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Recent intensification of extreme precipitation over East Antarctica driven by increases in greenhouse gases and stratospheric ozone
Sai Prabala Swetha Chittella
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Centre for Ocean, River, Atmosphere and Land Sciences (CORAL), Indian Institute of Technology Khargapur, Khargapur, 721302, India
British Antarctic Survey, National Environmental Research Council, Cambridge, UK
Andrew Orr
British Antarctic Survey, National Environmental Research Council, Cambridge, UK
Pranab Deb
Centre for Ocean, River, Atmosphere and Land Sciences (CORAL), Indian Institute of Technology Khargapur, Khargapur, 721302, India
Quentin Dalaiden
Nansen Environmental and Remote Sensing Center and Bjerknes Center for Climate Research, Bergen, Norway
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Jeanne Rezsöhazy, Quentin Dalaiden, François Klein, Hugues Goosse, and Joël Guiot
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Nicolas Ghilain, Stéphane Vannitsem, Quentin Dalaiden, Hugues Goosse, Lesley De Cruz, and Wenguang Wei
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Nicolaj Hansen, Sebastian B. Simonsen, Fredrik Boberg, Christoph Kittel, Andrew Orr, Niels Souverijns, J. Melchior van Wessem, and Ruth Mottram
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Short summary
Extreme precipitation is a major contributor to total precipitation over Antarctica and its variability. We examined changes in total and extreme precipitation from 1979 to 2023 using reanalysis data and large climate model simulations. Significant increases were found across parts of East Antarctica, with external forcings contributing to these trends. Greenhouse gases and stratospheric ozone were identified as important drivers of precipitation increases in East Antarctica.
Extreme precipitation is a major contributor to total precipitation over Antarctica and its...
