Amplified warming of seasonal cold extremes relative to the mean in the Northern Hemisphere extratropics

Gross, Mia H.; Donat, Markus G.; Alexander, Lisa V.; Sherwood, Steven C.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/esd-11-97-2020

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https://doi.org/10.5194/esd-11-97-2020

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https://doi.org/10.5194/esd-11-97-2020

© Author(s) 2020. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 11, issue 1

Research article

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10 Feb 2020

Research article |

| 10 Feb 2020

Amplified warming of seasonal cold extremes relative to the mean in the Northern Hemisphere extratropics

Mia H. Gross, Markus G. Donat, Lisa V. Alexander, and Steven C. Sherwood

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RC1: 'Review of ‘Enhanced warming of seasonal cold extremes relative to the mean in the Northern Hemisphere extratropics’ by Mia H. Gross et al.', Anonymous Referee #1, 19 Aug 2019
- AC1: 'Response to Anonymous Referee #1', Mia Gross, 17 Oct 2019
RC2: 'Review of Gross et al.', Anonymous Referee #2, 21 Aug 2019
- AC2: 'Response to Anonymous Referee #2', Mia Gross, 17 Oct 2019

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ED: Reconsider after major revisions (17 Oct 2019) by Gerrit Lohmann

AR by Mia Gross on behalf of the Authors (12 Dec 2019) Author's response Manuscript

ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (03 Jan 2020) by Gerrit Lohmann

RR by Anonymous Referee #1 (05 Jan 2020)

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ED: Publish subject to technical corrections (17 Jan 2020) by Gerrit Lohmann

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This study explores the amplified warming of cold extremes relative to average temperatures for both the recent past and future in the Northern Hemisphere and the possible physical processes that are driving this. We find that decreases in snow cover and warmer-than-usual winds are driving the disproportionate rates of warming in cold extremes relative to average temperatures. These accelerated warming rates in cold extremes have implications for tourism, insect longevity and human health.