@article{iiasa14495, month = {September}, title = {Changes in regional climate extremes as a function of global mean temperature: an interactive plotting framework}, publisher = {European Geosciences Union}, year = {2017}, pages = {3609--3634}, doi = {10.5194/gmd-2017-33}, journal = {Geoscientific Model Development Discussions}, url = {https://pure.iiasa.ac.at/id/eprint/14495/}, issn = {1991-962X}, abstract = {This article extends a previous study (Seneviratne et al., 2016) to provide regional analyses of changes in climate extremes as a function of projected changes in global mean temperature. We introduce the DROUGHT-HEAT Regional Climate Atlas, an interactive tool to analyse and display a range of well-established climate extremes and water-cycle indices and their changes as a function of global warming. These projections are based on simulations from the 5th phase of the Coupled Model Intercomparison Project (CMIP5). A selection of example results are presented here, but users can visualize specific indices of interest using the online tool. This implementation enables a direct assessment of regional climate changes associated with global temperature targets, such as the 2 degree and 1.5 degree limits agreed within the 2015 Paris Agreement.}, author = {Wartenburger, R. and Hirschi, M. and Donat, M. G. and Greve, P. and Pitman, A. J. and Seneviratne, S. I.} }