Present-day and future projection of East Asian summer monsoon in Coupled Model Intercomparison Project 6 simulations
The East Asian summer monsoon (EASM) is an influential monsoon system that provides two-thirds of the annual precipitation in the Asian region. Therefore, considerable attention has been paid to the changes in future climate. Thus far, studies on EASM characteristics have not been conducted consider...
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| description | The East Asian summer monsoon (EASM) is an influential monsoon system that provides two-thirds of the annual precipitation in the Asian region. Therefore, considerable attention has been paid to the changes in future climate. Thus far, studies on EASM characteristics have not been conducted considering specific global warming level (GWL) using Coupled Model Inter-comparison Project 6 (CMIP6) simulations. We analyze the EASM characteristics in present-day (PD) and the changes in EASM corresponding to the projections at 1.5, 2.0, and 3.0°C GWLs. The newly released 30 CMIP6 models effectively captured the migration of the monsoon in PD with a pattern correlation coefficient of 0.91, which is an improvement over that reported in previous studies. As a result of the separate analysis of the P1 (first primary peak; 33–41 pentad) and P2 (from P1 to the withdrawal; 42–50 pentad) periods, a higher frequency of weak to moderate precipitation in P2 and a smaller amount of moderate to extreme precipitation in P1 are mainly occurred. The CMIP6 models project increasing precipitation of approximately 5.7%°C−1, 4.0%°C−1, and 3.9%°C−1 for the three GWLs, respectively, with longer durations (earlier onset and delayed termination). Under the three GWLs, the projected precipitation frequency decreases below 6 mm d−1 (76th percentile) and significant increases above 29 mm d−1 (97th percentile). These changes in precipitation frequency are associated with an increasing distribution of precipitation amount above 97th percentile. Additionally, these tendencies in P1 and P2 are similar to that of the total period, while the maximum changes occur in 3.0°C GWL. In particular, future changes in EASM accelerate with continuous warming and are mainly affected by enhanced extreme precipitation (above 97th percentile). Our findings are expected to provide information for the implementation of sustainable water management programs as a part of national climate policy. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-8050b7918e724640a5abcc6361a2f6bd2022-12-22T02:29:52ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS ONE1932-62032022-01-01176Present-day and future projection of East Asian summer monsoon in Coupled Model Intercomparison Project 6 simulationsMin-Ah SunHyun Min SungJisun KimJae-Hee LeeSungbo ShimYoung-Hwa ByunThe East Asian summer monsoon (EASM) is an influential monsoon system that provides two-thirds of the annual precipitation in the Asian region. Therefore, considerable attention has been paid to the changes in future climate. Thus far, studies on EASM characteristics have not been conducted considering specific global warming level (GWL) using Coupled Model Inter-comparison Project 6 (CMIP6) simulations. We analyze the EASM characteristics in present-day (PD) and the changes in EASM corresponding to the projections at 1.5, 2.0, and 3.0°C GWLs. The newly released 30 CMIP6 models effectively captured the migration of the monsoon in PD with a pattern correlation coefficient of 0.91, which is an improvement over that reported in previous studies. As a result of the separate analysis of the P1 (first primary peak; 33–41 pentad) and P2 (from P1 to the withdrawal; 42–50 pentad) periods, a higher frequency of weak to moderate precipitation in P2 and a smaller amount of moderate to extreme precipitation in P1 are mainly occurred. The CMIP6 models project increasing precipitation of approximately 5.7%°C−1, 4.0%°C−1, and 3.9%°C−1 for the three GWLs, respectively, with longer durations (earlier onset and delayed termination). Under the three GWLs, the projected precipitation frequency decreases below 6 mm d−1 (76th percentile) and significant increases above 29 mm d−1 (97th percentile). These changes in precipitation frequency are associated with an increasing distribution of precipitation amount above 97th percentile. Additionally, these tendencies in P1 and P2 are similar to that of the total period, while the maximum changes occur in 3.0°C GWL. In particular, future changes in EASM accelerate with continuous warming and are mainly affected by enhanced extreme precipitation (above 97th percentile). Our findings are expected to provide information for the implementation of sustainable water management programs as a part of national climate policy.https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9165809/?tool=EBI |
| spellingShingle | Min-Ah Sun Hyun Min Sung Jisun Kim Jae-Hee Lee Sungbo Shim Young-Hwa Byun Present-day and future projection of East Asian summer monsoon in Coupled Model Intercomparison Project 6 simulations PLoS ONE |
| title | Present-day and future projection of East Asian summer monsoon in Coupled Model Intercomparison Project 6 simulations |
| title_full | Present-day and future projection of East Asian summer monsoon in Coupled Model Intercomparison Project 6 simulations |
| title_fullStr | Present-day and future projection of East Asian summer monsoon in Coupled Model Intercomparison Project 6 simulations |
| title_full_unstemmed | Present-day and future projection of East Asian summer monsoon in Coupled Model Intercomparison Project 6 simulations |
| title_short | Present-day and future projection of East Asian summer monsoon in Coupled Model Intercomparison Project 6 simulations |
| title_sort | present day and future projection of east asian summer monsoon in coupled model intercomparison project 6 simulations |
| url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9165809/?tool=EBI |
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