Sentences with phrase «associated changes in precipitation»

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«In general, the amount of precipitation is increasing but also the kind of precipitation is changing,» said McFadden, an associate professor in UCSB's Department of GeographIn general, the amount of precipitation is increasing but also the kind of precipitation is changing,» said McFadden, an associate professor in UCSB's Department of Geographin UCSB's Department of Geography.

Widening of the tropics would also probably be associated with poleward movement of major extratropical climate zones due to changes in the position of jet streams, storm tracks, mean position of high and low pressure systems, and associated precipitation regimes.

The regions where droughts have occurred seem to be determined largely by changes in SSTs, especially in the tropics, through associated changes in the atmospheric circulation and precipitation.

Direct effects are impacts to trees that arise directly in response to changes in temperature and precipitation; indirect effects are secondary impacts, such as increased number of fires associated with warming temperatures, which then affect trees and forests.

In the second real - time extreme weather attribution study in the context of the World Weather Attribution project the team found a 5 - 80 % increase in the likelihood of heavy precipitation like those associated with storm Desmond to occur due to anthropogenic climate changIn the second real - time extreme weather attribution study in the context of the World Weather Attribution project the team found a 5 - 80 % increase in the likelihood of heavy precipitation like those associated with storm Desmond to occur due to anthropogenic climate changin the context of the World Weather Attribution project the team found a 5 - 80 % increase in the likelihood of heavy precipitation like those associated with storm Desmond to occur due to anthropogenic climate changin the likelihood of heavy precipitation like those associated with storm Desmond to occur due to anthropogenic climate change.

The water vapor feedback (a generally positive feedback)-- there is an roughly exponential increase in saturation water vapor pressure with increasing temperature, and the relative humidity (at a given vertical level) overall tends not to change a lot globally, though there will be different regional trends associated with shifting precipitation patterns.

These forcings are spatially heterogeneous and include the effect of aerosols on clouds and associated precipitation [e.g., Rosenfeld et al., 2008], the influence of aerosol deposition (e.g., black carbon (soot)[Flanner et al. 2007] and reactive nitrogen [Galloway et al., 2004]-RRB-, and the role of changes in land use / land cover [e.g., Takata et al., 2009].

Fewer models have simulated tropical cyclones in the context of climate change than those simulating temperature and precipitation changes and sea level rise, mainly because of the computational burden associated with the high resolution needed to capture the characteristics of tropical cyclones.

In the second real - time extreme weather attribution study in the context of the World Weather Attribution project the team found a 5 - 80 % increase in the likelihood of heavy precipitation like those associated with storm Desmond to occur due to anthropogenic climate changIn the second real - time extreme weather attribution study in the context of the World Weather Attribution project the team found a 5 - 80 % increase in the likelihood of heavy precipitation like those associated with storm Desmond to occur due to anthropogenic climate changin the context of the World Weather Attribution project the team found a 5 - 80 % increase in the likelihood of heavy precipitation like those associated with storm Desmond to occur due to anthropogenic climate changin the likelihood of heavy precipitation like those associated with storm Desmond to occur due to anthropogenic climate change.

Attribution of recent changes in autumn cyclone associated precipitation in the Arctic.

A programming note: my colleagues and I have just completed a new study on changing California precipitation extremes, and the associated paper will be released in late April.

Changes in sea - surface temperatures (SSTs) also have an effect by bringing about associated changes in atmospheric circulation and precipiChanges in sea - surface temperatures (SSTs) also have an effect by bringing about associated changes in atmospheric circulation and precipichanges in atmospheric circulation and precipitation.

We analyze spatial patterns of precipitation globally associated with forest loss by calculating shifts in the global tropical precipitation band, the Inter-Tropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ), associated with changes in cross-equatorial atmospheric heat transport using equation 2.21 from [33].

In the coming century, increasing atmospheric GHG concentration and associated warming could have important hydrological and water resource consequences in the Southwest resulting from mean state changes due to higher evaporation and decreased precipitation [73 — 75In the coming century, increasing atmospheric GHG concentration and associated warming could have important hydrological and water resource consequences in the Southwest resulting from mean state changes due to higher evaporation and decreased precipitation [73 — 75in the Southwest resulting from mean state changes due to higher evaporation and decreased precipitation [73 — 75].

The large interannual to decadal hydroclimatic variability in winter precipitation is highly influenced by sea surface temperature (SST) anomalies in the tropical Pacific Ocean and associated changes in large - scale atmospheric circulation patterns [16].

The authors also find that anticipated changes in sub-daily precipitation associated with a warming climate will «significantly affect the magnitude and frequency of urban and rural flash floods.»

The periods where GISS surges ahead of the satellite record appear to be associated with times of El Ninos, perhaps involving changes in precipitation.

5) In all cases a decadal or longer decrease in solar activity is associated with a decrease in temperatures and a change in precipitation patternIn all cases a decadal or longer decrease in solar activity is associated with a decrease in temperatures and a change in precipitation patternin solar activity is associated with a decrease in temperatures and a change in precipitation patternin temperatures and a change in precipitation patternin precipitation patterns.

Combining historical aerial surveys, expedition photographs, and both spy and modern satellite imagery reveals a pronounced retreat of peripheral glaciers in east and west Greenland, linked to changes in precipitation associated with the NAO.

The 1976 — 1977 climate shift in the Pacific, associated with a phase change in the PDO from negative to positive, was associated with significant changes in ENSO evolution (Trenberth and Stepaniak, 2001) and with changes in ENSO teleconnections and links to precipitation and surface temperatures over North and South America, Asia and Australia (Trenberth, 1990; Trenberth and Hurrell, 1994; Power et al., 1999a; Salinger et al., 2001; Mantua and Hare, 2002; Minobe and Nakanowatari, 2002; Trenberth et al., 2002b; Deser et al., 2004; Marengo, 2004).

Several studies suggest that there would be a change in precipitation patterns over the tropics, associated with a southward shift of the intertropical convergence zone (e.g., Vellinga et al 2002; Brayshaw et al, 2009), which could also affect the intensity of the El Nino Southern Oscillation (ENSO) in the Pacific (Timmermann et al, 2007).

They confirm that the incidence of illnesses is strongly associated with sharp changes in temperature and precipitation between seasons.

Spaceindustrynews: Mid-elevation forests — those between approximately 6,500 to 8,000 feet (1,981 to 2,438 meters) in elevation — are the most sensitive to rising temperatures and changes in precipitation and snowmelt associated with climate change, finds a new University of Colorado Boulder - led study co-funded by NASA.

Recent studies have shown that western boundary currents have shifted position slightly over the course decades, leading to changes in wind, temperature and precipitation patterns around the globe more commonly associated with El Niño and the other ocean oscillations.

Winter precipitation is also affected by the changing atmospheric circulation, with localised increases in precipitation associated with more winter storms and a strengthened winter storm track.

Changes in the trade winds, atmospheric circulation, precipitation and associated atmospheric heating set up extratropical responses.