Search Results - "Zwiers, F. W."

Changes in temperature and precipitation extremes in the CMIP5 ensemble by Kharin, V. V., Zwiers, F. W., Zhang, X., Wehner, M.

“…Twenty-year temperature and precipitation extremes and their projected future changes are evaluated in an ensemble of climate models participating in the…”
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How will climate change affect explosive cyclones in the extratropics of the Northern Hemisphere? by Seiler, C., Zwiers, F. W.

“…Explosive cyclones are rapidly intensifying low pressure systems generating severe wind speeds and heavy precipitation primarily in coastal and marine…”
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Climate extremes indices in the CMIP5 multimodel ensemble: Part 2. Future climate projections by Sillmann, J., Kharin, V. V., Zwiers, F. W., Zhang, X., Bronaugh, D.

“…This study provides an overview of projected changes in climate extremes indices defined by the Expert Team on Climate Change Detection and Indices (ETCCDI)…”
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Climate extremes indices in the CMIP5 multimodel ensemble: Part 1. Model evaluation in the present climate by Sillmann, J., Kharin, V. V., Zhang, X., Zwiers, F. W., Bronaugh, D.

“…This paper provides a first overview of the performance of state‐of‐the‐art global climate models participating in the Coupled Model Intercomparison Project…”
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How well do CMIP5 climate models reproduce explosive cyclones in the extratropics of the Northern Hemisphere? by Seiler, C., Zwiers, F. W.

“…Extratropical explosive cyclones are rapidly intensifying low pressure systems with severe wind speeds and heavy precipitation, affecting livelihoods and…”
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Attribution of the Influence of Human‐Induced Climate Change on an Extreme Fire Season by Kirchmeier‐Young, M. C., Gillett, N. P., Zwiers, F. W., Cannon, A. J., Anslow, F. S.

“…A record 1.2 million ha burned in British Columbia, Canada's extreme wildfire season of 2017. Key factors in this unprecedented event were the extreme warm and…”
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Trends and low frequency variability of extra-tropical cyclone activity in the ensemble of twentieth century reanalysis by Wang, Xiaolan L., Feng, Y., Compo, G. P., Swail, V. R., Zwiers, F. W., Allan, R. J., Sardeshmukh, P. D.

“…An objective cyclone tracking algorithm is applied to twentieth century reanalysis (20CR) 6-hourly mean sea level pressure fields for the period 1871–2010 to…”
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impact of combined ENSO and PDO on the PNA climate: a 1,000-year climate modeling study by Yu, B, Zwiers, F. W

“…This study analyzes the atmospheric response to the combined Pacific interannual ENSO and decadal-interdecadal PDO variability, with a focus on the…”
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Detecting the effect of climate change on Canadian forest fires by Gillett, N. P., Weaver, A. J., Zwiers, F. W., Flannigan, M. D.

“…The area burned by forest fires in Canada has increased over the past four decades, at the same time as summer season temperatures have warmed. Here we use…”
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How does dynamical downscaling affect model biases and future projections of explosive extratropical cyclones along North America’s Atlantic coast? by Seiler, C., Zwiers, F. W., Hodges, K. I., Scinocca, J. F.

“…Explosive extratropical cyclones (EETCs) are rapidly intensifying low pressure systems that generate severe weather along North America’s Atlantic coast…”
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Evaluating model‐simulated variability in temperature extremes using modified percentile indices by Sillmann, J., Kharin, V. V., Zwiers, F. W., Zhang, X., Bronaugh, D., Donat, M. G.

“…ABSTRACT Percentile indices monitoring the frequency of moderate temperature extremes are widely used to assess changes in present and future temperature…”
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The Enhanced PNA-Like Climate Response to Pacific Interannual and Decadal Variability by Yu, B., Shabbar, A., Zwiers, F. W.

“…This study provides further evidence of the impacts of tropical Pacific interannual [El Niño–Southern Oscillation (ENSO)] and Northern Pacific…”
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Is the storminess in the Twentieth Century Reanalysis really inconsistent with observations? A reply to the comment by Krueger et al. (2013b) by Wang, Xiaolan L., Feng, Y., Compo, G. P., Zwiers, F. W., Allan, R. J., Swail, V. R., Sardeshmukh, P. D.

“…In a recent study of trends and low frequency variability of extra-tropical cyclone activity in the ensemble of Twentieth Century Reanalyses, we concluded that…”
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Structure and variances of equatorial zonal circulation in a multimodel ensemble by Yu, B., Zwiers, F. W., Boer, G. J., Ting, M. F.

“…The structure and variance of the equatorial zonal circulation, as characterized by the atmospheric mass flux in the equatorial zonal plane, is examined and…”
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Detection of volcanic influence on global precipitation by Gillett, N. P., Weaver, A. J., Zwiers, F. W., Wehner, M. F.

“…Observations of terrestrial precipitation from the latter half of the 20th century are compared with precipitation simulated by the Parallel Climate Model to…”
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Covariability of SST and surface heat fluxes in reanalyses and CMIP3 climate models by Yu, Bin, Boer, G. J, Zwiers, F. W, Merryfield, W. J

“…The generation and dissipation of SST anomalies is mediated by the covariability of SST and surface heat fluxes. The connection between the variability of heat…”
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Detecting anthropogenic influence with a multi-model ensemble by Gillett, N. P., Zwiers, F. W., Weaver, A. J., Hegerl, G. C., Allen, M. R., Stott, P. A.

“…Averaging results from multiple models has previously been found to improve estimates of the climatology and seasonal predictions of atmospheric variables…”
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Interannual variability and predictability in an ensemble of AMIP climate simulations conducted with the CCC GCM2 by ZWIERS, F. W

“…This study considers an ensemble of six 10-year climate simulations conducted with the Canadian Climate Centre 2nd generation General Circulation Model (CCC…”
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Atmospheric Rivers Increase Future Flood Risk in Western Canada's Largest Pacific River by Curry, C. L., Islam, S. U., Zwiers, F. W., Déry, S. J.

“…Snow‐dominated watersheds are bellwethers of climate change. Hydroclimate projections in such basins often find reductions in annual peak runoff due to…”
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Probable maximum precipitation in a warming climate over North America in CanRCM4 and CRCM5 by Ben Alaya, M. A., Zwiers, F. W., Zhang, X.

“…In the context of climate change and projected increase in global temperature, the atmosphere’s water holding capacity is expected to increase at the…”
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