Xiang Gao, Andrei Sokolov, and C. Adam Schlosser https://globalchange.mit.edu/publication/17932 Department of Energy, Office of Science, Earth & Environmental Systems Modeling Program Acknowledged Support: Yes, Multisector Dynamics Abstract We present a self-consistent, large ensemble, high-resolution global dataset of long‐term future climate developed by integrating a spatial disaggregation (SD) pattern-scaling technique and…
Scaling of Floods with Geomorphologic Characteristics and Precipitation Variability across the conterminous United States
Nasser Najibi, Naresh Devineni DOI: https://doi.org/10.1029/2022WR032815 Department of Energy, Office of Science, Earth & Environmental Systems Modeling Program Acknowledged Support: Regional and Global Model Analysis Abstract Accurate flood risk assessment requires a comprehensive understanding of flood sensitivity to regional drivers and climate factors. This paper presents the scaling of floods (duration,…
Can Biomass Burning Aerosol Induced Surface Cooling Be Amplified Through Sea Surface Temperature-Cloud Feedback Over the Southeast Atlantic?
Zheng Lu, Xiaohong Liu DOI: https://doi.org/10.1029/2022GL101377 Department of Energy, Office of Science, Earth & Environmental Systems Modeling Program Acknowledged Support: Regional and Global Model Analysis Abstract Biomass burning (BB) aerosols exert a strong surface cooling effect over the southeast Atlantic (SEA) via aerosol-radiation and aerosol-cloud interactions. The reduction of the sea…
Sharpening of cold-season storms over the western United States
Xiaodong Chen, L. Ruby Leung, Yang Gao, Ying Liu, Mark Wigmosta DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41558-022-01578-0 Department of Energy, Office of Science, Earth & Environmental Systems Modeling Program Acknowledged Support: Yes, Multisector Dynamics and Regional and Global Model Analysis Abstract Winter storms are responsible for billion-dollar economic losses in the western United States. Because…
Landscape metrics regularly outperform other traditionally-used ancillary datasets in dasymetric mapping of population
Heng Wan, Jim Yoon, Vivek Srikrishnan, Brent Daniel, David Judi DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compenvurbsys.2022.101899 Department of Energy, Office of Science, Earth & Environmental Systems Modeling Program Acknowledged Support: Yes, Multisector Dynamics Program Abstract Population downscaling and interpolation methods are required to produce data which correspond to spatial units used in urban planning, demography,…
Evaluation of WRF Simulation of Deep Convection in the U.S. Southern Great Plains
S. C. Pryor, F. Letson, T. Shepherd, and R. J. Barthelmie DOI: https://doi.org/10.1175/JAMC-D-22-0090.1 Department of Energy, Office of Science, Earth & Environmental Systems Modeling Program Acknowledged Support: MultiSector Dynamics and Regional and Global Model Analysis Programs Abstract The Southern Great Plains (SGP) region exhibits a relatively high frequency of periods with…
Neglecting Model Parametric Uncertainty Can Drastically Underestimate Flood Risks
Sanjib Sharma, Benjamin Seiyon Lee, Iman Hosseini-Shakib, Murali Haran, Klaus Keller DOI: https://doi.org/10.1029/2022EF003050 Department of Energy, Office of Science, Earth & Environmental Systems Modeling Program Acknowledged Support: MultiSector Dynamics Program Abstract Floods drive dynamic and deeply uncertain risks for people and infrastructures. Uncertainty characterization is a crucial step in improving the predictive understanding of multi-sector…
Evolution of the Internal Climate Modes under Future Warming
Jacob Coburn and Sara C. Pryor DOI: https://doi.org/10.1175/JCLI-D-22-0200.1 Department of Energy, Office of Science, Earth & Environmental Systems Modeling Program Acknowledged Support: Yes, Regional and Global Modeling Analysis and MultiSector Dynamics Programs Abstract Climate modes play an important role in weather and climate variability over multiple spatial and temporal scales. This…
Much of zero emissions commitment occurs before reaching net zero emissions
Charles D Koven, Benjamin M Sanderson and Abigail L S Swann DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/acab1a Department of Energy, Office of Science, Earth & Environmental Systems Modeling Program Acknowledged Support: Yes, Regional and Global Modeling Analysis Program Abstract We explore the response of the Earth’s coupled climate and carbon system to an idealized sequential…
Site-specific field management adaptation is key to feeding the world in the 21st century
Dong Kook Woo, William J. Riley, Robert F. Grant, Yuxin Wu DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agrformet.2022.109230 Department of Energy, Office of Science, Earth & Environmental Systems Modeling Program Acknowledged Support: Yes, Regional and Global Modeling Analysis Program Abstract Rapid climate change and growing population threaten global food security across the globe. Several studies have…