Rapid rises in the magnitude and risk of extreme regional heat wave events in China

Increasing occurrence of extreme heat waves poses serious risks to human society and ecosystems. Past studies generally examined the changes in heat wave characteristics at individual stations or grid points; however, a heat wave typically appears as a regional event being continuous in time and spa...

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Main Authors: Jun Wang, Zhongwei Yan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-12-01
Series:Weather and Climate Extremes
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2212094721000694