Modulation of the occurrence of heatwaves over the Euro-Mediterranean region by the intensity of the Atlantic Multidecadal Variability

This work was supported by a grant from Electricite de France (EDF), by the French National Research Agency (ANR) in the framework of the MORDICUS project (Grant AgreementANR-13-SENV-731 0002), and by theEuropean Union’s Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation Programme in the framework (i) of the PRIMAVERA project (Grant Agreement 641727) and (ii) of the Marie Sklodowska-Curie grant INADEC (Grant Agreement 800154). The figures were produced with the NCAR Command Language Software (http://dx.doi.org/10.5065/ D6WD3XH5). The authors are grateful to Marie-Pierre Moine, Laure Coquart, and Isabelle d’Ast for technical help to run the CNRM-CM5 model, and to the three anonymous reviewers who provided helpful comments on earlier drafts of the manuscript.