Publication Date:
2012-01-28
Description:
Changes in hail and flood risk in high-resolution simulations over Colorado's mountains Nature Climate Change 2, 125 10012012 doi: 10.1038/nclimate1344 Kelly Mahoney Michael A. Alexander Gregory Thompson Joseph J. Barsugli James D. Scott Global climate models cannot resolve hailstorms explicitly, so it is unclear whether a warmer climate will change hailstorm frequency and intensity. Now a study using high-resolution model simulations capable of resolving hail indicates the near-elimination of hail at the surface in future simulations for Colorado—a major centre of hailstorms in the United States.
Print ISSN:
1758-678X
Electronic ISSN:
1758-6798
Topics:
Geosciences
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