Robustness of anthropogenically forced decadal precipitation changes projected for the 21st century

Decadal precipitation changes are dominated by random natural variability, posing a challenge for projecting anthropogenic impacts. Here the authors use large suites of model simulations to show that human-induced future decadal shifts in regional precipitation can be distinguished from natural vari...

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Main Authors: Honghai Zhang, Thomas L. Delworth
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2018-03-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-03611-3
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spelling doaj-e9f55043ed0d4bd0b87681e6b41a44002021-05-11T09:54:15ZengNature Publishing GroupNature Communications2041-17232018-03-019111010.1038/s41467-018-03611-3Robustness of anthropogenically forced decadal precipitation changes projected for the 21st centuryHonghai Zhang0Thomas L. Delworth1Program in Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, Princeton UniversityGeophysical Fluid Dynamical Laboratory/NOAADecadal precipitation changes are dominated by random natural variability, posing a challenge for projecting anthropogenic impacts. Here the authors use large suites of model simulations to show that human-induced future decadal shifts in regional precipitation can be distinguished from natural variability.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-03611-3
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title Robustness of anthropogenically forced decadal precipitation changes projected for the 21st century
title_short Robustness of anthropogenically forced decadal precipitation changes projected for the 21st century
title_full Robustness of anthropogenically forced decadal precipitation changes projected for the 21st century
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description Decadal precipitation changes are dominated by random natural variability, posing a challenge for projecting anthropogenic impacts. Here the authors use large suites of model simulations to show that human-induced future decadal shifts in regional precipitation can be distinguished from natural variability.
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