Summer heat waves over Eastern China
Dynamical processes and trend attribution
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15544804 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Nicolas Freychet (0000-0003-2207-4425, University of Edinburgh, corresponding author), Simon F B Tett (0000-0001-7526-560X, University of Edinburgh), Simon Tett, Jun Wang (0000-0003-4485-7201, Chinese Academy of Sciences), Gabriele C Hegerl (0000-0002-4159-1295, University of Edinburgh), Gabriele Hegerl |
| Year | 2017 |
| Volume | 12 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 024015-024015 |
| Publication date | 2017-02-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Environmental Research Letters (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1748-9326 • E-ISSN: 1748-9326 |
| Publisher | IOP Publishing (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1088/1748-9326/aa5ba3 |
| OpenAlex | W2586898850 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 28 |
Recent trends in summer heat waves (HW) over Central-Eastern China and their atmospheric drivers are investigated using the ERA Interim re-analysis. A composite analysis shows that these events are preceded by an increase in 500 hPa geopotential height. Consequently, a subsidence anomaly develops over the region and surface solar radiation increases. An increase in the northward moisture transport from the tropical region is also found to increase specific humidity, leading to warmer night-time temperatures. Feedback effects are also important: decrease of precipitation and enhanced evaporation also increases the specific humidity and North-Westerlies due to the low pressure lead to more heat convergence. HW occurrence increases, especially during the last decade, and is largely due to an increase in the mean temperature rather than to a change in dynamics, suggesting a human influence
Anomaly (physics · Atmospheric sciences · Climate change · Climatology · Evaporation · Geography · Geopotential height · Heat wave · Humidity · Meteorology · Precipitation · Structural basin · Subsidence · Westerlies · Climate variability and models · Environmental Science · Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations · Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics · Geology · Oceanography
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| Unique citing works | 5 |
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| Citations per year | 0,71 |
| Citation span | 2019 - 2026 (8) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 5 |