Estimates of the Change in the Oceanic Precipitation Off the Coast of Europe due to Increasing Greenhouse Gas Emissions

This paper presents a consensus estimate of the changes in oceanic precipitation off the coast of Europe under increasing greenhouse gas emissions. An ensemble of regional climate models (RCMs) and three gauge and satellite-derived observational precipitation datasets are compared. While the fit bet...

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Main Authors:	Francisco J. Tapiador, Andrés Navarro, Cecilia Marcos, Raúl Moreno
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	MDPI AG 2018-07-01
Series:	Remote Sensing
Subjects:	precipitation satellites climate models regional climate models
Online Access:	http://www.mdpi.com/2072-4292/10/8/1198

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spelling	doaj-a0ef6b767cc840d4b36b0a4cbfb4a96b2020-11-25T01:03:05ZengMDPI AGRemote Sensing2072-42922018-07-01108119810.3390/rs10081198rs10081198Estimates of the Change in the Oceanic Precipitation Off the Coast of Europe due to Increasing Greenhouse Gas EmissionsFrancisco J. Tapiador0Andrés Navarro1Cecilia Marcos2Raúl Moreno3Earth and Space Sciences Group (ESS), Institute of Environmental Sciences (ICAM), University of Castilla-La Mancha (UCLM), 45071 Toledo, SpainEarth and Space Sciences Group (ESS), Institute of Environmental Sciences (ICAM), University of Castilla-La Mancha (UCLM), 45071 Toledo, SpainNational Meteorology Agency (AEMET), 28071 Madrid, SpainEarth and Space Sciences Group (ESS), Institute of Environmental Sciences (ICAM), University of Castilla-La Mancha (UCLM), 45071 Toledo, SpainThis paper presents a consensus estimate of the changes in oceanic precipitation off the coast of Europe under increasing greenhouse gas emissions. An ensemble of regional climate models (RCMs) and three gauge and satellite-derived observational precipitation datasets are compared. While the fit between the RCMs’ simulation of current climate and the observations shows the consistency of the future-climate projections, uncertainties in both the models and the measurements need to be considered to generate a consensus estimate of the potential changes. Since oceanic precipitation is one of the factors affecting the thermohaline circulation, the feedback mechanisms of the changes in the net influx of freshwater from precipitation are relevant not only for improving oceanic-atmospheric coupled models but also to ascertain the climate signal in a global warming scenario.http://www.mdpi.com/2072-4292/10/8/1198precipitationsatellitesclimate modelsregional climate models
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title	Estimates of the Change in the Oceanic Precipitation Off the Coast of Europe due to Increasing Greenhouse Gas Emissions
title_short	Estimates of the Change in the Oceanic Precipitation Off the Coast of Europe due to Increasing Greenhouse Gas Emissions
title_full	Estimates of the Change in the Oceanic Precipitation Off the Coast of Europe due to Increasing Greenhouse Gas Emissions
title_fullStr	Estimates of the Change in the Oceanic Precipitation Off the Coast of Europe due to Increasing Greenhouse Gas Emissions
title_full_unstemmed	Estimates of the Change in the Oceanic Precipitation Off the Coast of Europe due to Increasing Greenhouse Gas Emissions
title_sort	estimates of the change in the oceanic precipitation off the coast of europe due to increasing greenhouse gas emissions
publisher	MDPI AG
series	Remote Sensing
issn	2072-4292
publishDate	2018-07-01
description	This paper presents a consensus estimate of the changes in oceanic precipitation off the coast of Europe under increasing greenhouse gas emissions. An ensemble of regional climate models (RCMs) and three gauge and satellite-derived observational precipitation datasets are compared. While the fit between the RCMs’ simulation of current climate and the observations shows the consistency of the future-climate projections, uncertainties in both the models and the measurements need to be considered to generate a consensus estimate of the potential changes. Since oceanic precipitation is one of the factors affecting the thermohaline circulation, the feedback mechanisms of the changes in the net influx of freshwater from precipitation are relevant not only for improving oceanic-atmospheric coupled models but also to ascertain the climate signal in a global warming scenario.
topic	precipitation satellites climate models regional climate models
url	http://www.mdpi.com/2072-4292/10/8/1198
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Estimates of the Change in the Oceanic Precipitation Off the Coast of Europe due to Increasing Greenhouse Gas Emissions

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