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2. Midsummer precipitation prediction over eastern China by the dynamic downscaling method.
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Bo, Zhong Kai, Chen, Li Juan, Xu, Wei Ping, and Gu, Wei Zong
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DOWNSCALING (Climatology) ,METEOROLOGICAL research ,HEAT flux ,ATMOSPHERIC circulation ,WEATHER forecasting ,TELECONNECTIONS (Climatology) - Abstract
This study assesses the midsummer precipitation prediction over eastern China by the dynamic downscaling method. Based on the Climate Forecast System version 2 of the National Centers for Environmental Prediction and the Weather Research and Forecasting Model, the prediction performance of global and regional models on the July precipitation over eastern China is further analyzed by hindcast experiments from 1982 to 2010 and prediction experiments from 2011 to 2021. The results suggest that the regional model forced by the global model can noticeably improve the prediction skill for precipitation in eastern China, especially in the region from the South of North China to the Yangtze River Basin, referred as the northern China in this paper. In addition, we perform a diagnostic analysis of the reason for the improvement of the model prediction skill. The results indicate that the high resolution of the regional model and the refinement of physical process parameterizations contribute to improving the simulation ability for the East Asian atmospheric circulation pattern, heat flux, especially for the meridional teleconnection pattern in East Asia and the sensible heat flux in the northern China, thus further improving precipitation prediction. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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3. The Record-breaking Mei-yu in 2020 and Associated Atmospheric Circulation and Tropical SST Anomalies
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Yunyun Liu, Yihui Ding, and Zeng Zhen Hu
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Original Paper ,record-breaking meiyu ,Atmospheric Science ,Atmospheric circulation ,quasi-biweekly oscillation ,blocking high ,Latitude ,western Pacific subtropical high ,Tropical Indian Ocean warming ,Climatology ,Subtropical ridge ,East Asian Monsoon ,East Asia ,Precipitation ,Trough (meteorology) ,low-level southwesterly jet ,Geology ,Teleconnection - Abstract
The record-breaking mei-yu in the Yangtze-Huaihe River valley (YHRV) in 2020 was characterized by an early onset, a delayed retreat, a long duration, a wide meridional rainbelt, abundant precipitation, and frequent heavy rainstorm processes. It is noted that the East Asian monsoon circulation system presented a significant quasi-biweekly oscillation (QBWO) during the mei-yu season of 2020 that was associated with the onset and retreat of mei-yu, a northward shift and stagnation of the rainbelt, and the occurrence and persistence of heavy rainstorm processes. Correspondingly, during the mei-yu season, the monsoon circulation subsystems, including the western Pacific subtropical high (WPSH), the upper-level East Asian westerly jet, and the low-level southwesterly jet, experienced periodic oscillations linked with the QBWO. Most notably, the repeated establishment of a large southerly center, with relatively stable latitude, led to moisture convergence and ascent which was observed to develop repeatedly. This was accompanied by a long-term duration of the mei-yu rainfall in the YHRV and frequent occurrences of rainstorm processes. Moreover, two blocking highs were present in the middle to high latitudes over Eurasia, and a trough along the East Asian coast was also active, which allowed cold air intrusions to move southward through the northwestern and/or northeastern paths. The cold air frequently merged with the warm and moist air from the low latitudes resulting in low-level convergence over the YHRV. The persistent warming in the tropical Indian Ocean is found to be an important external contributor to an EAP/PJ-like teleconnection pattern over East Asia along with an intensified and southerly displaced WPSH, which was observed to be favorable for excessive rainfall over YHRV.2020年江淮流域梅雨开始早, 结束晚, 持续时间长, 雨带南北跨度大, 降水量大, 暴雨过程多, 是一次破纪录的梅雨事件. 分析发现, 东亚季风环流系统表现出明显的准双周振荡 (QBWO), 它与梅雨的开始和结束、 雨带的北移和停滞、 强降水过程的发生和维持有很好的对应关系. 梅雨期包括西太平洋副热带高压、 高层东亚西风急流和低空西南风急流在内的多个季风环流子系统均经历了与 QBWO 相关的周期性振荡, 尤其是低空西南急流的不断加强, 南风大值中心反复建立和位置的相对稳定, 使得源自热带的水汽输送一次次加强, 水汽辐合与上升运动反复发展, 从而导致梅雨在江淮流域长时间持续, 暴雨过程频频发生. 另一方面, 梅雨期欧亚中高纬度地区环流呈现出 “两脊一槽” 型, 阻塞高压活动频繁, 东亚沿岸低槽活跃, 经西北和/或东北路径的冷空气不断南侵我国, 与低层一次次加强的西南暖湿水汽在江淮区域频繁交汇, 这是造成今年梅雨异常偏强的另一重要因素. 作为一个重要的外强迫因子, 热带印度洋的持续增暖使得东亚地区环流呈现出 EAP/PJ 型遥相关型, 对应西太副高偏强偏南, 从而有利于长江中下游地区降水明显偏多.
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- 2020
4. Atmospheric Circulation Patterns Associated with Extreme Precipitation Events in Eastern Siberia and Mongolia.
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Antokhina, Olga, Antokhin, Pavel, Gochakov, Alexander, Zbirannik, Anna, and Gazimov, Timur
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WATER waves ,THEORY of wave motion ,VORTEX motion ,DROUGHTS ,MONSOONS ,ATMOSPHERIC circulation - Abstract
The socioeconomic impacts caused by floods in the south of Eastern Siberia (SES), and the expected increase in precipitation extremes over northern Eurasia, have revealed the need to search for atmospheric circulation patterns that cause extreme precipitation events (EPE) in SES, as well as their changes. We investigate the circulation patterns causing extreme precipitation in SES and Mongolia, by examining the instability and moisture transport associated with potential vorticity (PV) dynamics during two time periods: 1982–1998 and 1999–2019. The EPE were characterized by an increase in instability within the precipitation area, which was compensated by stability around the area, with the East Asian summer monsoon transport being enhanced. PV in the subtropical regions and mid-latitudes has shown the amplification of positive and negative PV anomalies to the southeast and northwest of Lake Baikal, respectively. The PV contours for EPE have shapes of cyclonic wave breaking and cutoff low. EPE accompanied by wave breaking are characterized by strong redistribution areas, with extremely high and low stability and moisture. This can lead to the coexistence of floods and droughts, and in part was the driver of the earlier revealed "seesaw" precipitation mode over Mongolia and SES. We suggest a shift of extreme precipitation to the northwest has occurred, which was probably caused by the wave propagation change. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2023
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5. Multiple‐Instance Superparameterization: 1. Concept, and Predictability of Precipitation.
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Jones, Todd R., Randall, David A., and Branson, Mark D.
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METEOROLOGICAL precipitation ,MESOSCALE convective complexes ,CONVECTIVE clouds ,ATMOSPHERIC circulation ,ATMOSPHERIC models ,TWO-dimensional models - Abstract
We have investigated the predictability of precipitation using a new configuration of the superparameterized Community Atmosphere Model (SP‐CAM). The new configuration, called the multiple‐instance SP‐CAM, or MP‐CAM, uses the average heating and drying rates from 10 independent two‐dimensional cloud‐permitting models (CPMs) in each grid column of the global model, instead of a single CPM. The 10 CPMs start from slightly different initial conditions and simulate alternative realizations of the convective cloud systems. By analyzing the ensemble of possible realizations, we can study the predictability of the cloud systems and identify the weather regimes and physical mechanisms associated with chaotic convection. We explore alternative methods for quantifying the predictability of precipitation. Our results show that unpredictable precipitation occurs when the simulated atmospheric state is close to critical points as defined by Peters and Neelin (2006, https://doi.org/10.1038/nphys314). The predictability of precipitation is also influenced by the convective available potential energy and the degree of mesoscale organization. It is strongly controlled by the large‐scale circulation. A companion paper compares the global atmospheric circulations simulated by SP‐CAM and MP‐CAM. Key Points: Multiple‐instance superparameterization is described, and its small‐scale ensemble is used to explore precipitation predictabilityA measure of spread, called proportional variability, is found to reliably characterize predictabilityUnpredictable precipitation is related to the CAPE magnitude, degree of mesoscale organization, and proximity to atmospheric critical points [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2019
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6. Interdecadal Change in the Intensity of Interannual Variation of Spring Precipitation over Southern China and Possible Reasons.
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Xu, Chao, Qiao, Yunting, and Jian, Maoqiu
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WINTER ,METEOROLOGICAL precipitation ,ATMOSPHERIC circulation ,OCEAN temperature ,LAND-atmosphere interactions ,VALLEYS - Abstract
The intensity of interannual variation of spring precipitation over southern China during 1979–2014 and possible reasons for it are investigated in this paper. There is a significant interdecadal change in the intensity of interannual variation of spring precipitation over southern China around 1995/96. The intensity of interannual variation of spring rainfall over South China is stronger during 1979–95 than that during 1996–2014. The possible reason may be the larger amplitude of the sea surface temperature anomaly (SSTA) in the western Pacific Ocean (WP) before 1995/96. The cooler (warmer) SSTA in WP may trigger an abnormal local anticyclone (cyclone) at lower levels. The anomalous southwesterly (northeasterly) flow at the northwestern flank of the WP anticyclone (cyclone) covers South China, transporting more (less) moisture to South China. Meanwhile, the anomalous winds converge (diverge) in South China at lower levels and diverge (converge) at upper levels, which causes the anomalous ascent (descent) to enhance (reduce) the precipitation over there. However, during 1996–2014, the intensity of interannual variation of spring rainfall over the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River valley becomes much stronger than that during 1979–95, which is related to the intensified interannual variation of the atmospheric circulation in the middle and high latitudes over Eurasia. The weak (strong) Siberian high and East Asian trough may reduce (enhance) the northerly wind from the middle and high latitudes. As a result, the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River valley are subjected to the anomalous southerly wind, favoring more (less) precipitation over there. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2019
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7. Decisive Atmospheric Circulation Indices for July–August Precipitation in North China Based on Tree Models.
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Tong, Xuan, Yan, Zhongwei, Xia, Jiangjiang, and Lou, Xiao
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ATMOSPHERIC circulation ,CLIMATE change ,NORTH Atlantic oscillation ,ANTARCTIC oscillation ,METEOROLOGICAL precipitation ,TELECONNECTIONS (Climatology) - Abstract
Numerous circulation indices have been applied in practical climate services focused on regional precipitation. It is beneficial to identify the most influential or decisive indices, but this is difficult with conventional correlation analyses because of the underlying nonlinear mechanisms for precipitation. This paper demonstrates a set of the most influential indices for July–August precipitation in North China, based on the recursive random forest (RRF) method. These decisive circulation indices include the Polar–Eurasia teleconnection, North African subtropical high ridge position, India–Burma trough, Antarctic Oscillation, Northern Hemisphere polar vortex central latitude, North Atlantic Oscillation, and western Pacific subtropical high northern boundary position. Some of these factors have been recognized as directly influential to the regional precipitation, for example, those of the northwestern Pacific subtropical high; however, some are not easily understood. Decision tree (DT) models using these indices were developed to facilitate composite analyses to explain the RRF results. Taking one of the most interesting DT rules as an example, when the North African subtropical high ridge position is sufficiently far south, an anomalous anticyclone occurs in the upstream and an anomalous cyclone in the downstream of North China. This is unfavorable for northward moisture transport in eastern China and hence causes less precipitation in North China than climatology. The present results are not only helpful for improving diagnostic models of regional precipitation, but also enlightening for exploring how global climate change could impact a region by modulating large-scale circulation patterns. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2019
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8. Dry and Wet Spells in Poland in the Period 1966–2023.
