A temporary hiatus in warming of extreme temperatures is not unusual, nor inconsistent with model simulations of human-induced climate change

Wehner, Michael F.

doi:10.1088/1748-9326/9/7/071001

Title: A temporary hiatus in warming of extreme temperatures is not unusual, nor inconsistent with model simulations of human-induced climate change

Abstract

Sillman et al (2014) find that observed trends of extremely hot days and cold nights are consistent with the current generation of climate models. Short periods of localized decreases in these extreme temperatures are not unusual and the Sillman et al results increase confidence in projections of future changes in extreme temperature.

Authors:

Wehner, Michael F. ^[1]

Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)

Publication Date:: Mon Jul 21 00:00:00 EDT 2014

Research Org.:: Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Biological and Environmental Research (BER)

OSTI Identifier:: 1407240

Grant/Contract Number:: AC02-05CH11231

Resource Type:: Accepted Manuscript

Journal Name:: Environmental Research Letters

Additional Journal Information:: Journal Volume: 9; Journal Issue: 7; Journal ID: ISSN 1748-9326

Publisher:: IOP Publishing

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES

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                    Wehner, Michael F. A temporary hiatus in warming of extreme temperatures is not unusual, nor inconsistent with model simulations of human-induced climate change.  United States: N. p., 2014. 
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"A temporary hiatus in warming of extreme temperatures is not unusual, nor inconsistent with model simulations of human-induced climate change".  United States.  https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/9/7/071001.  https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1407240.

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  title        = {A temporary hiatus in warming of extreme temperatures is not unusual, nor inconsistent with model simulations of human-induced climate change},

  author       = {Wehner, Michael F.},

  abstractNote = {Sillman et al (2014) find that observed trends of extremely hot days and cold nights are consistent with the current generation of climate models. Short periods of localized decreases in these extreme temperatures are not unusual and the Sillman et al results increase confidence in projections of future changes in extreme temperature.},

  doi          = {10.1088/1748-9326/9/7/071001},

  journal      = {Environmental Research Letters},

  number       = 7,

  volume       = 9,

  place        = {United States},

  year         = {Mon Jul 21 00:00:00 EDT 2014},

  month        = {Mon Jul 21 00:00:00 EDT 2014}

}

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