over China? |
| title_sort | does dynamic downscaling modify the projected impacts of stabilized 1 5°c and 2°c warming on hot extremes over china |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1029/2021GL092792 |
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