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Wibig, Joanna
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METEOROLOGICAL precipitation ,ATMOSPHERIC circulation ,METEOROLOGICAL stations ,SPRING ,ORTHOGRAPHY & spelling - Abstract
The aim of this study is to present the spatial and temporal variability of the frequency of dry and wet days and dry and wet spells against the background of changes in precipitation and atmospheric circulation. The study is based on daily precipitation totals from 46 meteorological stations in Poland from 1966 to 2023. Additionally, seven circulation indices were used, namely GBI, NAO, AO, EA, EA/WR, SCAND, and AMO. Dry days are defined as days without precipitation. Wet days are days with at least 1 mm of precipitation. It was shown that dry spells are much more common than wet spells, are longer, and cover larger areas. Long-term changes in the annual characteristics of dry and wet days and spells are not statistically significant. Only the length of the most extended dry spell in the year increases. However, there are significant changes in their annual cycles. Spring is drier; in summer, precipitation decreases in the south and increases in the north; November and December, symbols of gloomy rainy weather, are increasingly drier; and rainy weather has shifted to January and February. The impact of circulation varies according to the season, with the NAO, AO, SCAND, and GBI indices having the greatest influence. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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9. Interdecadal Seesaw of Precipitation Variability between North China and the Southwest United States.
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Yang, Qing, Ma, Zhuguo, Wu, Peili, Klingaman, Nicholas P., and Zhang, Lixia
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METEOROLOGICAL precipitation ,ATMOSPHERIC circulation ,TELECONNECTIONS (Climatology) ,CLIMATOLOGY ,RAINFALL - Abstract
This paper reports a consistent seesaw relationship between interdecadal precipitation variability over North China and the Southwest United States, which can be found in observations and simulations with several models. Idealized model simulations suggest the seesaw could be mainly driven by the interdecadal Pacific oscillation (IPO), through a large-scale circulation anomaly occupying the entire northern North Pacific, while the Atlantic multidecadal oscillation (AMO) contributes oppositely and less. Modulation of precipitation by the IPO tends to be intensified when the AMO is in the opposite phase, but weakened when the AMO is in the same phase. The warm IPO phase is associated with an anomalous cyclone over the northern North Pacific; consequently, anomalous southwesterly winds bring more moisture and rainfall to the Southwest United States, while northwesterly wind anomalies prevail over North China with negative rainfall anomalies. The east–west seesaw of rainfall anomalies reverses sign when the circulation anomaly becomes anticyclonic during the cold IPO phase. The IPO-related tropical SST anomalies affect the meridional temperature gradient over the North Pacific and adjacent regions and the mean meridional circulation. In the northern North Pacific, the atmospheric response to IPO forcing imposes an equivalent barotropic structure throughout the troposphere. An important implication from this study is the potential predictability of drought-related water stresses over these arid and semiarid regions, with the progress of our understanding and prediction of the IPO and AMO. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2019
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10. The Zonal Oscillation and the Driving Mechanisms of the Extreme Western North Pacific Subtropical High and Its Impacts on East Asian Summer Precipitation.
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Cheng, Tat Fan, Lu, Mengqian, and Dai, Lun
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METEOROLOGICAL precipitation ,MONSOONS ,ATMOSPHERIC circulation ,CLIMATE change ,RAINFALL - Abstract
This paper scrutinizes the zonal oscillation of the western North Pacific subtropical high (WNPSH) via diagnosing its two extreme phases, which are defined by the top 10% strongest (positive phase) and the weakest (negative phase) WNPSH index (WNPSHI) days during summers in 1979–2016. Key findings include the following: a tripole pattern consisting of intensified (weakened) precipitation over the Maritime Continent and the East Asian summer monsoon regions, and suppressed (strengthened) precipitation over the western North Pacific summer monsoon region during positive (negative) WNPSH phases; a westward movement of WNPSH-induced precipitation anomalies that subsequently affects eastern China, Japan, and the Korean Peninsula at different time lags; an OLR–vorticity pattern explained by atmospheric responses to thermal sources is suggested to drive the oscillation; and the competitive interaction of local air–sea feedbacks, especially during the positive phase. In addition, moderate-to-strong positive correlations between the WNPSHI and the Niño-3.4 index are found on 1–2-, 2–3-, and 3–6-yr time scales; both exhibit decadal shifts to a higher-frequency mode, suggesting the intensification of both the zonal WNPSH oscillation and the ENSO under the changing climate and their close interdecadal association. A nonlinear quasi-biennial WNPSH–ENSO relationship is identified: the positive (negative) WNPSH phase sometimes occurs during 1) a decaying El Niño (La Niña) in the preceding summer/autumn, and/or 2) a developing La Niña (El Niño) in the current summer/autumn. A full ENSO transition from moderate-to-strong El Niño to La Niña is often seen during the positive phase, offering potential in predicting ENSO events and extreme WNPSH phases and thereby the summer monsoon rainfall in East Asia. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2019
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11. Atmospheric Dynamics is the Largest Source of Uncertainty in Future Winter European Rainfall.
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Fereday, David, Chadwick, Robin, Knight, Jeff, and Scaife, Adam A.
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ATMOSPHERIC circulation ,RAINFALL ,METEOROLOGICAL precipitation ,WINTER ,EUROPEAN climate - Abstract
The IPCC Fifth Assessment Report highlighted large uncertainty in European precipitation changes in the coming century. This paper investigates the sources of intermodel differences using CMIP5 model European precipitation data. The contribution of atmospheric circulation to differences in precipitation trends is investigated by applying cluster analysis to daily mean sea level pressure (MSLP) data. The resulting classification is used to reconstruct monthly precipitation time series, thereby isolating the component of precipitation variability directly related to atmospheric circulation. Reconstructed observed precipitation and reconstructions of simulated historical and projection data are well correlated with the original precipitation series, showing that circulation variability accounts for a substantial fraction of European precipitation variability. Removing the reconstructed precipitation from the original precipitation leaves a residual component related to noncirculation effects (and any small remaining circulation effects). Intermodel spread in residual future European precipitation trends is substantially reduced compared to the spread of the original precipitation trends. Uncertainty in future atmospheric circulation accounts for more than half of the intermodel variance in twenty-first-century precipitation trends for winter months for both northern and southern Europe. Furthermore, a substantial part of this variance is related to different forced dynamical responses in different models and is therefore potentially reducible. These results highlight the importance of understanding future changes in atmospheric dynamics in achieving more robust projections of regional climate change. Finally, the possible dynamical mechanisms that may drive the future differences in regional circulation and precipitation are illustrated by examining simulated teleconnections with tropical precipitation. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2018
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12. Evaluation of Precipitation Simulated by the Atmospheric Global Model MRI-AGCM3.2.
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Shoji KUSUNOKI, Tosiyuki NAKAEGAWA, and Ryo MIZUTA
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ATMOSPHERIC models ,METEOROLOGICAL precipitation ,GENERAL circulation model ,METEOROLOGICAL research ,ATMOSPHERIC circulation - Abstract
The performance of the Meteorological Research Institute-Atmospheric General Circulation model version 3.2 (MRI-AGCM3.2) in simulating precipitation is compared with that of global atmospheric models registered to the sixth phase of the Coupled Model Intercomparison Project (CMIP6). The Atmospheric Model Intercomparison Project (AMIP) experiments simulated by 36 Atmospheric General Circulation Model (AGCM)s and the High Resolution Model Intercomparison Project (HighResMIP) highresSST-present experiments simulated by 23 AGCMs were analyzed. Simulations by MRI-AGCM3.2S (20-km grid size) and MRI-AGCM3.2H (60-km grid size) are included as a part of the HighResMIP highresSST-present experiments. MRI-AGCM3.2S has the highest horizontal resolution of all 59 AGCMs. As for the global distribution of seasonal and annual average precipitation, monthly precipitation over East Asia, and the seasonal march of rainy zone over Japan, MRI-AGCM3.2 models perform better than or equal to CMIP6 AMIP AGCMs and HighResMIP AGCMs. HighResMIP AGCMs (average grid size 78 km) perform better than CMIP6 AMIP AGCMs (180 km) in simulating seasonal and annual precipitation over the globe, and summer (June to August) precipitation over East Asia. MRI-AGCM3.2 models perform better than or equal to CMIP6 AMIP AGCMs and HighResMIP AGCMs in simulating extreme precipitation events over the globe. Correlation analysis between grid size and model performance using all 59 models revealed that higher horizontal resolution models are better than lower resolution models in simulating the global distribution of seasonal and annual precipitation and the global distribution of intense precipitation, and the local distribution of summer precipitation over East Asia. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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13. Interdecadal Change in the Covariability of the Tibetan Plateau and Indian Summer Precipitation and Associated Circulation Anomalies.
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Wei, Xinchen, Liu, Ge, Nan, Sulan, Qian, Tingting, Zhang, Ting, Mao, Xin, Feng, Yuhan, and Zhou, Yuwei
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WATER management ,ATMOSPHERIC circulation ,OCEAN temperature ,GEOPOTENTIAL height ,ENVIRONMENTAL protection - Abstract
This study investigates the interdecadal change in the covariability between the Tibetan Plateau (TP) east–west dipole precipitation and Indian precipitation during summer and primarily explores the modulation of atmospheric circulation anomalies on the covariability. The results reveal that the western TP precipitation (WTPP), eastern TP precipitation (ETPP), and northwestern Indian precipitation (NWIP) have covariability, with an in-phase variation between the WTPP and NWIP and an out-of-phase variation between the WTPP and ETPP. Moreover, this covariability was unclear during 1981–2004 and became significant during 2005–2019, showing a clear interdecadal change. During 2005–2019, a thick geopotential height anomaly, which tilted slightly northward, governed the TP, forming upper- and lower-level coupled circulation anomalies (i.e., anomalous upper-level westerlies over the TP and lower-level southeasterlies and northeasterlies around the southern flank of the TP). As such, the upper- and lower-tropospheric circulation anomalies synergistically modulate the summer WTPP, ETPP, and NWIP, causing the covariability of summer precipitation over the TP and India during 2005–2019. The upper- or lower-level circulation anomalies cannot independently result in significant precipitation covariability. During 1981–2004, the upper- and lower-level circulation anomalies were not strongly coupled, which caused precipitation non-covariability. The sea surface temperature anomalies (SSTAs) in the western North Pacific (WNP) and tropical Atlantic (TA) may synergistically modulate the upper- and lower-level coupled circulation anomalies, contributing to the covariability of the WTPP, ETPP, and NWIP during 2005–2019. The modulation of the WNP and TA SSTs on the coupled circulation anomalies was weaker during 1981–2004, which was therefore not conducive to this precipitation covariability. This study may provide valuable insights into the characteristics and mechanisms of spatiotemporal variation in summer precipitation over the TP and its adjacent regions, thus offering scientific support for local water resource management, ecological environment protection, and social and economic development. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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14. Variations in Precipitation at the Shimantan Reservoir, China.
