Increased impact of heat domes on 2021-like heat extremes in North America under global warming

Xing Zhang; Tianjun Zhou; Wenxia Zhang; Liwen Ren; Jie Jiang; Shuai Hu; Meng Zuo; Lixia Zhang; Wenmin Man

doi:10.1038/s41467-023-37309-y

Nature Communications (Mar 2023)

Increased impact of heat domes on 2021-like heat extremes in North America under global warming

Xing Zhang,
Tianjun Zhou,
Wenxia Zhang,
Liwen Ren,
Jie Jiang,
Shuai Hu,
Meng Zuo,
Lixia Zhang,
Wenmin Man

Affiliations

Xing Zhang: State Key Laboratory of Numerical Modeling for Atmospheric Sciences and Geophysical Fluid Dynamics (LASG), Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Tianjun Zhou: State Key Laboratory of Numerical Modeling for Atmospheric Sciences and Geophysical Fluid Dynamics (LASG), Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Wenxia Zhang: State Key Laboratory of Numerical Modeling for Atmospheric Sciences and Geophysical Fluid Dynamics (LASG), Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Liwen Ren: China Meteorological Administration
Jie Jiang: State Key Laboratory of Numerical Modeling for Atmospheric Sciences and Geophysical Fluid Dynamics (LASG), Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Shuai Hu: State Key Laboratory of Numerical Modeling for Atmospheric Sciences and Geophysical Fluid Dynamics (LASG), Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Meng Zuo: State Key Laboratory of Numerical Modeling for Atmospheric Sciences and Geophysical Fluid Dynamics (LASG), Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Lixia Zhang: State Key Laboratory of Numerical Modeling for Atmospheric Sciences and Geophysical Fluid Dynamics (LASG), Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Wenmin Man: State Key Laboratory of Numerical Modeling for Atmospheric Sciences and Geophysical Fluid Dynamics (LASG), Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-37309-y
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 14, no. 1
pp. 1 – 11

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The heat dome explains about 55% of the 2021 Western North American high temperatures. The intensity of heat extremes associated with such circulations are increasing faster than background global warming due to soil moisture feedbacks.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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