| 摘 要： |
The frequency of compound hot-dry events (fHD) is projected to increase significantly with future warming, yet associated uncertainties remain considerable and poorly constrained. In this study, we constrain future projections of fHD (2070-2099) using observations of recent trends in temperature (T) and precipitation (P) (1980-2014) during the warm-seasons. The physical mechanism is that the variance of fHD across climate models is dominated by their projected changes in P (Delta P), which can be constrained by recent trends in T and P. Compared to the raw projections, the observationally constrained fHD is reduced by 9.68%-18.74%, with uncertainty narrowed by 3.79%-10.66% under the high emission scenario. The highest decline of fHD is located in regions with low population and gross domestic product (GDP), and globally, population and GDP exposures to fHD are reduced by 6.02%-10.73% and 6.51%-12.03%, respectively. The observationally constrained fHD with lower uncertainty provides more reliable information for risk management under climate change. |
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