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Zhang, Jinghan, Ju, Xiaopei, Wang, Sheng, Li, Fengping, and Zhao, Ziyue
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METEOROLOGICAL precipitation ,RAINSTORMS ,ATMOSPHERIC circulation ,HYDROLOGIC cycle ,EMERGENCY management ,RAINFALL - Abstract
Global warming substantially intensifies hydrologic cycles, causing increasing frequency and magnitude of catastrophic floods and droughts. Understanding the patterns and mechanisms of precipitation in historical periods is pivotal for regional disaster prevention and mitigation. Here, we analyzed the daily precipitation of six stations at the Shimantan Reservoir from 1952 to 2013 to examine precipitation characteristics at different time scales. The Mann–Kendall test, moving t-test, and Innovative Polygon Trend Analysis (IPTA) were employed to detect the trends and change points in total precipitation amount, frequency, and duration. Influences of atmospheric circulations on precipitation were then explored via cross-wavelet analysis. Our results showed increased average precipitation and decreased precipitation days annually at the Shimantan Reservoir in the past decades. Specifically, increased seasonal precipitation was only detected in summer, while precipitation days were mainly reduced in winter. There was a noticeable increasing to decreasing transition trend in precipitation from July to August, and a transition from decreasing to increasing from June to July in precipitation days. Summer rainfall was predominantly moderate and light, accompanied by shortening and highly fluctuating rainstorm durations. July exhibited the highest precipitation frequency and always experienced rainstorms. The Arctic Oscillation and East Asian summer monsoon showed positive and negative correlations, respectively, with the changes in precipitation at the Shimantan Reservoir. Our analyses provide a fine-scale portrait of precipitation patterns and mechanisms under a changing climate and benefit regional flood control and sustainable development. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2023
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15. Isotopic and Remote Sensing-Based Characterisation of a Rainfall Event over Western Sierra de Gádor (Spain): Implications for Carbonate Aquifer Recharge.
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García-López, Santiago, Vélez-Nicolás, Mercedes, Salazar-Rojas, Marcia, Ruiz-Ortiz, Verónica, and Sánchez-Bellón, Ángel
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GROUNDWATER recharge ,HYDROLOGIC cycle ,RAINWATER ,RAINWATER analysis ,ATMOSPHERIC circulation ,STABLE isotopes ,REMOTE sensing ,RAINFALL - Abstract
Stable water isotopes are widely recognised as essential tools to trace processes within the hydrological cycle and to disentangle complex phenomena, such as regional–local atmospheric patterns, infer water balances or characterise the aquifer recharge. In this work, we characterised two post-summer precipitation events over the western sector of Sierra de Gádor through the analysis of the rainwater δ
18 O and δ2 H ratios, ionic composition and, complementarily, remote sensing products to define the atmospheric circulation during the rainfall episodes. This information enabled us to discern the moisture source, formation conditions and orographic influence on the rain episodes, and to better define the origin of the groundwater recharge and its dynamics in the study area. Although the samples share a common moisture source (W Mediterranean), they display substantial differences in their isotopic compositions. Such differences are attributable to sub-cloud evaporation processes that mask their Mediterranean origin, and to the strong influence of the orography on the hydrochemical and isotopic characteristics of the rainfall at the local level. The groundwater presents a very stable isotopic content and is strongly depleted in heavy isotopes, evidencing that most of the aquifer recharge takes place at very high altitudes and primarily during winter, when the influence of evaporation is attenuated. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]- Published
- 2023
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16. Spatial Effects of NAO on Temperature and Precipitation Anomalies in Italy.
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Gentilucci, Matteo, Domenicucci, Sofia, Barbieri, Maurizio, Hamed, Younes, Hadji, Riheb, Missaoui, Rim, and Pambianchi, Gilberto
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PRECIPITATION anomalies ,SCIENTIFIC literature ,ATMOSPHERIC circulation ,METEOROLOGICAL stations ,TEMPERATURE effect ,RAIN gauges ,TELECONNECTIONS (Climatology) - Abstract
The NAO teleconnective pattern has a great influence on the European climate; however, the exact quantification of NAO pattern in the different areas is sometimes lacking, and at other times, highlights even large differences between the various studies. This motivation led to the identification of the aim of this research in the study of the relationship between the NAO index and temperature and precipitation anomalies over the period 1991–2020, through the analysis of 87 rain gauges and 86 thermometric stations distributed as homogeneously as possible over the Italian territory. The results were sometimes at odds with the scientific literature on the subject, as significance was also found outside the winter season, e.g., in the spring for temperatures and in the autumn for precipitation, and in some cases, correlations were found, especially in August, even in southern Italy, which is usually considered a poorly correlated area. In addition, the linear relationship between the NAO index and temperature and precipitation anomalies was verified, with many weather stations obtaining significant coefficients of determinations as high as 0.5–0.6 in December, with 29 degrees of freedom, and a p-value set at 95%. Finally, for both climatic parameters, the presence of clusters and outliers at seasonal and monthly levels was assessed, obtaining a spatial distribution using the local Moran index, and summarising them in maps. This analysis highlighted important clusters in Northern and Central Italy, while clusters in the summer months occur in the South. These results provide information that may further elucidate local atmospheric dynamics in relation to NAO phases, as well as encourage future studies that may link other teleconnective indices aimed at better explaining the variance of climate parameters. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2023
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17. Atmospheric Responses to North Atlantic SST Anomalies in Idealized Experiments. Part II: North American Precipitation.
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Hu, Qi and Veres, Michael C.
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ATMOSPHERIC pressure ,PRECIPITATION anomalies ,ATLANTIC multidecadal oscillation ,MOISTURE measurement ,DYNAMICS - Abstract
This is the second part of a two-part paper that addresses deterministic roles of the sea surface temperature (SST) anomalies associated with the Atlantic multidecadal oscillation (AMO) in variations of atmospheric circulation and precipitation in the Northern Hemisphere, using a sequence of idealized model runs at the spring equinox conditions. This part focuses on the effect of the SST anomalies on North American precipitation. Major results show that, in the model setting closest to the real-world situation, a warm SST anomaly in the North Atlantic Ocean causes suppressed precipitation in central, western, and northern North America but more precipitation in the southeast. A nearly reversed pattern of precipitation anomalies develops in response to the cold SST anomaly. Further examinations of these solutions reveal that the response to the cold SST anomaly is less stable than that to the warm SST anomaly. The former is 'dynamically charged' in the sense that positive eddy kinetic energy (EKE) exists over the continent. The lack of precipitation in its southeast is because of an insufficient moisture supply. In addition, the results show that the EKE of the short- (2-6 day) and medium-range (7-10 day) weather-producing processes in North America have nearly opposite signs in response to the same cold SST anomaly. These competing effects of eddies in the dynamically charged environment (elevated sensitivity to moisture) complicate the circulation and precipitation responses to the cold SST anomaly in the North Atlantic and may explain why the model results show more varying precipitation anomalies (also confirmed by statistical test results) during the cold than the warm SST anomaly, as also shown in simulations with more realistic models. Results of this study indicate a need to include the AMO in the right context with other forcings in an effort to improve understanding of interannual-to-multidecadal variations in warm season precipitation in North America. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2016
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18. Orographic Signature on Extreme Precipitation of Short Durations.
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Avanzi, Francesco, De Michele, Carlo, Gabriele, Salvatore, Ghezzi, Antonio, and Rosso, Renzo
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OROGRAPHIC clouds ,METEOROLOGICAL precipitation ,ATMOSPHERIC circulation ,MOUNTAINS ,SPATIAL variation ,STATISTICS - Abstract
This paper investigates how atmospheric circulation and orography affect the spatial variability of extreme precipitation in terms of depth-duration-frequency (DDF) curve parameters. To this aim, the Italian territory was considered because it is characterized by a complex orography and different precipitation dynamics and regimes. A database of 1494 time series with more than 20 years of maximum annual precipitation data was collected for the durations of 1, 3, 6, 12, and 24 h. For each data series, the parameters of DDF curves were estimated using a statistical simple scale invariance model. Hence, the combined effect of orography and atmospheric fields on parameter variability was investigated considering the spatial distribution of the parameters and their relation with elevation. The vertically integrated atmospheric moisture flux J was used as a measurement of the principal direction of the vapor transport at a given location. The analysis highlights the variability of DDF parameters and quantiles according to orography and precipitation climatology. This is confirmed by the evaluation of J modal direction over the study area. The variability of DDF parameters with mere elevation shows that maxima at high elevations seem to be upper bounded and more variable than those at lower elevations. Moreover, the mean of maximum annual precipitation of unit duration decreases with elevation. This last phenomenon is defined as 'reverse orographic effect' on extreme precipitation of short durations. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2015
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19. A machine learning approach on the investigation of the scale dependent relation of CAPE and precipitation.
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RUDOLPH, ANNETTE and NÉVIR, PETER
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ARTIFICIAL neural networks ,MACHINE learning ,ATMOSPHERIC circulation ,DECISION trees ,SUPPORT vector machines ,RANDOM forest algorithms ,DEEP learning ,K-nearest neighbor classification - Abstract
The temporal and spatial scale dependent relation of Convective Available Potential Energy (CAPE) and precipitation is investigated. Using the COSMO-REA6 data set, we ask which of the standard machine learning algorithms: perceptron, support vector machine, decision tree, random forest, k-nearest neighbor and a simple kept deep neural network algorithm can best relate these two variables. Then, we concentrate on decision trees and evaluate the relation of CAPE and precipitation across different scales. We investigate temporal resolutions of 1 hour to 24 hours and horizontal resolutions of 6 km up to 768 km. Regarding ten CAPE and two precipitation classes we find accuracy scores mostly of about 0.7 across all scales. Taking the Dynamic State Index (DSI) as additional predictor into account leads to an overall increase of the scores. We further introduce a theoretical relation of CAPE and precipitation based on the works of Hans Ertel (1933), which will be analyzed in future studies. Today it is natural to tackle complex atmospheric processes using machine learning methods. These data based methods are suggested as additional tool to complement the results gained by the governing equations of atmospheric motion. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2023
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20. The Atmospheric Energy Constraint on Global-Mean Precipitation Change.
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Pendergrass, Angeline G. and Hartmann, Dennis L.
