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Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences
Li Na, Risu Na, Yulong Bao, Jiquan Zhang, Yuhai Bao, Yin Shan
Summary: The diurnal temperature range (DTR) has significantly decreased in many land areas as a consequence of global warming. This study investigates the spatial distribution and future projections of DTR variations on the Mongolian Plateau under different global warming levels. Precipitation and cloud cover were found to be the main factors influencing DTR changes. This study enhances the understanding of climate change in the region and provides a valuable reference for similar studies.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CLIMATOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences
Daniel F. Balting, Amir AghaKouchak, Gerrit Lohmann, Monica Ionita
Summary: Drought frequency and severity are projected to increase in the future, with dry regions experiencing significant intensification, while regions less affected by long-lasting droughts like Europe may also see a significant increase in drought occurrence probability under the warmest future scenario.
NPJ CLIMATE AND ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCE
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Fabrina Bolzan Martins, Rafael Bitencourt Benassi, Roger Rodrigues Torres, Francisco Agustinho de Brito Neto
Summary: This study analyzed the impact of global warming on water availability in South America, finding that most regions will face water deficits, particularly impacting Eucalyptus plantations. Only a few regions in South America will not suffer from water shortages and will have less impact on Eucalyptus plantations. Urgent and effective adaptation measures are needed for the forestry industry.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2022)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Cristian Martinez-Villalobos, J. David Neelin
Summary: Daily precipitation extremes are projected to intensify with increasing moisture under global warming following the Clausius-Clapeyron (CC) relationship at about 7%/?C. However, this increase is not uniformly distributed. By leveraging theory and observations of precipitation probability distribution, we can improve intermodel agreement and interpret projected changes more accurately. As a result, risk due to regional enhancement of precipitation scale increase by dynamical effects must be included in vulnerability assessment even if locations are imprecise.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2023)
Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Pinya Wang, Yang Yang, Jianping Tang, L. Ruby Leung, Hong Liao
Summary: This study investigates the future changes in extreme wet-bulb temperatures and extreme dry-bulb temperatures globally, finding that under a warming climate, there are higher absolute increases over mid-high latitudes and higher relative increases over tropics. Humid and dry heat events are more frequent in tropics, with humid heat events intensifying more than dry heat events.
GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH LETTERS
(2021)
Article
Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences
Lianlian Xu, Aihui Wang, Wei Yu, Song Yang
Summary: This study quantifies the hot spots of extreme precipitation based on changes in intensity, frequency, and variability, finding that the Sahara Desert emerges as a hot spot of extreme precipitation change in different warming levels. Model spread in extreme precipitation indices is large, especially in the tail of the precipitation distribution, indicating significant uncertainty in CMIP5 GCMs.
WEATHER AND CLIMATE EXTREMES
(2021)
Article
Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences
Roger Rodrigues Torres, Rafael Bitencourt Benassi, Fabrina Bolzan Martins, David Montenegro Lapola
Summary: This study analyzed the impact of 1.5 and 2 degrees C global warming on the climatological patterns of South America, finding that both temperature and precipitation will increase in most regions of the continent. Regardless of different greenhouse gas emission scenarios, the temperature and precipitation patterns were almost similar.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CLIMATOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences
Aradhana Yaduvanshi, Tiro Nkemelang, Ramkumar Bendapudi, Mark New
Summary: Mean surface temperature is projected to rise significantly in India, leading to increased hot temperature extremes and decreased cold temperature extremes in all climate zones. Rainfall indices also show an increase in high precipitation events, although with large uncertainties in the projections. These changes are expected to have far-reaching impacts on the social and economic statuses of the respective climate zones, highlighting the need for responsive climate change adaptation policies at national and state levels.
WEATHER AND CLIMATE EXTREMES
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Jeff Price, Rachel Warren, Nicole Forstenhausler, Craig Wallace, Rhosanna Jenkins, Timothy J. Osborn, D. P. Van Vuuren
Summary: This study quantifies the impacts of different global warming levels on severe droughts in six countries (China, Brazil, Egypt, Ethiopia, Ghana and India). The findings show that current climate change mitigation pledges would lead to severe drought in all studied countries, while meeting the long-term temperature goal of the Paris Agreement would greatly reduce drought risks for these countries.
