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Breakdown in precipitation–temperature scaling over India predominantly explained by cloud-driven cooling
Sarosh Alam Ghausi
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Biospheric Theory and Modelling Group, Max Planck Institute for
Biogeochemistry, Jena 07745, Germany
International Max Planck Research School for Global Biogeochemical
Cycles (IMPRS-gBGC), Jena 07745, Germany
Subimal Ghosh
Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology
Bombay 400076, Mumbai, India
Interdisciplinary Programme in Climate Studies, Indian Institute of
Technology Bombay 400076, Mumbai, India
Axel Kleidon
Biospheric Theory and Modelling Group, Max Planck Institute for
Biogeochemistry, Jena 07745, Germany
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Short summary
The observed response of extreme precipitation to global warming remains unclear with significant regional variations. We show that a large part of this uncertainty can be removed when the imprint of clouds in surface temperatures is removed. We used a thermodynamic systems approach to remove the cloud radiative effect from temperatures. We then found that precipitation extremes intensified with global warming at positive rates which is consistent with physical arguments and model simulations.
The observed response of extreme precipitation to global warming remains unclear with...
