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EARTHS FUTURE
卷 6, 期 1, 页码 61-70出版社
WILEY
DOI: 10.1002/2017EF000670
关键词
Extratropical cyclones; CMIP5; Future climate variability; Eurasian winter storms
资金
- Global Change Research Program of China [2015CB953904]
- Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities [2017B04814, 2017B20714]
- Office of Polar Programs (OPP)
- Directorate For Geosciences [1023592] Funding Source: National Science Foundation
Extratropical cyclone activity over Eurasia has exhibited a weakening trend in the recent decade. Extratropical cyclones bring precipitation and hence supply fresh water for winter crops in the mid- and high-latitude regions of Eurasia. Any changes in extratropical cyclone activity over Eurasia in the future may have a critical impact on winter agriculture and the economies of affected communities. However, potential future changes in regional storm activity over Eurasia have not been studied in detail. Therefore, in this study, we investigate anticipated changes in extratropical storm activity by the end of the century through a detailed examination of the historical and future emission scenarios from six different models from CMIP5. A statistical analysis of different parameters of storm activity using a storm identification and tracking algorithm reveals a decrease in the number of storms over mid-latitude regions. However, intense storms with longer duration are projected over high latitude Eurasia. A further examination of the physical mechanism for these changes reveals that a decrease in the meridional temperature gradient and a weakening of the vertical wind shear over the mid-latitudes are responsible for these changes in storm activity.
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