Atmospheric blocking and weather extremes over the Euro-Atlantic sector–a review

LA Kautz, O Martius, S Pfahl, JG Pinto… - Weather and Climate …, 2021 - wcd.copernicus.org
The physical understanding and timely prediction of extreme weather events are of
enormous importance to society due to their associated impacts. In this article, we highlight …

The sensitivity of atmospheric blocking to upstream latent heating–numerical experiments

D Steinfeld, M Boettcher, R Forbes… - Weather and Climate …, 2020 - wcd.copernicus.org
Recent studies have pointed to an important role of latent heating during cloud formation for
the dynamics of anticyclonic circulation anomalies such as atmospheric blocking. However …

[HTML][HTML] Warm conveyor belts in present-day and future climate simulations–Part 1: Climatology and impacts

H Joos, M Sprenger, H Binder… - Weather and Climate …, 2023 - wcd.copernicus.org
This study investigates how warm conveyor belts (WCBs) will change in a future climate.
WCBs are strongly ascending airstreams in extratropical cyclones that are responsible for …

A new view of heat wave dynamics and predictability over the eastern Mediterranean

A Hochman, S Scher, J Quinting… - Earth System …, 2020 - esd.copernicus.org
Skillful forecasts of extreme weather events have a major socio-economic relevance. Here,
we compare two complementary approaches to diagnose the predictability of extreme …

New perspectives on ensemble sensitivity analysis with applications to a climatology of severe convection

BC Ancell, AA Coleman - Bulletin of the American …, 2022 - journals.ametsoc.org
Ensemble sensitivity analysis (ESA) is a statistical technique applied within an ensemble to
reveal the atmospheric flow features that relate to a chosen aspect of the flow. Given its ease …

Subseasonal prediction of the state and evolution of the North Pacific jet stream

AC Winters - Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The state and evolution of the North Pacific jet (NPJ) stream strongly influences the
character of the downstream synoptic‐scale flow pattern over North America. This study …

Sensitivity Analysis of the Super Heavy Rainfall Event in Henan on 20 July (2021) Using ECMWF Ensemble Forecasts.

H Qi-Jun, G Xu-Yang, P Melinda… - Journal of Tropical …, 2022 - search.ebscohost.com
An unprecedented heavy rainfall event occurred in Henan Province, China, during the
period of 1200 UTC 19-1200 UTC 20 July 2021 with a record of 522 mm accumulated …

[HTML][HTML] CMA 全球数值预报系统东亚地区中期大尺度预报误差溯源初步探究: 个例分析

彭飞, 李晓莉, 赵滨, 陈静 - 气象, 2022 - qxqk.nmc.cn
全球业务数值模式存在偶发的中期预报时效误差极端大的问题, 对其溯源可为模式和同化系统
改进提供重要参考. 分析2020 年1—2 月中国气象局高分辨率全球同化预报系统(CMA-GFS) …

Evaluation of practical predictability of blocking anticyclones using modern hydrodynamic models

IA Kulikova, EN Kruglova, VM Khan - Russian Meteorology and Hydrology, 2022 - Springer
The problem of predictability of atmospheric processes such as blocking in the Northern
Hemisphere on intraseasonal timescales is considered using the operational version of the …

Predictability analysis based on ensemble forecasting of the “7· 20” extreme rainstorm in Henan, China

S Tan, Q Wang, X Ma, L Sun, X Zhang, X Lv… - Frontiers of Earth …, 2024 - Springer
A heavy rainstorm occurred in Henan Province, China, between 19 and 21 July, 2021, with a
record-breaking 201.9 mm of precipitation in 1 h. To explore the key factors that led to …