A signal-to-noise paradox in climate science

AA Scaife, D Smith - npj Climate and Atmospheric Science, 2018 - nature.com
We review the growing evidence for a widespread inconsistency between the low strength of
predictable signals in climate models and the relatively high level of agreement they exhibit …

Indian Ocean circulation and climate variability

FA Schott, SP Xie, JP McCreary Jr - Reviews of Geophysics, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
In recent years, the Indian Ocean (IO) has been discovered to have a much larger impact on
climate variability than previously thought. This paper reviews climate phenomena and …

The remarkably strong Arctic stratospheric polar vortex of winter 2020: Links to record‐breaking Arctic oscillation and ozone loss

ZD Lawrence, J Perlwitz, AH Butler… - Journal of …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The Northern Hemisphere (NH) polar winter stratosphere of 2019/2020 featured an
exceptionally strong and cold stratospheric polar vortex. Wave activity from the troposphere …

[HTML][HTML] On the increased frequency of Mediterranean drought

M Hoerling, J Eischeid, J Perlwitz, X Quan… - Journal of …, 2012 - journals.ametsoc.org
On the Increased Frequency of Mediterranean Drought in: Journal of Climate Volume 25
Issue 6 (2012) Jump to Content Jump to Main Navigation Logo Logo Logo Logo Logo Logo …

North Atlantic climate variability: the role of the North Atlantic Oscillation

JW Hurrell, C Deser - Journal of marine systems, 2010 - Elsevier
Marine ecosystems are undergoing rapid change at local and global scales. To understand
these changes, including the relative roles of natural variability and anthropogenic effects …

The Arctic amplification debate

MC Serreze, JA Francis - Climatic change, 2006 - Springer
Rises in surface air temperature (SAT) in response to increasing concentrations of
greenhouse gases (GHGs) are expected to be amplified in northern high latitudes, with …

The importance of land-cover change in simulating future climates

JJ Feddema, KW Oleson, GB Bonan, LO Mearns… - Science, 2005 - science.org
Adding the effects of changes in land cover to the A2 and B1 transient climate simulations
described in the Special Report on Emissions Scenarios (SRES) by the Intergovernmental …

A westward extension of the warm pool leads to a westward extension of the Walker circulation, drying eastern Africa

AP Williams, C Funk - Climate Dynamics, 2011 - Springer
Observations and simulations link anthropogenic greenhouse and aerosol emissions with
rapidly increasing Indian Ocean sea surface temperatures (SSTs). Over the past 60 years …

Understanding and attributing climate change

GC Hegerl, FW Zwiers, P Braconnot, NP Gillett… - Contribution of Working …, 2007 - hal.science
Evidence of the effect of external influences on the climate system has continued to
accumulate since the Third Assessment Report (TAR). The evidence now available is …

Indian Ocean warming modulates Pacific climate change

JJ Luo, W Sasaki, Y Masumoto - Proceedings of the …, 2012 - National Acad Sciences
It has been widely believed that the tropical Pacific trade winds weakened in the last century
and would further decrease under a warmer climate in the 21st century. Recent high-quality …