The link between extreme precipitation and convective organization in a warming climate: Global radiative‐convective equilibrium simulations

Pendergrass, Angeline G.; Reed, Kevin A.; Medeiros, Brian

doi:10.1002/2016gl071285

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The link between extreme precipitation and convective organization in a warming climate: Global radiative‐convective equilibrium simulations

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2016
By Pendergrass, Angeline G. ; Reed, Kevin A. ; Medeiros, Brian

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Geophysical Research Letters
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Pendergrass, Angeline G. ; Reed, Kevin A. ; Medeiros, Brian
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CIRES (Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences)
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Therateofincreaseofextremeprecipitationinresponsetoglobalwarmingvariesdramatically acrossclimatemodelsimulations,particularlyoverthetropics,forreasonsthathaveyettobeestablished. Here we propose one potential mechanism: changing organization of convection with climate. We analyzeasetofsimulationswiththeCommunityAtmosphereModelversion5withanidealizedglobal radiative-convective equilibrium conﬁguration forc ed by ﬁxed sea surface temperatures varying in 2∘ incrementsfrom285to307K.Inthesesimulations,convectiveorganizationvariesfromsemiorganizedin coldsimulations,disorganizedinwarmsimulations,andabruptlybecomeshighlyorganizedatjustover
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General Earth And Planetary Sciences Geophysics General Earth And Planetary Sciences General Earth And Planetary Sciences
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Geophysical Research Letters, 43(21)
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https://doi.org/10.1002/2016gl071285
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0094-8276 ; 1944-8007
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American Geophysical Union (AGU)
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