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ATMOSPHERIC thermodynamics ,PRECIPITATION anomalies ,SURFACE temperature ,RADIATIVE transitions ,ATMOSPHERIC circulation ,HUMIDITY control - Abstract
Models from phase 5 of the Coupled Model Intercomparison Project (CMIP5) robustly predict that the rate of increase in global-mean precipitation with global-mean surface temperature increase is much less than the rate of increase of water vapor. The goal of this paper is to explain in detail the mechanisms by which precipitation increase is constrained by radiative cooling. Changes in clear-sky atmospheric radiative cooling resulting from changes in temperature and humidity in global warming simulations are in good agreement with the multimodel, global-mean precipitation increase projected by GCMs (~1.1 W m
−2 K−1 ). In an atmosphere with fixed specific humidity, radiative cooling from the top of the atmosphere (TOA) increases in response to a uniform temperature increase of the surface and atmosphere, while atmospheric cooling by exchange with the surface decreases because the upward emission of longwave radiation from the surface increases more than the downward longwave radiation from the atmosphere. When a fixed relative humidity (RH) assumption is made, however, uniform warming causes a much smaller increase of cooling at the TOA, and the surface contribution reverses to an increase in net cooling rate due to increased downward emission from water vapor. Sensitivity of precipitation changes to lapse rate changes is modest when RH is fixed. Carbon dioxide reduces TOA emission with only weak effects on surface fluxes, and thus suppresses precipitation. The net atmospheric cooling response and thereby the precipitation response to CO2 -induced warming at fixed RH are mostly contributed by changes in surface fluxes. The role of clouds is discussed. Intermodel spread in the rate of precipitation increase across the CMIP5 simulations is attributed to differences in the atmospheric cooling. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]- Published
- 2014
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21. A Comparison of CMIP3 Simulations of Precipitation over North America with Observations: Daily Statistics and Circulation Features Accompanying Extreme Events.
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DeAngelis, Anthony M., Broccoli, Anthony J., and Decker, Steven G.
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ATMOSPHERIC models ,METEOROLOGICAL precipitation ,ATMOSPHERIC circulation ,THERMODYNAMICS ,OCEAN surface topography - Abstract
Climate model simulations of daily precipitation statistics from the third phase of the Coupled Model Intercomparison Project (CMIP3) were evaluated against precipitation observations from North America over the period 1979-99. The evaluation revealed that the models underestimate the intensity of heavy and extreme precipitation along the Pacific coast, southeastern United States, and southern Mexico, and these biases are robust among the models. The models also overestimate the intensity of light precipitation events over much of North America, resulting in fairly realistic mean precipitation in many places. In contrast, heavy precipitation is simulated realistically over northern and eastern Canada, as is the seasonal cycle of heavy precipitation over a majority of North America. An evaluation of the simulated atmospheric dynamics and thermodynamics associated with extreme precipitation events was also conducted using the North American Regional Reanalysis (NARR). The models were found to capture the large-scale physical mechanisms that generate extreme precipitation realistically, although they tend to overestimate the strength of the associated atmospheric circulation features. This suggests that climate model deficiencies such as insufficient spatial resolution, inadequate representation of convective precipitation, and overly smoothed topography may be more important for biases in simulated heavy precipitation than errors in the large-scale circulation during extreme events. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2013
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22. Atmospheric moisture transport versus precipitation across the Tibetan Plateau: A mini-review and current challenges.
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Ma, Yingzhao, Lu, Mengqian, Chen, Haonan, Pan, Mengxin, and Hong, Yang
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METEOROLOGICAL precipitation , *ATMOSPHERIC circulation , *TERRAIN mapping , *RAINFALL anomalies - Abstract
The Tibetan Plateau (TP), being an average of surpassing 4000 m above sea level and around 2.5 × 10 6 km 2 , is the highest and largest plateau in the world and also called as the “Third Pole”. Due to its elevated land surface and complex terrain, the TP is subjected to combined regulations of multiple climate systems and associated large-scale atmospheric circulations. In this paper, we comprehensively review the recent studies of atmospheric moisture transport versus precipitation across the TP, with the attempt to link the two, which did not receive much attention previously. This review focuses on the atmospheric moisture transport and associated circulation patterns in this region, widely adopted approaches to identify the atmospheric moisture transport, qualitative and quantitative analyses for the role of water vapor transport on the precipitation, as well as the internal physical mechanism between atmospheric moisture transport and precipitation over the TP. Moreover, directions of future research are discussed based on the following aspects, which include 1) proposing an integrated statistical-physical framework for demonstrating the influence of atmospheric moisture transport and associated circulation patterns on the precipitation, especially the extremes, in the high-cold mountainous region; 2) quantifying the contribution of atmospheric water vapor from the surrounding sources as well as the local moisture recycling on the TP's precipitation; 3) providing higher quality data for atmospheric water vapor and precipitation; 4) emphasizing on the physical mechanism sustaining the atmospheric moisture transport as well as its potential influence on the extreme precipitation, including amount, frequency, intensity and duration. It is expected that this review will be beneficial for exploring the linkage between atmospheric moisture transport versus precipitation across the TP. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2018
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23. Regional Extreme Monthly Precipitation Simulated by NARCCAP RCMs.
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Gutowski, William J., Arritt, Raymond W., Kawazoe, Sho, Flory, David M., Takle, Eugene S., Biner, Séébastien, Caya, Daniel, Jones, Richard G., Laprise, Renéé, Leung, L. Ruby, Mearns, Linda O., Moufouma-Okia, Wilfran, Nunes, Ana M. B., Qian, Yun, Roads, John O., Sloan, Lisa C., and Snyder, Mark A.
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METEOROLOGICAL precipitation ,SIMULATION methods & models ,WATERSHEDS ,COASTS ,ATMOSPHERIC circulation - Abstract
This paper analyzes the ability of the North American Regional Climate Change Assessment Program (NARCCAP) ensemble of regional climate models to simulate extreme monthly precipitation and its supporting circulation for regions of North America, comparing 18 years of simulations driven by the National Centers for Environmental Prediction (NCEP)--Department of Energy (DOE) reanalysis with observations. The analysis focuses on the wettest 10%% of months during the cold half of the year (October--March), when it is assumed that resolved synoptic circulation governs precipitation. For a coastal California region where the precipitation is largely topographic, the models individually and collectively replicate well the monthly frequency of extremes, the amount of extreme precipitation, and the 500-hPa circulation anomaly associated with the extremes. The models also replicate very well the statistics of the interannual variability of occurrences of extremes. For an interior region containing the upper Mississippi River basin, where precipitation is more dependent on internally generated storms, the models agree with observations in both monthly frequency and magnitude, although not as closely as for coastal California. In addition, simulated circulation anomalies for extreme months are similar to those in observations. Each region has important seasonally varying precipitation processes that govern the occurrence of extremes in the observations, and the models appear to replicate well those variations. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2010
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24. An overview of the ORACLES (ObseRvations of Aerosols above CLouds and their intEractionS) project: aerosol–cloud–radiation interactions in the southeast Atlantic basin
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J. Redemann, R. Wood, P. Zuidema, S. J. Doherty, B. Luna, S. E. LeBlanc, M. S. Diamond, Y. Shinozuka, I. Y. Chang, R. Ueyama, L. Pfister, J.-M. Ryoo, A. N. Dobracki, A. M. da Silva, K. M. Longo, M. S. Kacenelenbogen, C. J. Flynn, K. Pistone, N. M. Knox, S. J. Piketh, J. M. Haywood, P. Formenti, M. Mallet, P. Stier, A. S. Ackerman, S. E. Bauer, A. M. Fridlind, G. R. Carmichael, P. E. Saide, G. A. Ferrada, S. G. Howell, S. Freitag, B. Cairns, B. N. Holben, K. D. Knobelspiesse, S. Tanelli, T. S. L'Ecuyer, A. M. Dzambo, O. O. Sy, G. M. McFarquhar, M. R. Poellot, S. Gupta, J. R. O'Brien, A. Nenes, M. Kacarab, J. P. S. Wong, J. D. Small-Griswold, K. L. Thornhill, D. Noone, J. R. Podolske, K. S. Schmidt, P. Pilewskie, H. Chen, S. P. Cochrane, A. J. Sedlacek, T. J. Lang, E. Stith, M. Segal-Rozenhaimer, R. A. Ferrare, S. P. Burton, C. A. Hostetler, D. J. Diner, F. C. Seidel, S. E. Platnick, J. S. Myers, K. G. Meyer, D. A. Spangenberg, H. Maring, and L. Gao
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Atmospheric Science ,Atlantic hurricane ,010504 meteorology & atmospheric sciences ,Meteorology ,Atmospheric circulation ,business.industry ,Cloud computing ,010502 geochemistry & geophysics ,01 natural sciences ,lcsh:QC1-999 ,Aerosol ,lcsh:Chemistry ,lcsh:QD1-999 ,Environmental science ,Cloud condensation nuclei ,Climate model ,Precipitation ,business ,Southern Hemisphere ,lcsh:Physics ,0105 earth and related environmental sciences - Abstract
Southern Africa produces almost a third of the Earth's biomass burning (BB) aerosol particles, yet the fate of these particles and their influence on regional and global climate is poorly understood. ORACLES (ObseRvations of Aerosols above CLouds and their intEractionS) is a 5-year NASA EVS-2 (Earth Venture Suborbital-2) investigation with three intensive observation periods designed to study key atmospheric processes that determine the climate impacts of these aerosols. During the Southern Hemisphere winter and spring (June–October), aerosol particles reaching 3–5 km in altitude are transported westward over the southeast Atlantic, where they interact with one of the largest subtropical stratocumulus (Sc) cloud decks in the world. The representation of these interactions in climate models remains highly uncertain in part due to a scarcity of observational constraints on aerosol and cloud properties, as well as due to the parameterized treatment of physical processes. Three ORACLES deployments by the NASA P-3 aircraft in September 2016, August 2017, and October 2018 (totaling ∼350 science flight hours), augmented by the deployment of the NASA ER-2 aircraft for remote sensing in September 2016 (totaling ∼100 science flight hours), were intended to help fill this observational gap. ORACLES focuses on three fundamental science themes centered on the climate effects of African BB aerosols: (a) direct aerosol radiative effects, (b) effects of aerosol absorption on atmospheric circulation and clouds, and (c) aerosol–cloud microphysical interactions. This paper summarizes the ORACLES science objectives, describes the project implementation, provides an overview of the flights and measurements in each deployment, and highlights the integrative modeling efforts from cloud to global scales to address science objectives. Significant new findings on the vertical structure of BB aerosol physical and chemical properties, chemical aging, cloud condensation nuclei, rain and precipitation statistics, and aerosol indirect effects are emphasized, but their detailed descriptions are the subject of separate publications. The main purpose of this paper is to familiarize the broader scientific community with the ORACLES project and the dataset it produced.
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- 2021
25. Daily Streamflow Forecasts Based on Cascade Long Short-Term Memory (LSTM) Model over the Yangtze River Basin.
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Li, Jiayuan and Yuan, Xing
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STREAMFLOW ,PRECIPITATION forecasting ,FORECASTING ,ATMOSPHERIC circulation ,DEEP learning ,BASE flow (Hydrology) ,LONG-range weather forecasting - Abstract
Medium-range streamflow forecasts largely depend on the accuracy of meteorological forecasts. Due to large errors in precipitation forecasts, most streamflow forecasts based on deep learning rely only on historical data. Here, we apply a cascade Long Short-Term Memory (LSTM) model to forecast daily streamflow over 49 watersheds in the Yangtze River basin for up to 15 days. The first layer of the cascade LSTM model uses atmospheric circulation factors to predict future precipitation, and the second layer uses forecast precipitation to predict streamflow. The results show that the default LSTM model provides skillful streamflow forecasts over most watersheds. At the lead times of 1, 7, and 15 days, the streamflow Kling–Gupta efficiency (KGE) of 78%, 30%, and 20% watersheds are greater than 0.5, respectively. Its performance improves with the increase in drainage area. After implementing the cascade LSTM model, 61–88% of the watersheds show increased KGE at different leads, and the increase is more obvious at longer leads. Using cascade LSTM with perfect future precipitation shows further improvement, especially over small watersheds. In general, cascade LSTM modeling is a good attempt for streamflow forecasts over the Yangtze River, and it has a potential to connect with dynamical meteorological forecasts. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2023
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26. The roles of atmospheric circulation and sea surface temperature in UK surface climate.
