Science Sources

Search the database below for peer-reviewed studies and organizational reports documenting climate change trends. (Note: The database does not include studies on projected, or future change.) For studies that specifically identify the fingerprint of climate change on observed trends and events, visit Science Sources: Detection and Attribution.

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Title Source Date Author(s)
Climate change now detectable from any single day of weather at global scale Nature Climate Change Sebastian Sippel, Nicolai Meinshausen, Erich M. Fischer, Enikő Székely, Reto Knutti
Tropical Cyclones and Climate Change Assessment: Part I Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society Thomas Knutson, Suzana J. Camargo, Johnny C. L. Chan, Kerry Emanuel, Chang-Hoi Ho, James Kossin, Mrutyunjay Mohapatra, Masaki Satoh, Masato Sugi, Kevin Walsh, and Liguang Wu
NCA 4: Climate Change Impacts in the United States (Volume I) U.S. Global Change Research Program Donald Wuebbles, David Fahey, and Kathleen Hibbard
IPCC AR5 WGI: Climate Change 2013: The Physical Science Basis Cambridge University Press Stocker, T.F., D. Qin, G.-K. Plattner, M. Tignor, S.K. Allen, J. Boschung, A. Nauels, Y. Xia, V. Bex and P.M. Midgley (eds.)
Attribution of climate extreme events Nature Climate Change Kevin E. Trenberth, John T. Fasullo & Theodore G. Shepherd
Title Source Date Author(s)
Storm type effects on super Clausius–Clapeyron scaling of intense rainstorm properties with air temperature Hydrology and Earth System Sciences Molnar, P., Fatichi, S., Gaál, L., Szolgay, J., Burlando, P.
How closely do changes in surface and column water vapor follow Clausius–Clapeyron scaling in climate change simulations? Environmental Research Letters P A O’Gorman, C J Muller
Midlatitude Moisture Contribution to Recent Arctic Tropospheric Summertime Variability Journal of Climate: Vol 27, No 15 Frédéric Laliberté and Paul J. Kushner
The need for accurate long-term measurements of water vapor in the upper troposphere and lower stratosphere with global coverage Earth's Future Müller, Rolf, Kunz, Anne, Hurst, Dale F., Rolf, Christian, Krämer, Martina, Riese, Martin
The role of oceanic heat fluxes in formation of fields of geopotential gradients in the middle troposphere Oceanology O. A. Razorenova, P. A. Shabanov
Diagnosis of Zonal Mean Relative Humidity Changes in a Warmer Climate Journal of Climate: Vol 23, No 17 Jonathon S. Wright and Adam Sobel
Relative Humidity in the Troposphere with AIRS Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences: Vol 71, No 7 Alexander Ruzmaikin, Hartmut H. Aumann, and Evan M. Manning
Temperature trends in the tropical upper troposphere and lower stratosphere: Connections with sea surface temperatures and implications for water vapor and ozone Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres Garfinkel, C. I., Waugh, D. W., Oman, L. D., Wang, L., Hurwitz, M. M.
Insights into Atmospheric Contributors to Urban Flash Flooding across the United States Using an Analysis of Rawinsonde Data and Associated Calculated Parameters Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology: Vol 55, No 2 Amanda Schroeder, Jeffrey Basara, J. Marshall Shepherd, and Steven Nelson
The identification of distinct patterns in California temperature trends Climatic Change Eugene C. Cordero, Wittaya Kessomkiat, John Abatzoglou, Steven A. Mauget
The impact of spatial resolution on area burned and fire occurrence projections in Portugal under climate change Climatic Change Anabela Carvalho, Mike D. Flannigan, Kim A. Logan, Lynn M. Gowman, Ana Isabel Miranda, Carlos Borrego
Anticipating the international spread of Zika virus from Brazil The Lancet Isaac I Bogoch, Oliver J Brady, Moritz U G Kraemer, Matthew German, Marisa I Creatore, Manisha A Kulkarni, John S Brownstein, Sumiko R Mekaru, Simon I Hay, Emily Groot, Alexander Watts, Kamran Khan
More Mosquito Days Increasing Zika Risk in U.S. Climate Central Alyson Kenward and Jennifer Brady
State of the Climate in 2015 Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society (BAMS) NOAA
Climate Change Indicators in the United States 2016 - Fourth Edition Environmental Protection Agency
Heavy Rainfall Trends in the US Borealis Scientific in Anchorage, Weather Underground Brian Brettschneider
Extreme precipitation events and increased risk of campylobacteriosis in Maryland, U.S.A. Environmental Research Soneja S, Jiang C, Romeo Upperman C, Murtugudde R, S Mitchell C, Blythe D, Sapkota AR, Sapkota A
Climate change, extreme events and increased risk of salmonellosis in Maryland, USA: Evidence for coastal vulnerability Environment International Chengsheng Jiang, Kristi S. Shaw, Crystal R. Upperman, David Blythe, Clifford Mitchell, Raghu Murtugudde, Amy R. Sapkota, Amir Sapkota
Frequency of Extreme Heat Event as a Surrogate Exposure Metric for Examining the Human Health Effects of Climate Change PLOS ONE Crystal Romeo Upperman, Jennifer Parker, Chengsheng Jiang, Xin He, Raghuram Murtugudde, Amir Sapkota
State of the Lake UC Davis Tahoe Environmental Research Center Geoffrey Schladow