Advancing scientific understanding of climate, improving society’s ability to plan and respond
Advancing scientific understanding of climate, improving society’s ability to plan and respond
The paper discussed the synoptic setting of the rainfall event, which caused over $1 billion in damage, and highlighted the need for further research on extreme precipitation events using Depth Area Duration.
The Climate Program Office supported a new study published in Earth’s Future that advances efforts to improve projections of how extreme rainfall will increase as global temperatures rise. Extreme rainfall events have significant environmental and societal impacts such as floods or water shortages. The general circulation models scientists use to predict extreme rainfall trends typically
Improving extreme rainfall predictions: the limits of high-resolution climate models Read More »
Natural changes in the atmosphere, especially shifts in the North Atlantic Oscillation, are the primary cause of increased summer rainfall in the Taklamakan and Gobi Deserts.
Natural variability is behind recent desert rainfall increases Read More »
A new CVP- and MAPP- supported study published in Science Advances provides a new understanding of how tropical storm systems can be represented in climate models.
Demonstrating the Importance of Tropical Storms in a Changing Climate Read More »