GC43A-1168
More frequent showers and thunderstorms under a warming climate: evidence observed in Northern Eurasia
Thursday, 17 December 2015
Poster Hall (Moscone South)
Hengchun Ye1, Eric J Fetzer2, Sun Wong2, Bjorn Lambrigtsen2, Tao Wang3, Luke L Chen2 and Dang Von2, (1)California State University Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, United States, (2)NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA, United States, (3)Texas A & M University, College Station, TX, United States
Abstract:
This study uses historical records of synoptic observations over northern Eurasia to examine changing frequency of precipitation associated with large synoptic events versus convective and thunderstorm activities. We found days associated with showers and precipitation accompanied by thunderstorms have been increasing in general during the study period of 1966-2000 while the total wet day frequency has been decreasing in all seasons. This study suggests increasing convective and severe weather-related precipitation events may be a significant contributor to higher intensity and more extreme precipitation under a warming climate.
