Convective Structure Changes over the Equatorial Pacific with Highly Increased Precipitation under Global Warming Simulated in the HiRAM

While most studies have argued a slower increase of 1-3% K−1 of precipitation globally, others note that this is not necessarily the case from a regional perspective. In this study, we examine the convective structure changes over the equatorial Pacific with highly increased precipitation under glob...

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Published inSOLA Vol. 15; pp. 119 - 124
Main Authors Bui, Hien Xuan, Yu, Jia-Yuh, Liu, Hsiao-Wei, Tu, Chia-Ying, Chiu, Pin-Ging, Hsu, Huang-Hsiung
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Tokyo Meteorological Society of Japan 2019
Japan Science and Technology Agency
Subjects
Atmospheric models
Climate change
Convection
Global warming
Moisture budget
Precipitation
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Summary:While most studies have argued a slower increase of 1-3% K−1 of precipitation globally, others note that this is not necessarily the case from a regional perspective. In this study, we examine the convective structure changes over the equatorial Pacific with highly increased precipitation under global warming using simulations from the High Resolution Atmospheric Model (HiRAM). The moisture budget analysis shows that the precipitation increases must result from a significant enhancement of convection, with a minor modulation from the thermodynamic effect. Two different types of enhanced convection are identified. Over the mean ascending region, precipitation increases are associated with an enhancement of deep convection; while over the mean descending region, the precipitation increases are a result of enhanced shallow convection.
ISSN:1349-6476
1349-6476
DOI:10.2151/sola.2019-022