UNSW06: Concurrent Hot and Dry Extremes Under Different Atmospheric Carbon Loads
August 18, 2021 9:16 am Comments Off on UNSW06: Concurrent Hot and Dry Extremes Under Different Atmospheric Carbon LoadsCompound events (CEs) caused by a combination of multiple drivers often result in more severe socio-economic and ecological impacts than conventional events. One example for CEs with the potential to cause considerable negative impacts on crop yields and human health is the cooccurrence of hot and dry conditions. The student will work with climate model output from Earth System Models participating in the sixth round of the CMIP6 and assess what impact a gradual increase followed by a decrease in atmospheric carbon dioxide has on the occurrence frequency of hot and dry CEs.