In fact, the lower climate sensitivity is, the faster must
total precipitation increase with GMST, or the atmosphere would heat up too much.
Not exact matches
The models also projected an
increase in intensity of the ARs, meaning an AR impacting the UK in the future is projected to deliver more moisture, potentially causing larger
precipitation totals.
«This
increase in water vapor has contributed to
increasing total precipitation in the fall season, but does not necessarily mean an
increase in extreme
precipitation events,» she added.
In stark contrast, between 5,000 to 8,000 feet in Montana, Idaho, and Arizona, from 75 to 78 percent of all stations report an
increase in rain as a percentage of
total winter
precipitation.
There were no significant trends in mean annual
total precipitation or
total precipitation affected area but we did observe a significant
increase in mean annual rain - free days, where the mean number of dry days
increased by 1.31 days per decade and the global area affected by anomalously dry years significantly
increased by 1.6 % per decade.
The majority of models suggest a slight
increase in
total average annual
precipitation across the state, largely occurring in spring, particularly in the northwest.
In locations that are accustomed to getting snow during the winter, the
total amount of snow each year is already decreasing as the planet warms from
increasing greenhouse gases; the percentage of
precipitation falling as snow is on the decline, with more of it falling as rain.
But
total precipitation (including rain / snow on the Arctic ocean) is estimated to have
increased with 500 km3 / yr.
As a consequence, even in regions or states where there is a strong
increasing trend in heavy
precipitation, the trend at an individual
precipitation gauge that represents the official
total for a city may be equivocal, flat, or even down.
Intuitively, it might be expected that the
precipitation of calcium carbonate would decrease solution pCO2 and dissolution of calcium carbonate would
increase pCO2 because
total dissolved inorganic carbon (DIC) concentrations and
total alkalinity (TA) change in this manner.
On average in the United States, the amount of rain falling during the heaviest 1 percent of rainstorms has
increased nearly 20 percent during the past 50 years — almost three times the rate of
increase in
total precipitation.4, 5 The Midwest saw an even larger average
increase of 31 percent, surpassed only by the Northeast (at 67 percent).4 Scientists attribute the rise in heavy
precipitation to climate change that has already occurred over the past half - century.6
It's entirely possible for a location to see
increasing total precipitation and
increasing drought.
Snowfall varies across the region, comprising less than 10 % of
total precipitation in the south, to more than half in the north, with as much as two inches of water available in the snowpack at the beginning of spring melt in the northern reaches of the river basins.81 When this amount of snowmelt is combined with heavy rainfall, the resulting flooding can be widespread and catastrophic (see «Cedar Rapids: A Tale of Vulnerability and Response»).82 Historical observations indicate declines in the frequency of high magnitude snowfall years over much of the Midwest, 83 but an
increase in lake effect snowfall.61 These divergent trends and their inverse relationships with air temperatures make overall projections of regional impacts of the associated snowmelt extremely difficult.
For the entire Northern Hemisphere, there is evidence of an
increase in both storm frequency and intensity during the cold season since 1950,1 with storm tracks having shifted slightly towards the poles.2, 3 Extremely heavy snowstorms
increased in number during the last century in northern and eastern parts of the United States, but have been less frequent since 2000.11,15
Total seasonal snowfall has generally decreased in southern and some western areas, 16
increased in the northern Great Plains and Great Lakes region, 16,17 and not changed in other areas, such as the Sierra Nevada, although snow is melting earlier in the year and more
precipitation is falling as rain versus snow.18 Very snowy winters have generally been decreasing in frequency in most regions over the last 10 to 20 years, although the Northeast has been seeing a normal number of such winters.19 Heavier - than - normal snowfalls recently observed in the Midwest and Northeast U.S. in some years, with little snow in other years, are consistent with indications of
increased blocking (a large scale pressure pattern with little or no movement) of the wintertime circulation of the Northern Hemisphere.5 However, conclusions about trends in blocking have been found to depend on the method of analysis, 6 so the assessment and attribution of trends in blocking remains an active research area.
2: Our Changing Climate).48, 190
Increases in both extreme precipitation and total precipitation have contributed to increases in severe flooding events in certain regions
Increases in both extreme
precipitation and
total precipitation have contributed to
increases in severe flooding events in certain regions
increases in severe flooding events in certain regions (see Ch.
