Sentences with phrase «for summer precipitation»

Implications of North Atlantic sea surface salinity for summer precipitation over the US Midwest: Mechanisms and predictive value (J. Climate)

Not exact matches

Apparently, winter precipitation was more important than summer temperature for annual glacier balance when only considering subsets of years with high NAO index and negative AMO index.

In a recent study, Mathias Trachsel (Dept. of Biology, University of Bergen) and Atle Nesje (Dept. of Earth Science, University of Bergen and Uni Research Climate) used simple statistical models to assess and quantify the relative importance of summer temperature and winter precipitation for annual mass balances of eight Scandinavian glaciers.

The study demonstrates that winter precipitation is more important for maritime glaciers, whereas summer temperature is more important for annual balances of continental glaciers.

One climate model at Princeton University's Geo physical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory predicts that central India will have doubled precipitation, while the centers of continents at middle latitudes — the midwestern United States, for example — will actually have much drier summers than they have now (this summer's drought could, in other words, be a foretaste).

They also conclude that regional precipitation projections for warming of 1.5 degrees C and 2 degrees C remain uncertain, «but the eastern U.S. is projected to experience wetter winters and the Great Plains and Northwest are projected to experience drier summers in the future.»

The CONUS precipitation total for summer was 9.19 inches, 0.87 inch above average and the 16th wettest on record.

The end of summer in the Southern Hemisphere was a dry one for Australia, with February receiving just 49 percent of average monthly precipitation, marking the country's 11th driest February on record.

By applying a regional model over a limited domain for only two selected summers, the team was not able to investigate the possible downstream precipitation effect and the impact of irrigation on climatology.

For the Powder River near Locate, May - June precipitation accounts for close to half (43 %) of the annual variability in streamflow, probably because southeastern Montana receives the majority of its annual precipitation in the spring and early summFor the Powder River near Locate, May - June precipitation accounts for close to half (43 %) of the annual variability in streamflow, probably because southeastern Montana receives the majority of its annual precipitation in the spring and early summfor close to half (43 %) of the annual variability in streamflow, probably because southeastern Montana receives the majority of its annual precipitation in the spring and early summer.

We rank the average summer temperature and precipitation totals for our Climate Matters markets.

Temperature and precipitation data were gathered for each market's period of record during meteorological summer.

«Since we get most of our precipitation from October to May, we really need the melting snow in the dry summer months to keep streamflows at acceptable levels for fish, water supply, recreation.»

The main climate ingredient for wildfire activity in Northwest grasslands is ample winter precipitation, while the main climate ingredient in forest fires is a hot, dry summer.

July 4, 2017 • Fire officials warn that an abundance of fresh brush, the result of record - setting precipitation this winter in California and the Southwest, could provide plenty of fuel for wildfires this summer.

In the U.S. Subaru is seen as a niche brand reserved for the rugged duties of snowy northeast winters, but what shoppers fail to realize is that from rainy South Florida summers to the constantly wet Northwest where precipitation is an issue, these are also perfect places for Subaru's symmetrical all wheel drive to shine.

Weather The weather in January feels like early summer, with mild temperatures and little chance for precipitations.

This paper demonstrates there is a glimmer of hope on the horizon for new climate simulation technology to crack the difficult problem of projecting future summer precipitation changes in continental interiors.

Most of the West's surface water comes from snowpack, which is declining as more precipitation falls as rain and snowpack melts earlier, leaving less water available for summer when it is needed most.

Heat waves, extreme precipitation events and flooding or extreme droughts, are also what actually cause climate damage — for instance lower agricultural productivity (as during the extremely hot 2003 summer in Western Europe) or biodiversity decline at ecosystem levels ranging from aquatic desert systems to entire rainforest biomes.

As for how this could be — and in light of the findings of the references listed above — Rankl et al. reasoned that «considering increasing precipitation in winter and decreasing summer mean and minimum temperatures across the upper Indus Basin since the 1960s,» plus the «short response times of small glaciers,» it is only logical to conclude that these facts «suggest a shift from negative to balanced or positive mass budgets in the 1980s or 1990s or even earlier, induced by changing climatic conditions since the 1960s.»

These methods have been significantly improved by fully coupling the hydrologic cycle among land, lake, and atmosphere.94, 95 Without accounting for that cycle of interactions, a study96 concluded that increases in precipitation would be negated by increases in winter evaporation from less ice cover and by increases in summer evaporation and evapotranspiration from warmer air temperatures, under a scenario of continued increases in global emissions (SRES A2 scenario).

Model projections for precipitation changes are less certain than those for temperature.12, 2 Under a higher emissions scenario (A2), global climate models (GCMs) project average winter and spring precipitation by late this century (2071 - 2099) to increase 10 % to 20 % relative to 1971 - 2000, while changes in summer and fall are not expected to be larger than natural variations.

