Sentences with phrase «u.s. precipitation extremes»

The paper, in the new issue of Journal of Climate, is «The resolution dependence of contiguous U.S. precipitation extremes in response to CO2 forcing» — by Karin van der Wiel of Princeton and colleagues.

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The 2014 National Climate Assessment predicted that many U.S. communities will see extreme precipitation events more often as global temperatures rise.

In addition to accounting for drought and hurricane winds, the index considers temperature and precipitation extremes in the U.S..

The coverage of extreme precipitation totals and warm temperatures contributed to the fourth highest U.S. Climate Extremes Index in the 106 - year record for the CONUS.

Even though the cold in the U.S. has not been unprecedented, the public perception is «extreme» because the cold in the central / eastern / southeastern U.S., drought in California, and the heat / heavy precipitation in Alaska has been so prolonged.

Increases in the frequency and intensity of extreme precipitation events are projected for all U.S. regions.

The U.S. Climate Extremes Index (USCEI), an index that tracks the highest and lowest 10 percent of extremes in temperature, precipitation, drought and tropical cyclones across the contiguous U.S., was a record - large 44 percent during the January - June period, over twice the averagExtremes Index (USCEI), an index that tracks the highest and lowest 10 percent of extremes in temperature, precipitation, drought and tropical cyclones across the contiguous U.S., was a record - large 44 percent during the January - June period, over twice the averagextremes in temperature, precipitation, drought and tropical cyclones across the contiguous U.S., was a record - large 44 percent during the January - June period, over twice the average value.

For example, the two models with the highest resolution (FLOR and HiFLOR) show increased extreme precipitation during the Atlantic hurricane season in the U.S. southeast.

Evidence that extreme precipitation is increasing is based primarily on analysis1, 2,3 of hourly and daily precipitation observations from the U.S. Cooperative Observer Network, and is supported by observed increases in atmospheric water vapor.4 Recent publications have projected an increase in extreme precipitation events, 1,5 with some areas getting larger increases6 and some getting decreases.7, 2

In the mid-latitudes, where most of the continental U.S. is located, there is an upward trend in extreme precipitation in the vicinity of fronts associated with mid-latitude storms.1 Locally, natural variations can also be important.14

A CURRENT EXAMPLE OF EXTREME SEA SURFACE TEMPS AFFECTING THE EXTREME PRECIPITATION EVENT THAT HIT THE U.S. WEST

One of the major findings is an increase in key types of extreme weather events, especially in heat waves and large precipitation events, in the U.S. and around the world over the last 50 years.

Understanding and modeling the fundamental processes that govern the large precipitation variability and extremes in the western U.S. is a critical test for the ability of climate models to predict the regional water cycle, including floods and droughts.