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Asymmetric European summer heat predictability from wet and dry southern winters and springs

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  • Benjamin Quesada

    (LSCE, IPSL, CEA, UVSQ, Orme des merisiers
    ARIA Technologies)

  • Robert Vautard

    (LSCE, IPSL, CEA, UVSQ, Orme des merisiers)

  • Pascal Yiou

    (LSCE, IPSL, CEA, UVSQ, Orme des merisiers)

  • Martin Hirschi

    (Federal Office for Meteorology and Climatology, MeteoSwiss
    ETH Zurich, Institute for Atmospheric and Climate Science)

  • Sonia I. Seneviratne

    (ETH Zurich, Institute for Atmospheric and Climate Science)

Abstract

Increased summer heatwaves are a likely feature of future European climate. This study shows that wet previous seasons inhibit summer heat events, thus increasing seasonal predictability, but dry previous seasons do not, therefore decreasing seasonal predictability. Models suggest that a similar relation should hold in the future.

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  • Benjamin Quesada & Robert Vautard & Pascal Yiou & Martin Hirschi & Sonia I. Seneviratne, 2012. "Asymmetric European summer heat predictability from wet and dry southern winters and springs," Nature Climate Change, Nature, vol. 2(10), pages 736-741, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcli:v:2:y:2012:i:10:d:10.1038_nclimate1536
    DOI: 10.1038/nclimate1536
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