The decreases in precipitation are statistically significant for both winter and summer precipitation.

For example, in Siberia for the summer season during the years 1936 to 1994 there was a statistically significant decrease in total precipitation of 1.3 % / decade, but the number of days with precipitation also decreasFor example, in Siberia for the summer season during the years 1936 to 1994 there was a statistically significant decrease in total precipitation of 1.3 % / decade, but the number of days with precipitation also decreasfor the summer season during the years 1936 to 1994 there was a statistically significant decrease in total precipitation of 1.3 % / decade, but the number of days with precipitation also decreased.

Along with the hot summer, annual precipitation for 2003 was as much as 12 inches (300 millimeters) below normal, leaving most of Europe in a drought.21 Damages to the agricultural sector were estimated at more than U.S. $ 16 billion (more than $ 13 billion).3, 21 Many areas saw an increase in wildfires, while low water levels in major rivers led to problems ranging from irrigating crops to cooling power plants.4, 21,22

With regard to precipitation anomalies in summer, ERA - Interim shows above average rainfall for Greece and the west of Turkey, whereas E-OBS indicates that these areas are below average.

Precipitation anomaly for winter, spring, summer and autumn 2017 relative to the respective seasonal average for the period 1981 - 2010.

During summer, most of northern Europe experienced above average precipitation, as did the Alpine region and the north of Italy and Slovenia, with a number of heavy rainfall events heavily influencing the average for the season and leading to wide - spread flooding events.

For the 2050s, the range of projected change in the Capital Regional District (CRD) is +1.3 °C to +2.6 °C in summer, +0.8 °C to +2.4 °C in winter, -5 % to +17 % in winter precipitation, and -30 % to +1 % in summer precipitation.

For the 2050s, the range of projected change in Metro Vancouver is +1.4 °C to +2.8 °C in summer, +0.8 °C to +2.7 °C in winter, -5 % to +16 % in winter precipitation, and -25 % to +5 % in summer precipitation.

Multi-model mean changes in surface air temperature (°C, left), precipitation (mm day — 1, middle) and sea level pressure (hPa, right) for boreal winter (DJF, top) and summer (JJA, bottom).

This report discusses our current understanding of the mechanisms that link declines in Arctic sea ice cover, loss of high - latitude snow cover, changes in Arctic - region energy fluxes, atmospheric circulation patterns, and the occurrence of extreme weather events; possible implications of more severe loss of summer Arctic sea ice upon weather patterns at lower latitudes; major gaps in our understanding, and observational and / or modeling efforts that are needed to fill those gaps; and current opportunities and limitations for using Arctic sea ice predictions to assess the risk of temperature / precipitation anomalies and extreme weather events over northern continents.

This is an important capability for predicting summer temperatures because observed daily temperatures are usually higher on rainless days and when precipitation falls less frequently than normal.

Figure 3 shows the relationship between observed surface air temperature and observed precipitation frequency for 28 summers, demonstrating that summers were hotter when it rained less often.

«Since the weather prediction model simulated the frequency and timing of summer precipitation more reliably than the global model, its daily high temperature predictions for the future are also believed to be more accurate,» added co-author Leonard Druyan, NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies and Columbia University.

A large fraction of precipitation in the Amazon basin is recycled, and, therefore, simulations of Amazon deforestation typically generate ≈ 20 — 30 % reductions in precipitation (78), lengthening of the dry season, and increases in summer temperatures (79) that would make it difficult for the forest to reestablish, and suggest the system may exhibit bistability.

In its projection for South Asia, the technical summary of the report clearly points at «enhanced summer monsoon precipitation and increased rainfall extremes of landfall cyclones on the coasts of the Bay of Bengal and Arabian Sea».

Although it is unclear how much of the water pool available for photosynthesis is derived from winter versus summer precipitation, research on oxygen isotopes in modern larch suggests that larch rely on spring snow melt and thus integrate the isotopic signal of annual precipitation (Sugimoto et al., 2002).

Figure 3, above: Regional time series of boreal summer (JJA) irrigation, ensemble - mean temperature anomalies, and ensemble - mean precipitation anomalies for Western North America (130 ° W - 100 ° W, 30 ° N - 50 ° N), India (68 ° E-88 ° E, 8 ° N -36 ° N), and China (98 ° E-122 ° E, 22 ° N - 42 ° N).

For South America, Rusticucci and Penalba (2000) showed that warm summers are associated with low precipitation, especially in northeast and central - western Argentina, southern Chile, and Paraguay.

Hot and humid summers plus frigid winters and year - round precipitation create risky weather for Illinois homeowners insurance providers.