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Relation between Large-Scale Circulation and European Winter Temperature: Does It Hold under Warmer Climate?
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Journal of Climate . Jul2010, Vol. 23 Issue 13, p3752-3760. 9p. 3 Charts, 1 Graph, 3 Maps. - Publication Year :
- 2010
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Abstract
- The idea of using large-scale information to predict local climate variability is widely exploited in climate change impact studies as an alternative to computationally expensive high-resolution models. This approach implies the hypothesis that the statistical relationship between large-scale climate states and local variables defined for the present-day climate remains valid in the altered climate. In this paper, the concept of weather regimes is used to deduce a relationship between large-scale circulation and European winter temperature. The change in temperature with increased greenhouse gases is, however, not homogeneous among the individual regimes. As a result, the impact of the weather regimes on local temperature changes varies in the future, limiting its usefulness for refining temperature changes to the small scale. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 08948755
- Volume :
- 23
- Issue :
- 13
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Journal of Climate
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 52301561
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1175/2010JCLI3166.1