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An observational radiative constraint on hydrologic cycle intensification

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Submitted by susan on Thu, 2015-12-10 16:51

Intensification of the hydrologic cycle is a key dimension of climate change, with substantial impacts on human and natural systems1, 2. A basic measure of hydrologic cycle intensification is the increase in global-mean precipitation per unit surface warming, which varies by a factor of three in current-generation climate models (about 1–3 per cent per kelvin)3, 4, 5. Part of the uncertainty may originate from atmosphere–radiation interactions. As the climate warms, increases in shortwave absorption from atmospheric moistening will suppress the precipitation increase.

Name of the Journal: 
Nature
Main Topic: 
Climate Change
thesaurus: 
Climate Change
Hydrology
Rainfall Pattern
Global Warming
Climate Science
Author: 
Anthony M. DeAngelis
Xin Qu
Mark D. Zelinka & et al
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External URL: 
http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v528/n7581/full/nature15770.html
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Publication Date: 
10/12/2015