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https://doi.org/10.5194/wcd-5-323-2024
https://doi.org/10.5194/wcd-5-323-2024
Research article
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01 Mar 2024
Research article |  | 01 Mar 2024

Understanding the vertical temperature structure of recent record-shattering heatwaves

Belinda Hotz, Lukas Papritz, and Matthias Röthlisberger

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Analysing the vertical structure of temperature anomalies of recent record-breaking heatwaves reveals a complex four-dimensional interplay of anticyclone–heatwave interactions, with vertically strongly varying advective, adiabatic, and diabatic contributions to the respective temperature anomalies. The heatwaves featured bottom-heavy positive temperature anomalies, extending throughout the troposphere.
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