Heat Wave Trends in Southeast Asia: Comparison of Results From Observation and Reanalysis Data

• Published in: Geophysical research letters Vol. 49; no. 4
• Main Authors: Li, Xian‐Xiang, Yuan, Chao, Hang, Jian
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Washington John Wiley & Sons, Inc 28.02.2022
• Subjects: CHIRTS; Climate change; Daily; Daily temperatures; Datasets; ERA5; extreme temperature; Heat; heat wave; Heat waves; Heatwaves; High temperature; Land area; Maximum temperatures; Minimum temperatures; Morbidity; Public health; SA‐OBS; Temperature; Trends; tropical; Southeast Asia

Southeast Asia (SEA), a region climatologically important but limited by data availability, is suffering from serious scarceness of heat wave (HW) research. Using the observational and reanalysis data, we find that in most parts of SEA, HWs are becoming more frequent, longer‐lasting, and stronger, a...