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The Effects of Natural Variability and Climate Change on the Record Low Sunshine over Japan During August 2017

Authors
Takahashi C., Shiogama H., Imada Y., Kosaka Y., Mori M., Arai M., Kamae Y., Watanabe M.
Journal
“Explaining Extreme Events of 2017 from a Climate Perspective”, Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society
DOI
10.1175/BAMS-D-18-0107.1
Abstract

The record low sunshine over Japan during August 2017 was mainly attributed to a blocking high and Pacific–Japan pattern. Anthropogenic warming and decaying El Niño contributed to an increase in the probability of occurrence.