{"product_id":"climate-extremes-isbn-9781119067849","title":"Climate Extremes","description":"\u003cp\u003eAlthough we are seeing more weather and climate extremes, individual extreme events are very diverse and generalization of trends is difficult. For example, mid-latitude and subtropical climate extremes such as heat waves, hurricanes and droughts have increased, and could have been caused by processes including arctic amplification, jet stream meandering, and tropical expansion. This volume documents various climate extreme events and associated changes that have been analyzed through diagnostics, modeling, and statistical approaches. The identification of patterns and mechanisms can aid the prediction of future extreme events. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eVolume highlights include:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eCompilation of processes and mechanisms unique to individual weather and climate extreme events\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDiscussion of climate model performance in terms of simulating high-impact weather and climate extremes\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eSummary of various existing theories, including controversial ones, on how climate extremes will continue to become stronger and more frequent \u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eClimate Extremes: Patterns and Mechanisms \u003c\/i\u003eis a valuable resource for scientists and graduate students in the fields of geophysics, climate physics, natural hazards, and environmental science.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRead an interview with the editors to find out more:\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/eos.org\/editors-vox\/how-does-changing-climate-bring-more-extreme-events\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttps:\/\/eos.org\/editors-vox\/how-does-changing-climate-bring-more-extreme-events\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eContributors vii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface xi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments  xiii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I: Forcings of Climate Extremes\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 The Changing El Nino–Southern Oscillation and Associated Climate Extremes\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJin\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e-\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eYi Yu, Xin Wang, Song Yang, Houk Paek, and Mengyan Chen 3\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Weather Extremes Linked to Interaction of the Arctic and Midlatitudes\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eTimo Vihma 39\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Impact of Aerosols on Regional Changes in Climate Extremes\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJana Sillmann and Jinho Yoon 51\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Weakened Flow, Persistent Circulation, and Prolonged Weather Extremes in Boreal Summer\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDim Coumou, Kai Kornhuber, Jascha Lehmann, and Vladimir Petoukhov 61\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Land Processes as the Forcing of Extremes: A Review\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMin\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e-\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eHui Lo, Tzu\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e-\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eHsien Kuo, Hao\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e]\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eWei Wey, Chia\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e-\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eWei Lan, and Jen\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e-\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003ePing Chen 75\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II: Processes of Climate Extremes\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Timing of Anthropogenic Emergence in Climate Extremes\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAndrew D. King, Markus G. Donat, Ed Hawkins, and David J. Karoly 95\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Recent Increases in Extreme Temperature Occurrence over Land\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eScott J. Weaver, Arun Kumar, and Mingyue Chen 105\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Why Future Shifts in Tropical Precipitation Will Likely Be Small: The Location of the Tropical Rain Belt and the Hemispheric Contrast of Energy Input to the Atmosphere\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAaron Donohoe and Aiko Voigt  115\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Weather]Climate Interactions and MJO Influences\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePaul E. Roundy, Naoko Sakaeda, Kyle MacRitchie, and Lawrence Gloeckler 139\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Recent Climate Extremes Associated with the West Pacific Warming Mode\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChris Funk and Andrew Hoell 165\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 Connections Between Heat Waves and Circumglobal Teleconnection Patterns in the Northern Hemisphere Summer\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHaiyan Teng and Grant Branstator 177\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III: Regional Climate Extremes\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 North American Drought and Links to Northern Eurasia: The Role of Stationary Rossby Waves\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHailan Wang, Siegfried D. Schubert, and Randal D. Koster 197\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 The California Drought: Trends and Impacts\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eShih\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e]\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eYu (Simon) Wang, Jinho Yoon, Robert R. Gillies, and Huang\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e-\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eHsiung Hsu 223\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 Observed Trends in US Tornado Frequency\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAdam J. Clark 237\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15 Mechanisms Explaining Recent Changes in Australian Climate Extremes\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSophie C. Lewis, David J. Karoly, Andrew D. King, Sarah E. Perkins, and Markus G. Donat 249\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16 Unraveling East Africa’s Climate Paradox\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBradfield Lyon and Nicolas Vigaud 265\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17 A Physical Model for Extreme Drought over Southwest Asia\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAndrew Hoell, Chris Funk, Mathew Barlow, and Forest Cannon 283\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart IV: Prediction of Climate Extremes\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18 Extratropical Precursors of the El Nino–Southern Oscillation\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKathy V. Pegion and Christopher Selman 301\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19 North Atlantic Seasonal Hurricane Prediction: Underlying Science and an Evaluation of Statistical Models\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePhilip J. Klotzbach, Mark A. Saunders, Gerald D. Bell, and Eric S. Blake 315\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20 Predicting Subseasonal Precipitation Variations Based on the Madden]Julian Oscillation\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eCharles Jones 329\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e21 Prediction of Short]Term Climate Extremes with a Multimodel Ensemble\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eEmily J. Becker 347\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e22 Toward Predicting US Tornadoes in the Late 21st Century\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAdam J. Clark 361\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex  371\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e S.-Y. Simon Wang,\u003c\/b\u003e Utah State University, USA\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e Jin-Ho Yoon,\u003c\/b\u003e Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology, Republic of Korea\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e Christopher C. Funk,\u003c\/b\u003e United States Geological Survey, USA\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e Robert R. Gillies,\u003c\/b\u003e Utah State University, USA\u003c\/p\u003e   \u003cp\u003e Although we are seeing more weather and climate extremes, individual extreme events are very diverse and generalization of trends is difficult. For example, mid-latitude and subtropical climate extremes such as heat waves, hurricanes and droughts have increased, and could have been caused by processes including arctic amplification, jet stream meandering, and tropical expansion. This volume documents various climate extreme events and associated changes that have been analyzed through diagnostics, modeling, and statistical approaches. The identification of patterns and mechanisms can aid the prediction of future extreme events.   \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Volume highlights include:   \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eCompilation of processes and mechanisms unique to individual weather and climate extreme events\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDiscussion of climate model performance in terms of simulating high-impact weather and climate extremes\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eSummary of various existing theories, including controversial ones, on how climate extremes will continue to become stronger and more frequent\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e Climate Extremes: Patterns and Mechanisms\u003c\/i\u003e is a valuable resource for scientists and graduate students in the fields of geophysics, climate physics, natural hazards, and environmental science.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"American Geophysical Union","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47988929495269,"sku":"NP9781119067849","price":224.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781119067849.jpg?v=1761782092","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/climate-extremes-isbn-9781119067849","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}