Precipitation occurs about once every seven days in the western part of the region and once every three days in the southeastern part.77 The 10 rainiest days can contribute as much as 40 % of total precipitation in a given year.77 Generally, annual precipitation increased during the past century (by up to 20 % in some locations), with much of the increase driven by intensification of the heaviest rainfalls.77, 78,79 This tendency towards more intense precipitation events is projected to continue in
Precipitation occurs about once every seven days in the western part of the region and once every three days in the southeastern part.77 The 10 rainiest days can contribute as much as 40 % of
total precipitation in a given year.77 Generally, annual precipitation increased during the past century (by up to 20 % in some locations), with much of the increase driven by intensification of the heaviest rainfalls.77, 78,79 This tendency towards more intense precipitation events is projected to continue in
precipitation in a given year.77 Generally, annual
precipitation increased during the past century (by up to 20 % in some locations), with much of the increase driven by intensification of the heaviest rainfalls.77, 78,79 This tendency towards more intense precipitation events is projected to continue in
precipitation increased during the past century (by up to 20 % in some locations), with much of the
increase driven by intensification of the heaviest rainfalls.77, 78,79 This tendency towards more intense
precipitation events is projected to continue in
precipitation events is projected to continue in the future.80
In weather systems, convergence of
increased water vapor leads to more intense
precipitation and the risk of heavy rain and snow events, but may also lead to reductions in duration and / or frequency of rain events, given that
total amounts do not change much.
Since 1895, the
total annual
precipitation has
increased by about 6 inches, or 13 percent.
Glacier runoff does not
increase or decrease the long term runoff for a basin,
total runoff over a period of several years is determined largely by annual
precipitation.
Your political views have nothing whatsoever to do with the physical facts of
increasing CO2 due to our emissions, the warming that will cause (~ 1.1 C / doubling), the feedbacks that will occur (to a
total of about 3C / doubling), crop movements, sea level rise, ocean acidification,
precipitation changes, etc..
The results obtained by Donat and his team suggest that both annual
precipitation and extreme
precipitation increased by 1 — 2 % per decade in dry regions, with wet areas showing similar
increases in the extent of extreme
precipitation and smaller
increases for annual
totals.
Increases in heavy
precipitation have also been documented even when mean
total precipitation decreases (for example, see Northern Japan in Figure 2.35, or Manton et al., 2001).
The number of stations reflecting a locally significant
increase in the proportion of
total annual
precipitation occurring in the upper five percentiles of daily
precipitation totals outweighs the number of stations with significantly decreasing trends by more than 3 to 1 (Figure 2.36 c).
Increases in both extreme precipitation and total precipitation have contributed to increases in severe flooding events in certain
Increases in both extreme
precipitation and
total precipitation have contributed to
increases in severe flooding events in certain
increases in severe flooding events in certain regions.
Together with the progressive shortening of the ISM season and gradual southward retreat of the summer ITCZ, the
total amount of monsoon
precipitation decreased in those areas located at the northern fringe of the ISM domain, but
increased in areas closer to the equator.
Widespread
increases in heavy
precipitation events have been observed, even in places where
total amounts have decreased.
Basic theory, climate model simulations and empirical evidence all confirm that warmer climates, owing to
increased water vapour, lead to more intense
precipitation events even when the
total annual
precipitation is reduced slightly, and with prospects for even stronger events when the overall
precipitation amounts
increase.
That's the case in Antarctica, which is geographically very different to the Arctic, where an
increase in surface sea ice area, but not
total volume, is currently being observed due to
increased precipitation and
increased surface water run off.
Mean annual
precipitation has
increased by a
total of 8 inches from 1900 to 2013.
Note that this is only part of the story since, as far as we are aware, no one has yet investigated a counterintuitive parallel effect — condensation and
precipitation will likely reduce the
total lower atmospheric concentration of that ubiquitous greenhouse gas, water vapor, so
increasing clear sky radiative cooling.
The frequency of heavy
precipitation events (or proportion of
total rainfall from heavy falls) will be very likely to
increase over most areas during the 21st century, with consequences for the risk of rain - generated floods.
We saw an
increase in
total precipitation falling as rain rather than snow.
As the Earth warms, the amount of rain or snow falling in the heaviest one percent of storms has risen nearly 20 percent on average in the United States — almost three times the rate of
increase in
total precipitation between 1958 and 2007.
«It is likely that the frequency of heavy
precipitation or the proportion of
total rainfall from heavy falls will
increase in the 21st Century over many areas of the globe...