INCREASED RISK OF THE 2014 AUSTRALIAN MAY HEATWAVE DUE TO ANTHROPOGENIC ACTIVITY

被引:11
作者
Perkins, Sarah E. [1 ]
Gibson, Peter B. [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ New S Wales, Australian Res Council, Ctr Excellence Climate Syst Sci, Climate Change Res Ctr, Sydney, NSW, Australia
基金
澳大利亚研究理事会;
关键词
TEMPERATURES; QUALITY; WAVES;
D O I
10.1175/BAMS-D-15-00074.1
中图分类号
P4 [大气科学(气象学)];
学科分类号
0706 ; 070601 ;
摘要
Anthropogenic activity has increased the risk of Australian heatwaves during late autumn similar to the 2014 event by up to 23-fold, compared to climate conditions under no anthropogenic influence. © 2015 American Meteorological Society.
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页码:S154 / S157
页数:4
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