Sentences with phrase «future precipitation trends»

Future precipitation trends in both areas aren't as clear, though there are indications that rain will come in more intense, episodic bursts, leaving more time between them for trees to experience drought stress.

Not exact matches

«Our study has found evidence to the contrary, suggesting that in fact, the future long - term trend based on paleoclimate reconstructions is likely towards diminishing precipitation, with no relief in the form of increased Mediterranean storms, the primary source of annual precipitation to the region, in the foreseeable future.»

«According to climate predictions, annual precipitation is likely to decrease in the Southwest but increase in the eastern United States during the 21st century, therefore, the observed diverse trends of surface water body areas since 1984 could continue to occur in the future,» said Xiao.

Global climate projections from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, showing temperature and precipitation trends for two different future scenarios, as described in the Climate chapter of this assessment (IPCC 2014a).

Although all downscaled temperature trends project a future warming, scenarios for precipitation are more ambiguous.

Projections of future climate over the U.S. suggest that the recent trend towards increased heavy precipitation events will continue.

Future 30 - year trends (2016 — 2045) in winter (a, b) SAT (°C per 30 years; color shading) and (c, d) precipitation (mm day − 1 per 30 years; color shading) from simulations 13 and 25 of the CESM1 Large Ensemble, chosen for their contrasting SLP trends (contours; interval = 1 hPa per 30 years with negative values dashed)

[10] Observed trends in precipitation and floods over Europe are in line with these future projections, however their climate change signal is quite complex.