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A multimodel intercomparison study of variable‐resolution global models with grid refinement over the Arctic and Antarctic

Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society, EarlyView.
We document the protocol and first results from the first ever coordinated multimodel variable‐resolution experiment set with refinement over the polar regions. We find that the refinement generally yields model‐dependent effects. The most consistent improvement is an amelioration of the upper‐level cold bias in the polar regions that translates into ...
Lise Seland Graff, Dörthe Handorf, Raphael Köhler, Xavier Levine, René R. Wijngaard, Gareth J. Marshall, Alexey Yu. Karpechko, Ryan S. Williams, Priscilla A. Mooney   +8 more
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Lagrangian analysis of two flavours of Central European heatwaves: Formation under omega blocking versus initiation by subtropical ridges

Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society, EarlyView.
We investigate whether Central European heatwaves (HWs) forming under omega blocking differ from those enabled by subtropical ridges, in terms of both air‐mass origin and processes warming air parcels along their way. Using ERA5‐based backward trajectories and a Lagrangian temperature anomaly decomposition, we identify significant differences in the ...
Alexander Lemburg, Andreas H. Fink, Miguel M. Lima, Joaquim G. Pinto   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Influences of Central and Eastern Atlantic Niño on the West African and South American summer monsoons

npj Climate and Atmospheric Science
The rainfall variabilities of the West African and South American summer monsoons, pivotal for local and global climate systems, are strongly influenced by tropical Atlantic sea surface temperature anomalies.
Wen Xing, Chunzai Wang, Lei Zhang, Baiyang Chen, Heng Liu   +4 more
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Impact of data assimilation on Arctic sea‐ice thickness variability and its coupling with atmospheric forcing

Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society, EarlyView.
We document for the first time how the assimilation of CS2SMOS observations improves the model representation of Arctic sea‐ice thickness (SIT) and its variability: biases are reduced (top row), while excessive variability in the Beaufort Sea and lack of variability in the ice pack are both corrected (bottom row).
Jiping Xie, Yue Ying, Richard Davy, Laurent Bertino   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Forecast‐Error Diagnostics in Neural Weather Models

Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society, EarlyView.
Deep learning weather prediction models enable efficient forecast‐error diagnostics through auto‐differentiation and low computational cost. We apply grid‐point relaxation and gradient‐based error sensitivity to identify key forecast‐error sources. Results show that medium‐range forecasts in the midlatitudes benefit most from relaxing the stratosphere ...
Uroš Perkan, Gregor Skok, Žiga Zaplotnik   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

How interference between the North Atlantic Oscillation and the tropical Indo‐Pacific convection modulates wave trains along the subtropical jet: Impacts on the Asian winter climate

Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society, EarlyView.
This study reveals that the combined effects of the North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO) and anomalous Indo‐Pacific Walker circulation on the excitation of the wave train along the wintertime subtropical jet strongly depend on their phase combination. Their impacts interfere constructively or destructively over South Asia, leading to notable differences in
Yuki Asazuma, Masaya Kuramochi, Hiroaki Ueda   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Ascension and Port Stanley geomagnetic observatories and monitoring the South Atlantic Anomaly

Annals of Geophysics, 2009
Our 15-year experience of operating two remote observatories, Ascension and Port Stanley, in the south Atlantic<br />is described. These observatories help monitor the South Atlantic Anomaly (SAA), a region of weak magnetic<br />field which ...
Chris Turbitt, Susan Macmillan, Alan Thomson   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

A framework to evaluate and identify development requirements for land‐surface models at km‐scale resolution: Application to a semi‐arid and mountainous region

Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society, EarlyView.
This article provides a first evaluation of land‐surface models at the km‐scale resolutions at which they are used in weather and Earth‐system models. At these resolutions, the lateral transfers of water that organize landscapes play an important role in predicting evaporation correctly. Riparian processes and human water management for irrigation need
Jan Polcher, Julie Collignan, Juan Pablo Sierra Perez, Gabriele Arduini, Sophie Bastin, Martin Best, Aaron Boone, Manel Bravo, Francesca Covella, Jasper M. C. Denissen, Cenlin He, Simon Munier, Marc Prange, Elena Shevliakova   +13 more
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The physical and synoptic‐dynamical differences between warm days, hot days, and heatwaves during summer in Victoria, Australia

Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society, EarlyView.
During the day, there is composite mean cold advection in the boundary layer on warm days (WDs), hot days (HDs) and heatwaves (HWs). There is weaker surface‐sensible heating on HDs and HWs. A nocturnal jet advects warm air on HDs and HWs. There is a strong and slow‐moving upper‐level anticyclone on HWs.
Qinuo Huang, Michael J. Reeder, Christian Jakob, Malcolm J. King   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Decline in Atlantic Niño prediction skill in the North American multi-model ensemble

Communications Earth & Environment
The Atlantic Niño has attracted considerable attention due to its profound climatic impacts. It has been reported that the strength of Atlantic Niño has been weakening since 2000, but it is not clear whether it would lead to a change in Atlantic Niño ...
Yihao Chen, Xiaoqin Yan, Youmin Tang, Qingyang Song, Zheqi Shen, Yanling Wu   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source