DEFINING A NEW NORMAL FOR EXTREMES IN A WARMING WORLD

被引:41
作者
Lewis, Sophie C. [1 ,2 ]
King, Andrew D. [2 ,3 ]
Perkins-Kirkpkpatrick, Sarah E. [2 ,4 ]
机构
[1] Australian Natl Univ, Fenner Sch Environm & Soc, Canberra, ACT, Australia
[2] ARC Ctr Excellence Climate Syst Sci, Melbourne, Vic, Australia
[3] Univ Melbourne, Sch Earth Sci, Parkville, Vic, Australia
[4] Univ New South Wales, Climate Change Res Ctr, Sydney, NSW, Australia
关键词
ANTHROPOGENIC CONTRIBUTIONS; AUSTRALIA; TEMPERATURES; EMERGENCE; HEAT;
D O I
10.1175/BAMS-D-16-0183.1
中图分类号
P4 [大气科学(气象学)];
学科分类号
0706 ; 070601 ;
摘要
The term "new normal" is defined and applied to 2015 record-breaking temperatures. A new normal can be useful for understanding and communicating extremes in a changing climate when precisely defined
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页码:1139 / 1151
页数:13
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