Asian climate change under 1.5–4 °C warming targets

Based on simulations of 18 CMIP5 models under three RCP scenarios, this article investigates changes in mean temperature and precipitation and their extremes over Asia in the context of global warming targets of 1.5–4 °C, and further compares the differences between 1.5 °C and 2 °C targets. Results...

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Main Authors: Ying Xu, Bo-Tao Zhou, Jie Wu, Zhen-Yu Han, Yong-Xiang Zhang, Jia Wu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: KeAi Communications Co., Ltd. 2017-06-01
Series:Advances in Climate Change Research
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1674927817300333