The substructure of extremely hot summers in the Northern Hemisphere

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

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/wcd-1-45-2020

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https://doi.org/10.5194/wcd-1-45-2020

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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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RC1: 'The statistics of extreme (summer) seasons', Anonymous Referee #1, 27 Dec 2019
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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.