(a) Probability of occurrence of compound snow drought and heatwave events and (b) arid index map
The fractions (a) and spatial coverage trends (b–q) of compound snow drought and heatwave events across the world during 1981–2020
LSGI researchers, Dr Wang Shuo (Assistant Professor) and Dr Li Xiangfei (Postdoctoral Fellow) revealed the potential connection between winter snow reduction and spring/summer heatwave under a warming climate. They further investigated an emerging compound hazard, namely snow droughts followed by extreme heatwaves, and found that such compound hazard occurred most often in drier regions such as North China, East Europe, and Western North America. The research findings provide new insights into the development of sustainable water management policies and ecosystem protection strategies in the context of climate change.
The research achievement has been published in Geophysical Research Letters (Nature Index Journal) and selected as the “Research Highlights” in Nature journal. Please click the following links for details.
Geophysical Research Letters: https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/2022GL099925
Nature’s Research Highlights: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-022-01846-1
| Research Units | Department of Land Surveying and Geo-Informatics |
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