Scenario for a warm, high-CO2 world

Wigley, TML, Jones, PD ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5032-5493 and Kelly, PM (1980) Scenario for a warm, high-CO2 world. Nature, 283 (5742). pp. 17-21. ISSN 0028-0836

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Abstract

Plausible patterns for temperature and precipitation changes accompanying a general global warming, such as might occur due to a large increase in atmospheric carbon dioxide levels, are presented. The patterns are determined by comparing the five warmest years in the period 1925-74 with the five coldest in this period. Temperature increases are indicated for most regions, with maximum warming over northern Asia. A few isolated regions show cooling. Precipitation changes are fairly evenly distributed between increases and decreases; the most important features being an increase over India, and decreases in central and south-central USA and over much of Europe and Russia. The latter decreases, should they occur, could have considerable agricultural impact.

Item Type:	Article
Faculty \ School:	Faculty of Science > School of Environmental Sciences University of East Anglia Research Groups/Centres > Theme - ClimateUEA
UEA Research Groups:	Faculty of Science > Research Groups > Climatic Research Unit Faculty of Science > Research Groups > Centre for Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences
Depositing User:	Rosie Cullington
Date Deposited:	05 Jul 2011 14:43
Last Modified:	24 Sep 2024 10:37
URI:	https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/33368
DOI:	10.1038/283017a0

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