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https://doi.org/10.5194/wcd-1-445-2020
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Research article
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04 Sep 2020
Research article |
| 04 Sep 2020
| 04 Sep 2020
An attempt to explain recent changes in European snowfall extremes
Davide Faranda
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Laboratoire des Sciences du Climat et de l'Environnement, UMR 8212 CEA-CNRS-UVSQ, Université Paris-Saclay, IPSL, 91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
London Mathematical Laboratory, 8 Margravine Gardens London, W6 8RH, UK
LMD/IPSL, Ecole Normale Superieure, PSL research University, Paris, France
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Short summary
Despite the global temperature rise caused by anthropogenic emissions, we still observe heavy snowfalls that cause casualties, transport disruptions and energy supply problems. The goal of this paper is to investigate recent trends in snowfalls from reanalysis and observational datasets. The analysis shows an evident discrepancy between trends in average and extreme snowfalls. The latter can only be explained by looking at atmospheric circulation.
Despite the global temperature rise caused by anthropogenic emissions, we still observe heavy...
