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https://doi.org/10.5194/wcd-1-45-2020
https://doi.org/10.5194/wcd-1-45-2020
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26 Feb 2020
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The substructure of extremely hot summers in the Northern Hemisphere

Matthias Röthlisberger, Michael Sprenger, Emmanouil Flaounas, Urs Beyerle, and Heini Wernli

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ERA-Interim re-analysis data European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts https://apps.ecmwf.int/datasets/data/interim-full-daily/levtype=sfc/

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In this study we quantify how much the coldest, middle and hottest third of all days during extremely hot summers contribute to their respective seasonal mean anomaly. This extreme-summer substructure varies substantially across the Northern Hemisphere and is directly related to the local physical drivers of extreme summers. Furthermore, comparing re-analysis (i.e. measurement-based) and climate model extreme-summer substructures reveals a remarkable level of agreement.