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Increased spatial extent and likelihood of compound long-duration dry and hot events in China, 1961–2014
School of Atmospheric Sciences, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210023, China
Wegener Center for Climate and Global Change, University of Graz,
Brandhofgasse 5, 8010, Graz, Austria
Douglas Maraun
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Wegener Center for Climate and Global Change, University of Graz,
Brandhofgasse 5, 8010, Graz, Austria
Albert Ossó
Wegener Center for Climate and Global Change, University of Graz,
Brandhofgasse 5, 8010, Graz, Austria
Jianping Tang
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School of Atmospheric Sciences, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210023, China
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This study quantifies the spatiotemporal variation and characteristics of compound long-duration dry and hot events in China over the 1961–2014 period. The results show that over the past few decades, there has been a substantial increase in the frequency of these compound events across most parts of China, which is dominated by rising temperatures. We detect a strong increase in the spatially contiguous areas experiencing concurrent dry and hot conditions.
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