Lower Tropospheric Processes: A Control on the Global Mean Precipitation Rate
Lower Tropospheric Processes: A Control on the Global Mean Precipitation Rate
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对流层低层过程:对全球平均降水率的控制
DOI:
10.1029/2020gl091169
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发表时间:
2021
影响因子:
5.2
通讯作者:
Caldwell, Peter M.
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作者:
Hendrickson, Jacob M.;Terai, Christopher R.;Pritchard, Michael S.;Caldwell, Peter M.
The spread in global mean precipitation among climate models is explored in two ensembles using the complementary perspectives of surface evaporation and energy budgets. Models with higher global mean precipitation have stronger oceanic evaporation, driven by drier near‐surface air. The drier surface conditions occur alongside increases in near‐surface temperature and moisture at 925 hPa, which point to stronger boundary layer mixing. Correlations suggest that the degree of lower tropospheric mixing explains 18%–49% of the intermodel precipitation variance. To test this hypothesis, the degree of mixing is indirectly varied in a single‐model experiment by adjusting the relative humidity threshold that controls low‐cloud fraction. Indeed, increasing lower tropospheric mixing results in more global mean precipitation. Energetically, increased precipitation rates are associated with more downwelling longwave radiation to the surface and weaker sensible heat fluxes. These results highlight how lower‐tropospheric processes must be better constrained to reduce the precipitation discrepancy among climate models.
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