Why was the heat wave in the Yangtze River valley abnormally intensified in late summer 2022?

A record-breaking heat wave hit the Yangtze River valley during the boreal summer of 2022, and caused severe social and economic losses. One prominent feature of this long-lived heat event was its persistence and abnormal intensification in August. This study investigated the physical mechanisms be...

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Main Authors: Daquan Zhang, Lijuan Chen, Yuan Yuan, Jinqing Zuo, Zongjian Ke
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IOP Publishing 2023-01-01
Series:Environmental Research Letters
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/acba30