Identifying Key Driving Processes of Major Recent Heat Waves

• Published in: Journal of geophysical research. Atmospheres Vol. 124; no. 22; pp. 11746 - 11765
• Main Authors: Wehrli, Kathrin, Guillod, Benoit P., Hauser, Mathias, Leclair, Matthieu, Seneviratne, Sonia I.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: 27.11.2019
• Subjects: atmospheric nudging; extreme events; global climate models; heat waves; soil moisture prescription

Heat waves lead to major impacts on human health, food production, and ecosystems. To assess their predictability and how they are projected to change under global warming, it is crucial to improve our understanding of the underlying processes affecting their occurrence and intensity under present‐d...