Future intensification of extreme Aleutian low events and their climate impacts

Giamalaki, K.; Beaulieu, C.; Henson, S. A. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3875-6802; Martin, A. P. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1202-8612; Kassem, H.; Faranda, D.. 2021 Future intensification of extreme Aleutian low events and their climate impacts. Scientific Reports, 11 (1). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-97615-7

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Abstract/Summary

Extreme Aleutian Low (AL) events have been associated with major ecosystem reorganisations and unusual weather patterns in the Pacific region, with serious socio-economic consequences. Yet, their future evolution and impacts on atmosphere–ocean interactions remain uncertain. Here, a large ensemble of historical and future runs from the Community Earth System Model is used to investigate the evolution of AL extremes. The frequency and persistence of AL extremes are quantified and their connection with climatic variables is examined. AL extremes become more frequent and persistent under the RCP8.5 scenario, associated with changes in precipitation and air temperature patterns over North America. Future changes in AL extremes also increase the variability of the sea surface temperature and net heat fluxes in the Kuroshio Extension, the most significant heat and energy flux region of the basin. The increased frequency and persistence of future AL extremes may potentially cause substantial changes in fisheries and ecosystems of the entire Pacific region as a knock-on effect.

Item Type:	Publication - Article
Digital Object Identifier (DOI):	https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-97615-7
ISSN:	2045-2322
Date made live:	28 Sep 2021 16:17 +0 (UTC)
URI:	https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/531124

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