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https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-26-4431-2022
https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-26-4431-2022
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29 Aug 2022
Research article |  | 29 Aug 2022

Breakdown in precipitation–temperature scaling over India predominantly explained by cloud-driven cooling

Sarosh Alam Ghausi, Subimal Ghosh, and Axel Kleidon

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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.