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A review on the scientific understanding of heatwaves—Their measurement, driving mechanisms, and changes at the global scale
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In this paper, the authors present a review of the recent advances in the scientific understanding of heatwaves, including how heatwaves are measured, their driving mechanisms, observed and projected changes, and quantifying the anthropogenic influence behind these changes.About:
This article is published in Atmospheric Research.The article was published on 2015-10-01. It has received 455 citations till now.read more
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Hot days induced by precipitation deficits at the global scale
TL;DR: It is found that wide areas of the world display a strong relationship between the number of hot days in the regions’ hottest month and preceding precipitation deficits, and effects of soil moisture-temperature coupling are geographically more widespread than commonly assumed.
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Checking for model consistency in optimal fingerprinting
TL;DR: A simple consistency check based on standard linear regression is proposed which can be applied to both the space-time and frequency domain approaches to optimal detection and demonstrated to the problem of detection and attribution of anthropogenic signals in the radiosonde-based record of recent trends in atmospheric vertical temperature structure.
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Recent progress on urban overheating and heat island research. integrated assessment of the energy, environmental, vulnerability and health impact synergies with the global climate change
TL;DR: In this article, the authors reviewed and reported the recent progress and knowledge on the specific impact of current and projected urban overheating in energy, peak electricity demand, air quality, mortality and morbidity and urban vulnerability.
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A Review of Recent Advances in Research on Extreme Heat Events
Radley M. Horton,Radley M. Horton,Justin S. Mankin,Justin S. Mankin,Corey Lesk,Ethan Coffel,Colin Raymond +6 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors report that changes in extreme heat event characteristics such as magnitude, frequency, and duration are highly sensitive to changes in mean global-scale warming, and they also explore risks associated with compound extreme events and nonlinear impacts associated with extreme heat.
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