Apparent hydrological sensitivity (Q305)

Subject, term, tag: Apparent hydrological sensitivity

Apparent hydrological sensitivity (ηa)

Language	Label	Description	Also known as
English	Apparent hydrological sensitivity	Subject, term, tag: Apparent hydrological sensitivity	Apparent hydrological sensitivity (ηa)

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source version

IPCC Glossary v1.5

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Source

https://apps.ipcc.ch/glossary/

date accessed

27 May 2026

Part of

Working Group I: Climate Change 2021 – The Physical Science Basis

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Definition

The change in global mean precipitation per degree Celsius of global mean surface air temperature (GSAT) change with units of % per °C, although it can also be calculated as Wm-2 per °C. (English)