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03 Dec 2020
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Uncertainty in aerosol radiative forcing impacts the simulated global monsoon in the 20th century
Jonathan K. P. Shonk
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
National Centre for Atmospheric Science, University of Reading,
Reading, UK
current affiliation: MetOffice@Reading, University of Reading, Reading, UK
Andrew G. Turner
National Centre for Atmospheric Science, University of Reading,
Reading, UK
Department of Meteorology, University of Reading, Reading, UK
Amulya Chevuturi
National Centre for Atmospheric Science, University of Reading,
Reading, UK
Laura J. Wilcox
National Centre for Atmospheric Science, University of Reading,
Reading, UK
Andrea J. Dittus
National Centre for Atmospheric Science, University of Reading,
Reading, UK
Ed Hawkins
National Centre for Atmospheric Science, University of Reading,
Reading, UK
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In this study, we assess how increasing the horizontal resolution of HadGEM3-GC31 can allow simulating better tropical and subtropical South American precipitation. We compare simulations of HadGEM3-GC3.1, performed at three different horizontal resolutions. We show that increasing resolution allows decreasing precipitation biases over the Andes and northeast Brazil and improves the simulation of daily precipitation distribution.
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We use a set of model simulations of the 20th century to demonstrate that the uncertainty in the cooling effect of man-made aerosol emissions has a wide range of impacts on global monsoons. For the weakest cooling, the impact of aerosol is overpowered by greenhouse gas (GHG) warming and monsoon rainfall increases in the late 20th century. For the strongest cooling, aerosol impact dominates over GHG warming, leading to reduced monsoon rainfall, particularly from 1950 to 1980.
We use a set of model simulations of the 20th century to demonstrate that the uncertainty in the...
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