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Chun-Sen Ma, Wei Zhang, Yu Peng, Fei Zhao, Xiang-Qian Chang, Kun Xing, Liang Zhu, Gang Ma, He-Ping Yang, Volker H. W. Rudolf
Summary: Climate change has the potential to increase the range and pesticide resistance of pests, posing a serious threat to global food security and economic interests.
NATURE COMMUNICATIONS
(2021)
Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Christopher J. Smith, Piers M. Forster
Summary: The suppressed late-20th Century warming seen in CMIP6 is not only caused by a stronger aerosol forcing, but also by weaker greenhouse gas forcing and differences in climate sensitivity between CMIP5 and CMIP6 ensemble. This leads to stronger aerosol cooling over 1960-1990 and stronger greenhouse gas induced warming from 1990, returning the warming post-2000 toward the observed level.
GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH LETTERS
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Yi He, Desmond Manful, Rachel Warren, Nicole Forstenhausler, Timothy J. Osborn, Jeff Price, Rhosanna Jenkins, Craig Wallace, Dai Yamazaki
Summary: This study projects an increase in fluvial flood risks due to climate change. Warmer temperatures will lead to a decrease in the return periods of 100-year floods, exposing more people to flood risks. Limiting warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius can reduce the increase in risks.
Article
Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences
Peng Zeng, Fengyun Sun, Yaoyi Liu, Yukun Wang, Gen Li, Yue Che
Summary: Global warming will exacerbate the impacts of drought on human society and economy. Over the next 30 years, most parts of China are projected to experience more severe, frequent, and longer droughts compared to the baseline period. Drought conditions in northern China become more complex under higher temperature changes.
WEATHER AND CLIMATE EXTREMES
(2021)
Article
Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences
Tobias Bayr, Mojib Latif
Summary: This study investigates the changes of two atmospheric feedbacks, the amplifying zonal wind feedback and the damping heat flux feedback, in El Nino/Southern Oscillation (ENSO) under global warming conditions. The findings show that the amplifying zonal wind feedback over the western equatorial Pacific becomes significantly stronger, while the heat flux damping feedback over the eastern and central equatorial Pacific increases in most models. The strengthening of these two feedbacks can be explained by the stronger warming in the eastern region, which shifts the Pacific Walker Circulation and increases convection over the central equatorial Pacific. Additionally, the study finds a relationship between the change in ENSO amplitude and the change in ENSO atmospheric feedback.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Ying-Ying Chen, Kai Yu
Summary: The response of the equatorial Pacific SSTAC to CO2-induced global warming was examined using 15 CMIP5 experiments. The study found that there were no statistically significant changes in the SSTAC amplitude in the future. Most models showed weaker propagation speed, stronger annual and semi-annual external forcing, and varied damping rates.
FRONTIERS IN MARINE SCIENCE
(2022)
Article
Engineering, Electrical & Electronic
Laiz Souto, Joshua Yip, Wen-Ying Wu, Brent Austgen, Erhan Kutanoglu, John Hasenbein, Zong-Liang Yang, Carey W. King, Surya Santoso
Summary: This article introduces a methodology for improving mid-term power system resilience at transmission substations in flood-affected areas through a combination of hardening strategies and quantitative metrics. The methodology considers flood forecasts, location of electrical equipment, and resilience planning strategies, and utilizes a mixed-integer linear programming formulation for optimal hardening. Ultimately, the choice of appropriate mitigation strategies can optimize resilience metrics and cost indicators across various scenarios.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ELECTRICAL POWER & ENERGY SYSTEMS
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Yuwen Fan, Liao Pei-Syuan, Eun-Soon Im, Min-Hui Lo
Summary: This study assesses the future heat-related mortality risk under different levels of warming and reveals a surge in risk worldwide, with regional differences. It highlights the importance of considering both severity of hot temperatures and demographic changes in developing adaptation strategies.
ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH LETTERS
(2022)
Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Yi-Shin Jang, Sheng-Feng Shen, Jehn-Yih Juang, Cho-ying Huang, Min-Hui Lo
Summary: Research has shown that in montane cloud forests in central Taiwan, the diurnal temperature range increases with altitude, while it is larger in low-altitude and high-altitude areas. This highlights the importance of montane cloud forests for the mountain ecosystem.
GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH LETTERS
(2022)
Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Huazhen Li, Min-Hui Lo, Dongryeol Ryu, Murray Peel, Yongqiang Zhang
Summary: Irrigation can both cool and warm air temperature depending on the balance between daytime cooling and nighttime warming. Evaporative cooling and reduced solar radiation during the daytime can lower air temperature, while the increased atmospheric water vapor at night can enhance the local greenhouse effect and increase nighttime temperature. It is important to consider sub-daily processes when assessing the impact of irrigation on daily air temperature and temperature-related socioeconomic phenomena.
GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH LETTERS
(2022)
Article
Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences
Chia-Wei Lan, Yen-Ting Hwang, Rong-You Chien, Agnes Ducharne, Min-Hui Lo
Summary: The representation of groundwater dynamics in land surface models and their roles in global precipitation variations have been studied recently. The incorporation of the groundwater component in climate models has led to higher soil moisture and diverse precipitation changes. However, the effects of groundwater on large-scale atmospheric energy transport, a fundamental atmospheric variable regulating Earth's climate, have not been thoroughly explored.
JOURNAL OF CLIMATE
(2022)
Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
You-Ting Wu, Yu-Chiao Liang, Yan-Ning Kuo, Flavio Lehner, Michael Previdi, Lorenzo M. Polvani, Min-Hui Lo, Chia-Wei Lan
Summary: Arctic Amplification (AA), characterized by greater warming in the Arctic compared to the global mean, exhibits a seasonal dependence. Models predict that the annual maximum AA will shift from autumn to winter over the 21st century, but there is considerable uncertainty in the exact timing and magnitude of this shift. Model differences dominate the total uncertainty, while emission scenarios have a negligible impact on AA projections.
GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH LETTERS
(2023)
Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Xander Huggins, Tom Gleeson, Juan Castilla-Rho, Cameron Holley, Viviana Re, James S. Famiglietti
Summary: Groundwater resources are connected with various systems such as social, economic, ecological, and Earth systems. A new framing called groundwater-connected systems is introduced to better understand the complexity of these connections in terms of data collection, scientific investigations, governance, and education. This framing allows for a holistic approach to studying the interactions between groundwater and social-ecological systems, emphasizing the importance of integrating multiple perspectives and goals to achieve groundwater sustainability.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Chinchu Mohan, Tom Gleeson, Tara Forstner, James S. S. Famiglietti, Inge de Graaf
Summary: The importance of ecosystem services in water resources management has led to a focus on environmental-flows requirements for moving waters. However, current management practices often overlook the contribution of groundwater and fail to consider its importance in environmental flows. This study presents two methods for estimating groundwater environmental flow contributions, one based on groundwater and the other on surface water. The methods were tested in British Columbia, Canada and showed comparable results, suggesting their potential applicability in data-scarce, hydrologically complex landscapes globally.
WATER RESOURCES RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences
Hung-Chen Chen, Min-Hui Lo
Summary: Deforestation affects the exchange of heat, moisture, and momentum between the Earth's surface and the atmosphere, leading to significant impacts on surface energy balance and water budget. However, simulations from different models show diverse changes in surface heat fluxes due to deforestation. This study investigates the factors causing these variations and uses the NCAR Community Land Model to explore the impacts of tropical deforestation on surface heat fluxes. Results demonstrate that changes in surface heat fluxes are related to the initial conditions of flux partitioning over deforested areas. Deforestation tends to reduce surface heat fluxes when evaporative fractions are smaller, and decrease latent heat fluxes while increasing sensible heat fluxes when evaporative fractions are larger. Similar findings in the Land Use Model Intercomparison Project suggest that varying simulated flux partitioning conditions contribute to the diversity in surface heat flux changes among models.
JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH-ATMOSPHERES
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Li Xu, James S. Famiglietti
Summary: Environmental change, especially water crises, is a crucial driver of human migration, particularly in vulnerable regions and low- and middle-income countries. However, the interconnected patterns between water-related events and migration are not yet fully understood. This study combines quantitative text-mining with qualitative thematic analysis to explore these patterns and identifies four major patterns of water-driven migration: water quantity variability, damaging water hazards, physical disturbances to water systems, and water pollution. Understanding the dynamics of water-migration requires considering the interconnections between water changes and migration patterns, investigating the interactions between different water variables and socioeconomic factors, developing an integrated water-migration database for early-warning signals, and implementing targeted water policies to enhance resilience in climate-vulnerable regions and populations.
WILEY INTERDISCIPLINARY REVIEWS-WATER
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Grant Ferguson, Jennifer C. C. McIntosh, Scott Jasechko, Ji-Hyun Kim, James S. S. Famiglietti, Jeffrey J. J. McDonnell
Summary: Groundwater, although being one of the largest reservoirs of water on Earth, has small fluxes compared to its volume. Deep groundwater (>500 m) is only weakly and sporadically connected to the rest of the terrestrial water cycle, contributing <0.1% to global streamflow. However, it plays a significant role in the global chloride cycle, providing around 7% of the flux of chloride to the ocean.
COMMUNICATIONS EARTH & ENVIRONMENT
(2023)
Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Zhiyuan Yang, Dongryeol Ryu, Min-Hui Lo, Murray C. Peel, Sugata Y. Narsey, Kaighin A. McColl
Summary: Using a climate model, this study found that constructing a permanent lake in central Australia would not significantly increase local or regional precipitation, but instead lead to a decrease in local rainfall.
GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH LETTERS
(2023)
Article
Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences
Wan-Ling Tseng, Szu-Ying Lin, Yi-Chi Wang, Shih-How Lo, Min-Hui Lo, Shih-Yu Lee, Chieh-Ting Tsai, Huang-Hsiung Hsu
Summary: In this study, the impacts of the Pacific-Japan (PJ) pattern on the summer temperature and heatwave characteristics in Taiwan were investigated using long-term station-based temperature and rainfall dataset. The results showed that during the positive phase of the PJ pattern, there was an island-wide increase in temperature in Taiwan, accompanied by an increase in the effective area and frequency of heatwave extremes. The adiabatic warming due to subsidence anomaly associated with the anticyclone over Taiwan was identified as the primary contributor to the surface warming.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CLIMATOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Engineering, Civil
Li Xu, David Ferris, Xander Huggins, Jefferson S. Wong, Chinchu Mohan, Sara Sadri, Hrishikesh A. Chandanpurkar, Palash Sanyal, James S. Famiglietti
Summary: Managing groundwater is difficult due to its underground existence. The GRACE tool provides an opportunity for monitoring groundwater storage, but linking scientific research to policymaking and groundwater practices is limited. This paper aims to improve the use of GRACE data for sustainable groundwater management through a Delphi survey collecting opinions from academic and non-academic communities. The survey reveals the potential and willingness of both communities to collaborate and suggests recommendations for better application of GRACE data.
JOURNAL OF HYDROLOGY
(2023)
Review
Environmental Sciences
Bridget R. Scanlon, Sarah Fakhreddine, Ashraf Rateb, Inge de Graaf, Jay Famiglietti, Tom Gleeson, R. Quentin Grafton, Esteban Jobbagy, Seifu Kebede, Seshagiri Rao Kolusu, Leonard F. Konikow, Di Long, Mesfin Mekonnen, Hannes Mueller Schmied, Abhijit Mukherjee, Alan MacDonald, Robert C. Reedy, Mohammad Shamsudduha, Craig T. Simmons, Alex Sun, Richard G. Taylor, Karen G. Villholth, Charles J. Vorosmarty, Chunmiao Zheng
Summary: This review discusses the threats to water resources from human activities and climate variability, and explores ways to enhance resilience through green and grey solutions. The article evaluates the current and historical trends in water storage and availability, considering surface water and groundwater as interconnected resources. Diversifying management strategies, such as preserving forests and wetlands and increasing water supplies and storage, can help build a resilient water system.
NATURE REVIEWS EARTH & ENVIRONMENT
(2023)
