How do UK climate scenarios compare with recent observations?

Dessai, Suraje and Hulme, Mike (2008) How do UK climate scenarios compare with recent observations? Atmospheric Science Letters, 9 (4). pp. 189-195.

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Abstract

National climate scenarios are increasingly being used in long-term strategic planning and decision-making, but their projections have rarely been compared with observations. Recent changes in seasonal Central England temperature (CET) and England and Wales precipitation are compared with the projections of four generations of UK climate scenarios. It is shown that from 1961–1990 to 1978–2007 CET has been warming faster than represented in most of the scenario projections, particularly in summer. For precipitation, the scenarios have correctly represented the sign of the observed change for most of the period, the greatest ambiguity occurring in summer.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	sdg 13 - climate action ,/dk/atira/pure/sustainabledevelopmentgoals/climate_action
Faculty \ School:	Faculty of Science > School of Environmental Sciences
Depositing User:	Rosie Cullington
Date Deposited:	25 Feb 2011 10:46
Last Modified:	12 Jan 2023 17:30
URI:	https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/24678
DOI:	10.1002/asl.197

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