Impact of increasing heat waves on U.S. ozone episodes in the 2050s: Results from a multimodel analysis using extreme value theory

We develop a statistical model using extreme value theory to estimate the 2000–2050 changes in ozone episodes across the United States. We model the relationships between daily maximum temperature (Tmax) and maximum daily 8 h average (MDA8) ozone in May–September over 2003–2012 using a Point Process...

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Vydané v:Geophysical research letters Ročník 43; číslo 8; s. 4017 - 4025
Hlavní autori: Shen, L., Mickley, L. J., Gilleland, E.
Médium: Journal Article
Jazyk:English
Vydavateľské údaje: United States John Wiley & Sons, Inc 28.04.2016
Predmet:
Anthropogenic factors
Climate
climate change
Climate models
Constants
Distribution
Extreme value theory
Extreme values
Heat
Heat waves
Heatwaves
High temperature
Human influences
Logistics
Mathematical models
Normal distribution
Ozone
Ozone episodes
ozone suppression
Pareto optimum
Polypropylenes
Regression
Regression analysis
Slopes
Statistical models
Temperature
Temperature effects
Theories
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USA
ISSN:0094-8276, 1944-8007
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Shrnutí:We develop a statistical model using extreme value theory to estimate the 2000–2050 changes in ozone episodes across the United States. We model the relationships between daily maximum temperature (Tmax) and maximum daily 8 h average (MDA8) ozone in May–September over 2003–2012 using a Point Process (PP) model. At ~20% of the sites, a marked decrease in the ozone‐temperature slope occurs at high temperatures, defined as ozone suppression. The PP model sometimes fails to capture ozone‐Tmax relationships, so we refit the ozone‐Tmax slope using logistic regression and a generalized Pareto distribution model. We then apply the resulting hybrid‐extreme value theory model to projections of Tmax from an ensemble of downscaled climate models. Assuming constant anthropogenic emissions at the present level, we find an average increase of 2.3 d a−1 in ozone episodes (>75 ppbv) across the United States by the 2050s, with a change of +3–9 d a−1 at many sites. Key Points We use observed ozone‐temperature relationships and extreme value theory to predict future ozone An unexpected 20% of U.S. sites show ozone suppression at extremely high temperatures Results from CMIP5 imply increases in U.S. ozone episodes by as much as 3–9 days by the 2050s
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ISSN:0094-8276
1944-8007
DOI:10.1002/2016GL068432