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https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-17-2563-2023
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https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-17-2563-2023
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the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Research article
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03 Jul 2023
Research article |
| 03 Jul 2023
| 03 Jul 2023
Revisiting temperature sensitivity: how does Antarctic precipitation change with temperature?
Center for Earth System Research and Sustainability (CEN), Institute of Oceanography, Universität Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK), Member of the Leibniz Association, P.O. Box 60 12 03, 14412 Potsdam, Germany
Institute of Physics and Astronomy, University of Potsdam, Karl-Liebknecht-Str. 24–25, 14476 Potsdam, Germany
Dirk Notz
Center for Earth System Research and Sustainability (CEN), Institute of Oceanography, Universität Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
Ricarda Winkelmann
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK), Member of the Leibniz Association, P.O. Box 60 12 03, 14412 Potsdam, Germany
Institute of Physics and Astronomy, University of Potsdam, Karl-Liebknecht-Str. 24–25, 14476 Potsdam, Germany
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Latest update: 26 Oct 2025
Short summary
For future sea-level projections, approximating Antarctic precipitation increases through temperature-scaling approaches will remain important, as coupled ice-sheet simulations with regional climate models remain computationally expensive, especially on multi-centennial timescales. We here revisit the relationship between Antarctic temperature and precipitation using different scaling approaches, identifying and explaining regional differences.
For future sea-level projections, approximating Antarctic precipitation increases through...
