RT Journal Article
SR 00
ID 10.5194/gmd-2017-33
A1 Wartenburger, R.
A1 Hirschi, M.
A1 Donat, M.G.
A1 Greve, P.
A1 Pitman, A.J.
A1 Seneviratne, S.I.
T1 Changes in regional climate extremes as a function of global mean temperature: an interactive plotting framework
JF Geoscientific Model Development Discussions
YR 2017
FD 2017-09
SP 3609
OP 3634
AB 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.
PB European Geosciences Union
SN 1991-962X
LK https://pure.iiasa.ac.at/id/eprint/14495/