Hot extremes have become drier in the United States Southwest

McKinnon, Karen A.; Poppick, Andrew; Simpson, Isla R.

doi:10.1038/s41558-021-01076-9

McKinnon, K. A., Poppick, A., & Simpson, I. R. (2021). Hot extremes have become drier in the United States Southwest. Nature Climate Change, 11, 598-604. doi:10.1038/s41558-021-01076-9

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Global humidity increases with warming, but the United States Southwest has shown summer decreases since 1950, with the largest declines on hot days attributed to decreased soil moisture, not atmospheric moisture transport. Projections are uncertain due to model spread in precipitation trends.

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Karen A. McKinnon

Andrew Poppick

Isla R. Simpson-NCAR/UCAR

Title

Hot extremes have become drier in the United States Southwest

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Nature Climate Change

Date

2021-07-17

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598-604

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Refereed

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41558-021-01076-9

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http://n2t.net/ark:/85065/d75d8tcq

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NSF-GEO-AGS/Atmospheric and Geospace Sciences #1852977 - Management and Operation of National Center for Atmospheric Research, 2018-2023, and Supporting Activities

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