The 2022 Record-Breaking Heat Event over the Middle and Lower Reaches of the Yangtze River: The Role of Anthropogenic Forcing and Atmospheric Circulation
Dongqian Wang, Ying Sun, Ting Hu, Hong Yin
Abstract
Abstract The anthropogenic forcing and anomalous atmospheric circulation have increased the occurrence probability of 2022-like extreme heat by approximately 62.0 and 2.6 times, respectively.
Topics & Concepts
Yangtze riverForcing (mathematics)Environmental scienceCirculation (fluid dynamics)ClimatologyAtmospheric circulationAtmospheric sciencesGeneral Circulation ModelHydrology (agriculture)Climate changeGeographyGeologyOceanographyChinaThermodynamicsGeotechnical engineeringArchaeologyPhysicsClimate variability and modelsMeteorological Phenomena and SimulationsFire effects on ecosystems