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Fereday, David and Knight, Jeff
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OCEAN temperature ,ATMOSPHERIC models ,SPRING ,AUTUMN ,WINTER ,ATMOSPHERIC circulation - Abstract
Atmospheric circulation has been identified as a key driver of recent extreme seasons in the UK, while local sea surface temperature (SST) also influences UK surface climate. Here, we investigate the roles of atmospheric circulation and SST in driving UK climate, using atmospheric model simulations with constrained global atmospheric circulation and selected SST boundary conditions. These simulations successfully reproduce observed UK‐mean temperature and precipitation. For UK temperature, circulation has a larger effect than SST for all seasons and timescales. SST influence peaks in summer on seasonal timescales. For precipitation, SST influence is weaker and is modulated by circulation. Nevertheless, SST effects provide skilful forecasts of spring and autumn UK temperature, and also contribute to UK temperature extremes in winter and summer. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2023
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27. Early spring droughts in Central Europe: Indications for atmospheric and oceanic drivers.
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Haslinger, Klaus and Mayer, Konrad
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GREENHOUSE gases ,OCEAN temperature ,PRECIPITATION anomalies ,WEATHER ,ATMOSPHERIC circulation ,DROUGHTS ,SURFACE pressure - Abstract
Early Springs (ES), March and April in particular, have been extremely dry in Central Europe in recent years, particularly from 2003 onwards. This is causing substantial impacts, foremost to agriculture, which is heavily dependent on sufficient moisture supply at the beginning growing season. However, the drivers of ES droughts are still not well understood. In this article, we investigate the temporal evolution of ES precipitation anomalies for the period 1860–2020 over Central Europe and the driving large‐scale atmospheric circulation conditions. Two periods of ES drought conditions stand out, the most recent period (2005–2020) and another one during the middle of the 20th century (1926–1950) which show sustained negative precipitation anomalies in ES with only a few exceptions. The positive phase of the East Atlantic/Western Russia surface air pressure patterns is found as the main driver of ES precipitation deficit. Further analyses reveals an important role of positive western Atlantic sea surface temperature anomalies. These drive a Rossby wave response, resembling the positive phase East Atlantic/Western Russia pattern. Although the given evidence points towards internal multidecadal North Atlantic variability driving the warming patterns, anthropogenic warming from enhanced greenhouse gas emissions cannot be discarded as additional forcing of the recent ES drought period. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2023
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28. Joint Contribution of Preceding Pacific SST and Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau Soil Moisture to September Precipitation over the Middle Reaches of the Yellow River.
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Jin, Lijun, Liu, Ge, Wei, Xinchen, Zhang, Ting, and Feng, Yuhan
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SOIL moisture ,OCEAN temperature ,ATMOSPHERIC circulation ,AUTUMN ,LA Nina ,SOUTHERN oscillation - Abstract
The middle reaches of the Yellow River (MRYR) are an important base for agricultural and husbandry production and coal and coal-based power and chemical industries. Understanding the variability of autumn (especially September) precipitation over the MRYR region and the associated atmospheric circulation anomalies and precursory signals is of great importance for the prevention and mitigation of meteorological disasters during autumn rainy season. This study primarily explored precursory signals for September precipitation over the MRYR from the perspectives of sea surface temperature (SST) and soil moisture (SM) anomalies. The results reveal that the northward-shifted East Asian westerly jet (EAWJ) and the strengthened and westward-extended western Pacific subtropical high (WPSH) are responsible for more precipitation over the MRYR region. Further analyses show that the September MRYR precipitation is significantly related to the preceding July–August southern Pacific SST pattern (SPSP) and Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau (YGP) SM. The preceding SPSP anomaly, which reflects the La Niña/El Niño-like SST anomalies, can be maintained until September and plays an important role in modulating the September MRYR precipitation. Moreover, the above SST anomalies may adjust the SM anomalies in the YGP during July–August. The SM anomalies in The YGP persist from July–August to September and eventually affect the MRYR precipitation through exciting an anomalous vertical motion during September. The effect of the preceding SPSP anomaly on the September MRYR precipitation decreases when the SM effect is absent, which suggests that the YGP SM anomalies act as a bridge linking the preceding Pacific SST anomalies and the ensuing September MRYR precipitation. This study discloses the joint contribution of the preceding Pacific SST and YGP SM anomalies to the September MRYR precipitation and may shed new light on the short-term prediction of autumn precipitation over the MRYR. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2022
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29. Severe Precipitation Phenomena in Crimea in Relation to Atmospheric Circulation.
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Evstigneev, Vladislav P., Naumova, Valentina A., Voronin, Dmitriy Y., Kuznetsov, Pavel N., and Korsakova, Svetlana P.
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ATMOSPHERIC circulation ,METEOROLOGICAL stations ,SEVERE storms ,CYCLONES ,PRECIPITATION forecasting ,CITIES & towns - Abstract
The increase in the frequency and intensity of hazardous hydrometeorological phenomena is one of the most dangerous consequences of climate instability. In this study, we summarize the data on severe weather phenomena using the data from 23 meteorological stations in Crimea from 1976 to 2020. Particular attention was paid to the precipitation phenomena descriptions. For the last 45 years, a significant positive trend of interannual variability of the annual occurrence of severe weather phenomena was estimated to be +2.7 cases per decade. The trend for severe precipitation phenomena was estimated to be +1.3 cases per decade. The probable maximum annual daily precipitation as a quantitative indicator of hazardous events was estimated for each station by using both the stationary and the non-stationary GEV models. For at least half of the meteorological stations, a non-stationary GEV model was more appropriate for the estimation of the precipitation extremes. An analysis of the main synoptic processes that drive severe weather phenomena of precipitation was carried out. The greatest contribution to the formation of severe precipitation was made by Mediterranean–Black Sea cyclones. At the same time, half of all of the cases of extreme precipitation were caused by cyclones generated over the Black Sea only, in all seasons apart from winter. In the mid-troposphere, four types of meridional circulation were identified depending on the location of troughs and ridges, with respect to the Black Sea region. More than 42% of severe precipitation phenomena were accompanied by an isolated high-altitude cyclone in the mid-troposphere over the Black Sea region. The main recommendation that can be drawn from this study is that long-term climatic non-stationarity should be taken into account whenever the risk assessment or hazard analysis is to be carried out. The results can also favor the designing of drainage and sewerage systems in urban areas. The findings of atmospheric patterns can be used for the improvement of extreme precipitation forecasts. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2022
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30. Associated Summer Rainfall Changes over the Three Rivers Source Region in China with the East Asian Westerly Jet from 1979 to 2015.
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Liu, Yumeng, Meng, Xianhong, Zhao, Lin, Li, Zhaoguo, Chen, Hao, Shang, Lunyu, Wang, Shaoying, Shu, Lele, and Li, Guangwei
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MONSOONS ,SOUTHERN oscillation ,RAINFALL ,WESTERLIES ,SUMMER ,ATMOSPHERIC circulation - Abstract
Under the intensification of global warming, the characteristics of the Three Rivers source region (TRSR; i.e., headwaters of the Yellow River, the Yangtze River, and the Lancang River) in China were diagnosed in the summer season from 1979 to 2015 using observations and reanalysis data. The diagnoses indicate that summer precipitation decreased from 1979 to 2002 [by 9.01 mm day−1 (10 yr)−1; p < 0.05 by Student's t test] and increased significantly after 2002 [by 5.52 mm day−1 (10 yr)−1]. This abrupt change year (2002) was further confirmed by the cumulative anomaly method, the moving t-test method, and the Yamamoto method. By compositing the thermodynamics before and after the abrupt change year (2002), the results reveal that increased water vapor and more substantial lower-level convergence were present over the TRSR during 2003–15. This marked interdecadal variability in the TRSR summer precipitation responded to the interdecadal position and intensity of the large-scale forcing East Asian westerly jet (EAWJ), which is significantly modulated by the low-frequency variability associated with Southern Oscillation index. The connection between the interannual TRSR precipitation and the location and intensity of EAWJ was also explored. The position index of the EAWJ is negatively (with correlation coefficient R of −0.446; p < 0.05 by Student's t test) correlated with the precipitation over the TRSR, implying that southward and northward years of EAWJ are respectively associated with intensifying and weakening the TRSR summer precipitation, whereas the intensity of EAWJ is insignificantly correlated with the TRSR summer precipitation. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2022
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31. Winter Orographic Precipitation and ENSO in Sapporo, Japan.
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Yatagai, Akiyo and Kinoshita, Chisato
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CLIMATE change ,ATMOSPHERIC circulation ,EL Nino ,PRECIPITATION variability ,LA Nina ,SOUTHERN oscillation ,WINTER - Abstract
The effect of global climate change on the distribution of snow water is a great concern. Thus, it is important to clarify the characteristics of winter precipitation variability, including mountain precipitation, together with climate indices. In this study, regional snowfall characteristics were investigated with the daily gridded precipitation over Sapporo City (located on the Japan Sea side of Hokkaido in northern Japan), which was quantified by the APHRODITE method and by adding local precipitation observation data. We found places of showing large interannual variability that is different from that of daily precipitation variability. Applying an EOF analysis to the daily grid precipitation, we defined four local precipitation types. The occurrence of each precipitation type and associated atmospheric circulation was analyzed, and the results revealed that (except for the Super El Niño winter of 1997/1998) more snow fell in the southwestern mountains and inland areas during El Niño winters, and more snow fell in the northeastern plains and along the sea during La Niña winters. Continued development and evaluation of the precise data that incorporate local precipitation network is needed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2022
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32. Topographical and Thermal Forcing in Favorable Circulation Pattern to Early Spring Precipitation over the Southeastern Tibetan Plateau.
