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Land–atmosphere coupling and climate change in Europe

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  • Sonia I. Seneviratne

    (Institute for Atmospheric and Climate Science, ETH Zurich)

  • Daniel Lüthi

    (Institute for Atmospheric and Climate Science, ETH Zurich)

  • Michael Litschi

    (Institute for Atmospheric and Climate Science, ETH Zurich)

  • Christoph Schär

    (Institute for Atmospheric and Climate Science, ETH Zurich)

Abstract

Turning up the heat Many parts of Europe have experienced a series of highly unusual summers with extremely dry/hot (2003) and wet/cool (2002, 2005) years. Climate models predict that summers of this kind will become more frequent in the future, but the underlying mechanisms responsible for this change remain uncertain. Using a regional climate model, Seneviratne et al. show that feedbacks between temperature and soil moisture (as opposed to changes in atmospheric circulation) are the primary cause of the increase in the variability of summer temperatures predicted in central and eastern Europe. This highlights the potential role of land–atmosphere interactions in future climate change.

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  • Sonia I. Seneviratne & Daniel Lüthi & Michael Litschi & Christoph Schär, 2006. "Land–atmosphere coupling and climate change in Europe," Nature, Nature, vol. 443(7108), pages 205-209, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:nature:v:443:y:2006:i:7108:d:10.1038_nature05095
    DOI: 10.1038/nature05095
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