Session 5A Heat Waves: Mechanisms, Predictability, Prediction and Impacts I

Tuesday, 30 January 2024: 8:30 AM-10:00 AM
Ballroom III/ IV (The Baltimore Convention Center)
Host: 37th Conference on Climate Variability and Change
Submitters:
Dan Li, Boston University, Boston, MA and Wassila Mamadou Thiaw, University of Colorado, Boulder, Boulder, CO
Cochairs:
Dan Li, Boston University, Boston, MA and Wassila Mamadou Thiaw, University of Colorado, Boulder, Boulder, CO

Papers:
8:30 AM
5A.1
Increased Frequency of Humid Heat Extremes during El Niño events (Invited Presentation)
Mingfang Ting, Columbia Climate School, NEW YORK, NY; Columbia Climate School, New York, NY; and C. Li and D. Singh

8:45 AM
5A.2
Predictability of Wet Bulb Globe Temperature Heat Waves in the United States Great Plains
Benjamin Davis, University of Oklahoma, NORMAN, OK; and E. R. Martin

9:00 AM
5A.3
Heatwaves: How Little We Know About What is Happening in the Tropics
Erin Coughlan de Perez, Tufts University, Boston, MA; Red Cross Red Crescent Climate Centre, The Hague, The Hague, Netherlands; and J. Arrighi and J. Marunye

9:15 AM
5A.4
Stickiness: A New Variable to Characterize the Temperature and Humidity Contributions toward Humid Heat
Catherine Christine Ivanovich, Columbia University, New York, NY; and A. H. Sobel, R. Horton, and C. Raymond

9:30 AM
5A.5
A New Class of Metrics for Quantifying the Intensity of Heat Waves Based on Relative Entropy
Augustin Vintzileos, Univ. of Maryland, College Park, MD

9:45 AM
5A.6
Not Just a Number: Intra-Hour Heat Metric Variability
Emily Nagamoto, Duke Univ., Durham, NC; NWS, Raleigh, NC; and G. T. Hartfield and D. Leins

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