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Yang, Yaoxian, Hu, Zeyong, Li, Maoshan, Yu, Haipeng, Ma, Weiqiang, and Fan, Weiwei
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GENERAL circulation model ,ZONAL winds ,SPRING ,ATMOSPHERIC circulation ,CYCLONES - Abstract
During the boreal spring (March–May), the precipitation that occurs from March over the southeastern Tibetan Plateau (TP) can account for 20–40% of the total annual amount. The origin of this phenomenon has not been clearly understood from a climatological perspective. In this study, the role of topographical and thermal forcing on the precipitation over the southeastern TP in early spring (March) was investigated through sensitivity numerical simulations based on general circulation model. The simulated results show the favorable circulation and static stability to early spring precipitation over the southeastern TP when the model is simultaneously forced by realistic topography, zonal symmetric radiative equilibrium temperature, and diabatic heating over the TP and its surrounding areas. The quasi-stationary wave pattern over the Eurasian continent forced by realistic and TP topographical forcing leads to prolonged low pressure and intensified zonal winds over the southeastern TP due to quasi-steady wave activities. Thermal forcing experiments reveals that sensible heating over the southeastern TP not only strengthens the cyclonic circulation, ascending motion and statically unstable over the southeastern TP through thermal adaptation and the Sverdrup balance, but also triggers an anticyclone at upper tropospheric level extending from north of the Bay of Bengal to the eastern TP, which further favors precipitation over the southeastern TP. This work will provide useful background information for spring climate prediction over the TP. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2022
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33. Climatic Change of Summer Rainstorms and the Water Vapor Budget in the Sichuan Basin.
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Qi, Dongmei, Li, Yueqing, Zhou, Changyan, and Chen, Dan
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RAINSTORMS ,CLIMATE change ,WATER vapor ,WATER vapor transport ,ATMOSPHERIC circulation ,OCEAN-atmosphere interaction - Abstract
This study aims to examine the variation of the characteristics of summer rainstorms and water vapor budget in the Sichuan Basin by using daily precipitation observation data and monthly mean ERA-Interim reanalysis data during 1979–2016. The results show that the spatial and temporal distribution of rainstorms in the Sichuan Basin is the result of the interaction between the special topography of the Sichuan Basin and different water vapor transports at low latitudes. The precipitation amount and frequency of rainstorms are mainly affected by the water vapor transports and budgets in different regions, and the intensity of rainstorms is mainly affected by the dynamic effects of regional and local topography, especially in the western and northern basin. The main reasons for the change of summer rainstorms in the Sichuan Basin include the atmospheric circulation over the key area of air–sea interaction in the tropical region, the anomalies of regional circulation, and water vapor transports in eastern China and the Sichuan Basin. A conceptual model for the summer rainstorm anomaly in the Sichuan Basin is proposed. With the establishment of consistent easterly airflow in the low-latitude tropical area (130°E–180°, 0°–10°N) and the anticyclone on its north, an anomalous southeasterly airflow and water vapor divergence maintain over eastern and southern China while an anomalous southeasterly airflow and water vapor convergence appear over the Sichuan Basin. So, more summer rainstorms occur in this region. Conversely, with the establishment of consistent westerly airflow in that same tropical area and the cyclone on its north, an anomalous easterly airflow and water vapor convergence maintain over eastern and southern China while an anomalous northeasterly airflow and water vapor divergence appear over the Sichuan Basin. So, fewer summer rainstorms occur in this region. Significance Statement: Rainstorm change in the Sichuan Basin has significant regional characteristics. This study aims to reveal the influence of regional variation of water vapor budget on summer rainstorms in the Sichuan Basin, which provides the important basis for the forecast of rainstorm in the Sichuan Basin, as well as new comprehension for the research and application of regional response to climate change. The amount and frequency of rainstorms are mainly affected by water vapor transports and budgets in different regions, and the intensity of rainstorms is mainly affected by the dynamic action of different regional and local topography. It reveals the new mechanism of multiscale interaction between the special topography of the Sichuan Basin and different water vapor transport in low latitudes. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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34. Complexity of the space-time structure of rainfall.
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Mesa-Sánchez, Óscar José and Peñaranda-Vélez, Victor Manuel
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SCIENTIFIC literature ,NATURAL resources management ,ATMOSPHERIC turbulence ,RAINWATER ,ATMOSPHERIC circulation ,SPACETIME - Abstract
Understanding precipitation processes has important practical implications comprising the dimensioning of rainwater evacuation structures, disaster prevention planning, territorial occupation planning, water resources management and the performance of natural, agricultural and urban ecosystems. However, its inherent irregularity has not been deciphered. There are various mathematical developments attempting to describe the space - time dynamics of this complex hydrological process, but they are not adequate enough. Among the former works reported in the scientific literature, the study of the space - time structure of rainfall was rendered by mean of statistical analyzes in order to characterize the variability and randomness of their observations. But even in this field there are limitations for a complete description of the stochastic structure of rainfall fields, traditional models have not been appropriated, they produce smooth functions to characterize a very irregular field and the improvement of these models requires the proliferation of parameters and hypothesis, which is not satisfactory. In addition to the challenges of finding adequate descriptions, it has become crucial to incorporate the dynamics of the physical process, which should come from an integration of thermodynamics, atmospheric dynamics and turbulence, enabling some progress in prediction. This review paper describes the main features of the space - time structure of the precipitation fields, points out the difficulties for its understanding and explores the challenges coming from its complexity. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2015
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35. Observed Evolution of the Tropical Atmospheric Water Cycle with Sea Surface Temperature
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Hélène Chepfer, Erik Hojgard-Olsen, Hélène Brogniez, SPACE - LATMOS, Laboratoire Atmosphères, Milieux, Observations Spatiales (LATMOS), Sorbonne Université (SU)-Université de Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines (UVSQ)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Sorbonne Université (SU)-Université de Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines (UVSQ)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS), Laboratoire de Météorologie Dynamique (UMR 8539) (LMD), Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-École polytechnique (X)-École des Ponts ParisTech (ENPC)-Sorbonne Université (SU)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Département des Géosciences - ENS Paris, École normale supérieure - Paris (ENS Paris), Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-École normale supérieure - Paris (ENS Paris), and Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)
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[PHYS.PHYS.PHYS-AO-PH]Physics [physics]/Physics [physics]/Atmospheric and Oceanic Physics [physics.ao-ph] ,[SDU.OCEAN]Sciences of the Universe [physics]/Ocean, Atmosphere ,Atmospheric Science ,Ice cloud ,010504 meteorology & atmospheric sciences ,Atmospheric circulation ,Cloud cover ,Global warming ,Humidity ,010502 geochemistry & geophysics ,01 natural sciences ,Sea surface temperature ,13. Climate action ,Climatology ,Environmental science ,Relative humidity ,Precipitation ,0105 earth and related environmental sciences - Abstract
Better understanding of how moisture, clouds, and precipitation covary under climate warming lacks a comprehensive observational view. This paper analyzes the tropical atmospheric water cycle’s evolution with sea surface temperature (SST), using for the first time, the synergistic dataset of instantaneous observations of the relative humidity profile from the Megha-Tropiques satellite, clouds from the CALIPSO satellite, and near-surface precipitation from the CloudSat satellite, and quantifies their rates of change with SST warming. The dataset is partitioned into three vertical velocity regimes, with cloudy grid boxes categorized by phase (ice or liquid), opacity (opaque or thin), and the presence of near-surface precipitation. Opaque cloud cover is always larger in the presence of near-surface precipitation (high ice clouds especially). Low liquid water clouds in the descending regime dominate for SSTs < 299.25 K, where the free troposphere is dry (~20%), and opaque liquid water cloud cover decreases with SST warming (−8% K−1) and thin liquid water cloud cover stays constant (~20%). High ice clouds dominate the ascending regime in which, for 299.25 < SST < 301.75 K, humidity increases with SST in the lower free troposphere and peaks around 302 K. Over the warm SST range (>301.75 K), in the ascending regime, opaque high ice cloud cover decreases with SST (−13% K−1), while thin ice cloud cover increases (+6% K−1). Over the warm SST range, total cloudiness decreases with warming in all regimes. This paper characterizes fundamental relationships between aspects of the tropical atmospheric water cycle and SST.
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36. The Arctic Oscillation, climate change and the effects on precipitation in Israel.
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Givati, Amir and Rosenfeld, Daniel
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ARCTIC oscillation , *CLIMATE change , *METEOROLOGICAL precipitation , *ATMOSPHERIC circulation , *GLOBAL warming , *GREENHOUSE gases - Abstract
Abstract: The Arctic Oscillation (AO) has been found in previous studies to be a major synoptic factor affecting the climate of many regions in the high and mid-latitudes. This paper demonstrates the physical process by which the AO affects the climate of the Eastern Mediterranean basin, with a focus on precipitation in Israel as a case study. It is shown that a trend of increasing AO is associated with a substantial decrease of winter precipitation from the Iberian Peninsula, though Italy, Greece, Turkey and Cyprus, as well as Lebanon, Syria and also the northern parts of Israel. Winter rain is slightly increased in the southern coast of the eastern half of the Mediterranean Sea. The immediate meteorological causes are shown to be a larger northerly component of the flow over the Mediterranean Sea, associated with a decreasing relative humidity and stability, except over the southern coast, where the air mass has the longest track over the relatively warm water. We suggest here that the observed changes in air flow that drives the precipitation trends can be explained by shifts in the AO that can be partially explained by increasing greenhouses gases. Results from the IPCC multi climate models show that the AO will continue to increase during the 21st century. This increase may lead to a continuation of the trends discussed here. The importance of the analysis provided here is in pointing out the possibility that processes that have been predicted by global warming and changes in global circulation have already started to affect precipitation and major water resources in the Mediterranean basin. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]
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37. Application study of monthly precipitation forecast in Northeast China based on the cold vortex persistence activity index
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Feng Yao, Cao Jing, Chu Qucheng, Feng Guolin, Cao Ling, Qu Meihui, Yang Jie, and Liu Gang
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Atmospheric Science ,Index (economics) ,010504 meteorology & atmospheric sciences ,Atmospheric circulation ,0207 environmental engineering ,02 engineering and technology ,01 natural sciences ,Vortex ,Climatology ,Quantitative precipitation forecast ,Environmental science ,Hindcast ,Precipitation ,020701 environmental engineering ,China ,Persistence (discontinuity) ,0105 earth and related environmental sciences - Abstract
This paper introduces three quantitative indicators to conduct research for characterizing Northeast China cold vortex persistence activity: cold vortex persistence, generalized “cold vortex,” and cold vortex precipitation. As discussed in the first part of paper, a hindcast is performed by multiple regressions using Northeast China precipitation from 2012 to 2014 combination with the previous winter 144 air-sea system factors. The results show that the mentioned three cold vortex index series can reflect the spatial and temporal distributions of observational precipitation in 2012–2014 and obtain results. The cold vortex factors are then added to the Forecast System on Dynamical and Analogy Skills (FODAS) to carry out dynamic statistical hindcast of precipitation in Northeast China from 2003 to 2012. Based on the characteristics and significance of each index, precipitation hindcast is carried out for Northeast China in May, June, July, August, May–June, and July–August. It turns out that the Northeast Cold Vortex Index Series, as defined in this paper, can make positive corrections to the FODAS forecast system, and most of the index correction results are higher than the system’s own correction value. This study provides quantitative index products and supplies a solid technical foundation and support for monthly precipitation forecast in Northeast China.
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- 2018
38. Using a massive high‐resolution ensemble climate data set to examine dynamic and thermodynamic aspects of heavy precipitation change.
