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Emergence of seasonal delay of tropical rainfall during 1979–2019

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  • Fengfei Song

    (Pacific Northwest National Laboratory)

  • L. Ruby Leung

    (Pacific Northwest National Laboratory)

  • Jian Lu

    (Pacific Northwest National Laboratory)

  • Lu Dong

    (Pacific Northwest National Laboratory)

  • Wenyu Zhou

    (Pacific Northwest National Laboratory)

  • Bryce Harrop

    (Pacific Northwest National Laboratory)

  • Yun Qian

    (Pacific Northwest National Laboratory)

Abstract

Tropical rainfall exhibits a prominent annual cycle, with characteristic amplitude and phase representing the range between wet and dry seasons and their onset timing, respectively. Previous studies note enhanced amplitude over ocean and delayed phase over land in model projections of global warming, underpinned by first-order physical principles. However, it is unclear whether these changes have emerged in observations. Here we use gridded precipitation datasets to report a seasonal delay of 4.1 ± 1.1 and 4.2 ± 0.9 days (P

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  • Fengfei Song & L. Ruby Leung & Jian Lu & Lu Dong & Wenyu Zhou & Bryce Harrop & Yun Qian, 2021. "Emergence of seasonal delay of tropical rainfall during 1979–2019," Nature Climate Change, Nature, vol. 11(7), pages 605-612, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcli:v:11:y:2021:i:7:d:10.1038_s41558-021-01066-x
    DOI: 10.1038/s41558-021-01066-x
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    1. Gan Zhang, 2023. "Warming-induced contraction of tropical convection delays and reduces tropical cyclone formation," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 14(1), pages 1-11, December.
    2. Fukai Liu & Fengfei Song & Yiyong Luo, 2024. "Human-induced intensified seasonal cycle of sea surface temperature," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 15(1), pages 1-10, December.

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