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Yamada, Tomohito J., Hoshino, Tsuyoshi, and Suzuki, Akihiro
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ATMOSPHERIC circulation ,HUMIDITY ,WATERSHEDS ,SOIL moisture ,DOWNSCALING (Climatology) ,EXTREME environments ,CLAUSIUS-Clapeyron relation - Abstract
This study investigated the relationship between extreme precipitation and near‐surface temperature (precipitation–temperature relation) from two different perspectives, the rate of change of precipitation with temperature and dynamic (i.e., effect of the change in atmospheric motion) and thermodynamic (i.e., effect of the change in atmospheric moisture content) aspects, using a 5‐km dynamical downscaled hundreds‐year data set for past climate condition (PAST; from 1951 to 2010) and future climate condition (FUTURE; 4°C warmer than the preindustrial condition). Initially, using the observation and the PAST and FUTURE data sets, it was found that the 99th and 99.9th percentile hourly precipitation for each temperature bin (P99 and P99.9, respectively) paralleled the slope of the Clausius–Clapeyron (C–C) relation for a certain temperature range over the Tokachi River basin in Hokkaido, the northern island of Japan; however, both P99 and P99.9 decreased in the high‐temperature range. Next, we examined the cause of the P99 and P99.9 differences between PAST and FUTURE for each temperature bin by classifying dynamic and thermodynamic factors. The result showed that the thermodynamic effect dominates the differences in P99 and P99.9 between PAST and FUTURE, which means that the thermodynamic effect is the main component of the precipitation–temperature relation. Similar analyses were applied to the whole river basin, including the mountainous area. The results showed that the differences in P99 and P99.9 between PAST and FUTURE are mainly due to the thermodynamic contribution, regardless of plain or mountain area. Using such large model data sets, we could make a robust assessment of the precipitation–temperature relation and the dynamic and thermodynamic contributions to precipitation changes. Moreover, using the 5‐km resolution hundreds‐year data set enabled us to quantify the spatial distribution of such precipitation characteristics over a thousands of square kilometer catchment. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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39. Impacts of Irrigation and Vegetation Growth on Summer Rainfall in the Taklimakan Desert.
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Xu, Dongze and Lin, Yanluan
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IRRIGATION water ,HYDROLOGIC cycle ,DESERTS ,ATMOSPHERIC circulation ,ATMOSPHERIC models ,IRRIGATION - Abstract
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40. The role of atmospheric circulation system playing in coupling relationship between spring NPP and precipitation in East Asia area.
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Yu Deyong, Zhu Wenquan, and Pan Yaozhong
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ATMOSPHERIC circulation ,REMOTE sensing ,METEOROLOGICAL precipitation ,BIOTIC communities ,CLIMATOLOGY ,HUMIDITY ,CARBON dioxide ,METEOROLOGY - Abstract
In many East Asia regions, spring (from March to May) precipitation is an important restricting factor to vegetation growth, and atmospheric circulation system may influence spring precipitation patter. It is helpful to under the response of ecosystem to climate change by studying the influence of atmospheric circulation system on the coupling relationship between spring net primary productivity and precipitation. Driving CASA (Carnegie-Ames-Stanford Approach) NPP (Net Primary Productivity) model, we estimated spring NPP for East Asia area (70°E–1 70°E, 10°N–70°N) from 1982 to 1999, and by the method of singular value decomposition we further analyzed the coupling features of spring NPP with precipitation. The result showed that the response features of NPP to precipitation were mainly embodied within the leading six NPP-precipitation paired-modes. The interpretation rates of the leading six paired-modes to the covariance of NPP-precipitation were 42.91, 23.29, 9.96, 5.60, 5.04 and 3.95%, respectively, and total to 90.75%. The temporal correlation coefficients of the leading six paired-modes were 0.830, 0.889, 0.841, 0.747, 0.912 and 0.923, respectively, and all the correlations were significant at significant level of 0.001. In some high latitude regions, there was no obviously corresponding relationship between NPP and precipitation in the leading two paired-modes, and the reason of it may be that spring temperature was the main restricting factor to NPP. In middle and low latitude regions, the effect of precipitation on NPP was relatively more notable. Nine atmospheric circulation factors in spring affected the patterns of NPP and precipitation greatly, and the regions with interpretation rate over 50% shared 60.41 and 65.58% of the whole study area, respectively. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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41. An Analysis of Precipitation Extremes in the Inner Mongolian Plateau: Spatial-Temporal Patterns, Causes, and Implications
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Shan Yu, Richa Hu, Julian Hunt, Hubert Fudjumdjum, Mariia Fedoruk, Yuhai Bao, Jun Wang, Chunlan Li, Walter Leal Filho, and Shan Yin
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Atmospheric Science ,geography ,precipitation extremes ,Plateau ,geography.geographical_feature_category ,010504 meteorology & atmospheric sciences ,Environmental change ,Atmospheric circulation ,lcsh:QC851-999 ,Environmental Science (miscellaneous) ,010502 geochemistry & geophysics ,01 natural sciences ,Latitude ,Inner Mongolian Plateau (IMP) ,agriculture and animal husbandry ,causal factors ,Environmental science ,lcsh:Meteorology. Climatology ,Spatial variability ,Physical geography ,Precipitation ,Longitude ,Restoration ecology ,policy ,0105 earth and related environmental sciences - Abstract
To improve how extreme events and climate variations are managed, there is a need to foster a deeper understanding of their interconnections. Consistent with this objective, this paper describes how precipitation extremes change both temporally and spatially in the Inner Mongolian Plateau (IMP), China and explains their causal factors. The paper refers to data collected from 43 meteorological stations in IMP and describes how precipitation extremes formed and how they influence agriculture. Data gathered and presented in this paper may be useful in understanding the extent to which the IMP is being influenced by global environmental change. This study reveals that the eleven precipitation extremes indices, except the number of precipitation days with over 0.5 mm (R0.5), number of heavy precipitation days (R10), and total precipitation in wet days (PRCPTOT), decreased in the IMP between 1959 and 2014, and most of them were non-significant in temporal. But the dry index has a larger magnitude decreasing trend than that of the wet indices, which can indicate that the dry situation was alleviated in IMP during the study interval. This study also indicated that precipitation extremes have strong relationships with elevation, latitude, and longitude. Atmospheric circulation and topography may be further primary reasons which result in the spatial variation characteristics in precipitation extremes over the IMP. Decreases in precipitation extremes, together with human activities such as livestock improvement and ecological restoration programs, has a positive effect in gross output value of agriculture and animal husbandry in the IMP. The results contribute to a deeper insight on the possible impacts of precipitation extremes and support the development of appropriate adaptation and mitigation strategies to cope with climate extremes. This paper further proposes science-based policies for grassland protection, agriculture, and animal husbandry on the national or regional and herdsman scales.
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42. Urbanization increased annual precipitation in temperate climate zone: A case in Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region of North China.
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Sun, Tao, Sun, Ranhao, Khan, Muhammad Sadiq, and Chen, Liding
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URBANIZATION , *RURAL-urban differences , *CITIES & towns , *URBAN planning , *ATMOSPHERIC circulation - Abstract
• We improved the urbanization effects indicator by considering built-up areas. • Urbanization promoted annual precipitation in developed urban areas of temperate zone. • High uncertainties of urbanization effects existed in coastal cities. Rapid urbanization plays important roles in modifying regional climate. The effects of urbanization on annual precipitation in temperate climate zone were complicated and have not been fully investigated. In this study, Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei (BTH) region of North China was selected as research area and field observations of inter-annual precipitation from 1980 to 2015 were utilized to conduct the spatiotemporal analysis and to extract the urbanization effects. Combined statistical methods were applied and the urbanization effects indicator (UE) was created to quantify the roles of urban development on annual precipitation by combining the land cover change of cities and urban–rural precipitation differences. The paper found following main results: (1) In 2000 s, annual precipitation increased faster in urban areas (slope = 7.165 mm/yr) than in rural areas (slope = 4.954 mm/yr). The urbanization effects on the increasing of precipitation have been implied by comparisons of urban–rural difference between 2000 s (slope = 2.211 mm/yr) and 1980 s (slope = 0.165 mm/yr). (2) Rapid urbanization led to increasing of annual precipitation. Built-up areas correlated higher with urban precipitation than with rural precipitation in 9 of 13 cities, and were used as weights to improve the urbanization effects indicator (UE). (3) As the largest and the most developed city, Beijing presented the highest urbanization effects (UE = 44.5) on the increasing inter-annual precipitation, which was 51% higher than the secondary city of Chengde (UE = 21.71). The coastal cities such as Tianjin, Qinhuangdao and Tangshan presented negative UE values probably due to the strong sea-land energy interactions. This study contributes new findings to the effects of urbanization on annual precipitation in temperate climate zone and could help understand the feedback of land surface changes to variations of atmospheric circulation. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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43. Assimilation of FY-3D MWHS-2 Radiances with WRF Hybrid-3DVAR System for the Forecast of Heavy Rainfall Evolution Associated with Typhoon Ampil.
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WEI SUN and YOUPING XU
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TYPHOONS ,METEOROLOGICAL research ,WEATHER forecasting ,RADIANCE ,GEOPOTENTIAL height - Abstract
A detailed investigation about the effects of the Microwave Humidity Sounder-2 (MWHS-2) radiances on board the Fengyun-3D (FY-3D) satellite is combined with developments within the Weather Research and Forecasting Data Assimilation (WRFDA) system and analyses on the evolution of the heavy rainfall associated with Typhoon Ampil during 23-24 July 2018. In the analysis field, the position of Typhoon Ampil is found out to be distinctly affected by the MWHS-2 assimilation. The experiment that assimilates MWHS-2 radiances through hybrid-3DVAR generates the best analysis with large increments around the typhoon, which contributes to the typhoon moving inland to the southwest. In the forecast fields, the MWHS-2 assimilation improves the rainfall in not only the accumulated amount, but also the evolution characteristics. The hybrid-3DVAR experiment reduces the RMSE of the rainfall amount, and enhances the spatial correlation and the fractions skill score of the rainfall evolution to the greatest extent, followed by the 3DVAR MWHS-2 experiment. As for the cause of the rainfall improvements, analyses suggest that it could be closely connected with the characteristics of the circulation structures related to the typhoon evolution. On one hand, the increases of the rainfall amount and intensities in the MWHS-2 assimilation experiments (previously underestimated) correspond to the strengthened typhoon structures with strong anomalies in both the upper-layer temperature and the lower-layer geopotential height. On the other hand, the better rainfall evolution in the hybrid-3DVARexperiment could be explained by its clearer evolution of the structure of typhoon under the effects of an approaching upper trough, and its smallest typhoon track errors around the middle time period. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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44. Effect of North Atlantic Oscillation on the hydrological conditions of Lake Morskie Oko (Carphatian Mountains)
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Dariusz Wrzesiński, Adam Choiński, and Mariusz Ptak
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010504 meteorology & atmospheric sciences ,Range (biology) ,Atmospheric circulation ,Geography, Planning and Development ,010501 environmental sciences ,01 natural sciences ,Water level ,Geophysics ,Altitude ,Water temperature ,North Atlantic oscillation ,Climatology ,Air temperature ,Precipitation ,0105 earth and related environmental sciences - Abstract
The paper presents the effect of North Atlantic Oscillation of macroscale atmospheric circulation (NAO) on the hydrological conditions of Lake Morskie Oko located at an altitude of 1392.8 m a.s.l. in the highest range of the Carpathians. The paper applied detailed hydrometric information from the years 1971-2010 concerning water level fluctuations, water temperature, terms of the commencement and end of ice phenomena and ice cover, as well as meteorological data concerning air temperature and atmospheric precipitation, and monthly and seasonal NAO indices. The performed analysis suggests that the majority of analysed hydrological characteristics of Lake Morskie Oko was not prone to variability of NAO intensity in its various phases. The situation results from the local conditions, particularly responsible for the course of processes and phenomena in Lake Morskie Oko, simultaneously obscuring the effect of macroscale factors.
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45. Stable isotope compositions of precipitation over Central Asia.
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Junqiang Yao, Xinchun Liu, and Wenfeng Hu
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STABLE isotopes ,METEOROLOGICAL stations ,ATMOSPHERIC circulation ,HYDROLOGIC cycle ,HYDROLOGY - Abstract
Central Asia is one of the driest regions in the world with a unique water cycle and a complex moisture transport process. However, there is little information on the precipitation δ
18 O content in Central Asia. We compiled a precipitation δ18 O database from 47 meteorological stations across Central Asia to reveal its spatial-temporal characteristics. We determined the relationship between precipitation δ18 O and environmental variables and investigated the relationship between δ18 O and large-scale atmospheric circulation. The Central Asia meteoric water line was established as d2H = 7.30 δ18 O + 3.12 (R2 = 0.95, n = 727, p < 0.01), and precipitation δ18 O ranged from +2‰ to -25.4‰ with a mean of -8.7‰. The precipitation δ18 O over Central Asia was related to environmental variables. The δ18 O had a significant positive correlation with temperature, and the δ18 Otemperature gradient ranged from 0.28‰/°C to 0.68‰/°C. However, the dependence of δ18 O on precipitation was unclear; a significant precipitation effect was only observed at the Zhangye and Teheran stations, showing δ18 O-precipitation gradients of 0.20‰/mm and -0.08‰/mm, respectively. Latitude and altitude were always significantly correlated with annual δ18 O, when considering geographical controls on δ18 O, with δ18 O/LAT and δ18 O/ALT gradients of -0.42‰/° and -0.001‰/m, respectively. But both latitude and longitude were significantly correlated with δ18 O in winter. The relationship between δ18 O and large-scale atmospheric circulation suggested that the moisture in Central Asia is mainly transported by westerly circulation and is indirectly affected by the Indian monsoon. Meanwhile, the East Asian monsoon may affect the precipitation δ18 O content in westerly and monsoon transition regions. These results improve our understanding of the precipitation δ18 O and moisture transport in Central Asia, as well as the paleoclimatology and hydrology processes in Central Asia. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]- Published
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46. Explaining the Spatial Pattern of U.S. Extreme Daily Precipitation Change.
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Hoerling, Martin, Smith, Lesley, Quan, Xiao-Wei, Eischeid, Jon, Barsugli, Joseph, and Diaz, Henry F.
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ATMOSPHERIC circulation ,ATMOSPHERIC models ,PRECIPITABLE water ,VERTICAL motion ,CLIMATE sensitivity - Abstract
Observed United States trends in the annual maximum 1-day precipitation (RX1day) over the last century consist of 15%–25% increases over the eastern United States (East) and 10% decreases over the far western United States (West). This heterogeneous trend pattern departs from comparatively uniform observed increases in precipitable water over the contiguous United States. Here we use an event attribution framework involving parallel sets of global atmospheric model experiments with and without climate change drivers to explain this spatially diverse pattern of extreme daily precipitation trends. We find that RX1day events in our model ensembles respond to observed historical climate change forcing differently across the United States with 5%–10% intensity increases over the East but no appreciable change over the West. This spatially diverse forced signal is broadly similar among three models used, and is positively correlated with the observed trend pattern. Our analysis of model and observations indicates the lack of appreciable RX1day signals over the West is likely due to dynamical effects of climate change forcing—via a wintertime atmospheric circulation anomaly that suppresses vertical motion over the West—largely cancelling thermodynamic effects of increased water vapor availability. The large magnitude of eastern U.S. RX1day increases is unlikely a symptom of a regional heightened sensitivity to climate change forcing. Instead, our ensemble simulations reveal considerable variability in RX1day trend magnitudes arising from internal atmospheric processes alone, and we argue that the remarkable observed increases over the East has most likely resulted from a superposition of strong internal variability with a moderate climate change signal. Implications for future changes in U.S. extreme daily precipitation are discussed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2021
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47. Diurnal Variations of Precipitation over the Steep Slopes of the Himalayas Observed by TRMM PR and VIRS.
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Pan, Xiao, Fu, Yunfei, Yang, Sen, Gong, Ying, and Li, Deqin
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ATMOSPHERIC circulation ,HARMONIC analysis (Mathematics) ,MAXIMA & minima ,ALTITUDES ,FOOTHILLS - Abstract
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48. Non‐Monotonic Response of the Climate System to Abrupt CO2 Forcing.
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Mitevski, Ivan, Orbe, Clara, Chemke, Rei, Nazarenko, Larissa, and Polvani, Lorenzo M.
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MERIDIONAL overturning circulation ,CLIMATE sensitivity ,OCEAN dynamics ,METEOROLOGICAL precipitation ,ATMOSPHERIC circulation - Abstract
We explore the climate system response to abrupt CO2 forcing, spanning the range 1× to 8×CO2, with two state‐of‐the‐art coupled atmosphere‐ocean‐sea‐ice‐land models: the NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies Model E2.1‐G (GISS‐E2.1‐G) and the Community Earth System Model (CESM‐LE). We find that the effective climate sensitivity is a non‐monotonic function of CO2 in both models, reaching a minimum at 3×CO2 for GISS‐E2.1‐G, and 4×CO2 for CESM‐LE. A similar non‐monotonic response is found in Northern Hemisphere surface temperature, sea‐ice, precipitation, the latitude of zero precipitation‐minus‐evaporation, and the strength of the Hadley cell. Interestingly, the Atlantic meridional overturning circulation collapses when non‐monotonicity appears and does not recover for larger CO2 forcings. Analyzing the climate response over the same CO2 range with slab‐ocean versions of the same models, we demonstrate that the climate system's non‐monotonic response is linked to ocean dynamics. Plain Language Summary: We perform runs with two different models using CO2 concentrations in the atmosphere higher (from 1× to 8×CO2) relative to pre‐industrial conditions, in order to explore how the effective climate sensitivity (ECSeff) and the entire climate system change with increasing CO2. We show that ECSeff is a non‐monotonic function of CO2, minimizing at 3×CO2 in one model and 4×CO2 in the other. A similar non‐monotonic response appears in precipitation, sea‐ice, the edge of the dry zone, and Hadley cell strength. Interestingly, the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation, which brings warm water into the North Atlantic, also shuts down at the same forcings when ECSeff is minimum and does not recover for higher forcings. We further show that the non‐monotonic response of the climate system stems from changes in ocean dynamics. Key Points: We examine the response of the climate system to abrupt 1.5×, 2×, 3×, 4×, 5×, 6×, 7×, and 8×CO2 forcing with two different coupled modelsClimate sensitivity, sea‐ice extent, global precipitation and the atmospheric circulation respond non‐monotonically across this range of CO2The non‐monotonicity of the response is associated with changes in ocean dynamics, notably over the North Atlantic [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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49. Influences of Atmospheric Rivers on North Pacific Winter Precipitation: Climatology and Dependence on ENSO Condition.
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Xiong, Yating and Ren, Xuejuan
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ATMOSPHERIC rivers ,PRECIPITATION anomalies ,CLIMATOLOGY ,SOUTHERN oscillation ,EL Nino ,SURFACE of the earth - Abstract
The atmospheric river (AR) is a unique mover of moisture from the low latitudes to mid- and high latitudes and a potential cause for regional flooding. This study explores the ARs' influence on wintertime precipitation (including extreme precipitation) over the pan-North Pacific during 1996–2018 from the climatological perspective and during the ENSO condition, via distinguishing precipitation and moisture transport between the AR-group and the non-AR-group. Climatologically, the AR-group contributes 30%–45% of total winter precipitation, and up to 70% of total extreme precipitation over the eastern Pacific and along the North American west coast between 25° and 45°N. The above area is the core region of the ARs' influence on precipitation. The AR-group's precipitation in the core region is mostly determined by AR-produced in situ moisture convergence, while the non-AR-group's precipitation is attributed to evaporation from Earth's surface. The AR frequency is increased (decreased) in the core region during El Niño (La Niña) winters. As a result, the AR-group contributes more than half of the positive (negative) anomalies in total precipitation in the core region, due to AR-related moisture convergence anomalies. Besides, during El Niño winters, the AR-group also contributes almost half of negative anomalies in total precipitation over the middle basin between 40° and 55°N. An anomalous moisture sink (source) always acts to increase (decrease) in situ precipitation for both the AR-group and the non-AR-group. It is also shown that the moisture transport and its divergence anomalies are primarily decided by changes in wind fields and second by moisture. Furthermore, changes in moisture can cause asymmetric features of anomalies in moisture transport and its divergence between El Niño and La Niña but with limited effects. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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50. SPATIO-TEMPORAL VARIABILITY OF PRECIPITATION OVER THE WESTERN BALKAN COUNTRIES AND ITS LINKS WITH THE ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION PATTERNS.
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Milošević, Dragan, Stojsavljević, Rastislav, Szabó, Szilárd, Stankov, Uglješa, Savić, Stevan, and Mitrović, Luka
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ATMOSPHERIC circulation ,PRECIPITATION variability ,NORTH Atlantic oscillation ,WESTERN countries ,ARCTIC oscillation ,AUTUMN - Abstract
Temporal and spatial variability of annual and seasonal precipitation from 71 stations located in Western Balkan (WB) countries (Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Montenegro) and their correlations with nine atmospheric circulation patterns was examined for the period 1950-2016. Annual precipitation increased significantly throughout the WB (from 2% to 8% per decade) on 20% of stations located mainly in the mountainous western Serbia and eastern Bosnia and Herzegovina. Winter was characterized by non-significant precipitation changes in most of the studied area, with only a few stations characterized by significant precipitation increase (up to 12% per decade) in the mountainous area of WB, and a few stations characterized by significant decrease (up to -6% per decade) in the Pannonian plain. Significant precipitation increase was noticed on 15% of the stations in spring, while it was noticed on 17% of the stations in autumn. Summer precipitation decreased significantly (up to -5% per decade) on a limited area of northern Serbia (6% of the stations), while the majority of stations showed non-significant increase. The strongest influences on annual precipitation in WB region are of the Arctic Oscillation (AO) and Mediterranean Oscillation (MO), leading to the precipitation decrease during their positive phases. Winter precipitation is significantly negatively correlated with AO, East Atlantic/Western Russia oscillation (EA/WR), and North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO) and has a significant positive correlation with Western Mediterranean Oscillation (WeMO) on the majority of stations. MO has the strongest influence on summer precipitation in WB region leading to precipitation decrease, while AO has the dominant influence on precipitation in the region during autumn. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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