An overview of the performance of CMIP6 models in the tropical Atlantic: mean state, variability, and remote impacts

I Richter, H Tokinaga - Climate Dynamics, 2020 - Springer
General circulation models of the Coupled Model Intercomparison Project Phase 6 (CMIP6)
are examined with respect to their ability to simulate the mean state and variability of the …

Climate model biases in the eastern tropical oceans: Causes, impacts and ways forward

I Richter - Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Climate Change, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
The eastern boundaries of the tropical and subtropical oceans are regions of high biological
productivity that support some of the world's largest fisheries. They also feature extensive …

Uncertain future of sustainable fisheries environment in eastern boundary upwelling zones under climate change

P Chang, G Xu, J Kurian, RJ Small… - … Earth & Environment, 2023 - nature.com
Upwelling along ocean eastern boundaries is expected to intensify due to coastal wind
strengthening driven by increasing land-sea contrast according to the Bakun hypothesis …

Tropical Pacific SST and ITCZ biases in climate models: Double trouble for future rainfall projections?

D Samanta, KB Karnauskas… - Geophysical Research …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The double Intertropical Convergence Zone bias remains a persistent problem in
coupled general circulation model simulations. Due to the strong sea surface temperature …

Skill of dynamical and GHACOF consensus seasonal forecasts of East African rainfall

DP Walker, CE Birch, JH Marsham, AA Scaife… - Climate Dynamics, 2019 - Springer
Seasonal forecasts of rainfall are considered the priority timescale by many users in the
tropics. In East Africa, the primary operational seasonal forecast for the region is produced …

Intercomparison of ocean temperature and circulation near the Galápagos islands in high-resolution models and observations

M Warms, KB Karnauskas, D Samanta - Progress in Oceanography, 2024 - Elsevier
The mean structure and variability of the Equatorial Undercurrent (EUC) have important
implications for upwelling, sea surface temperature (SST), and productivity in the …

Impact of equatorial Atlantic variability on ENSO predictive skill

E Exarchou, P Ortega, B Rodríguez-Fonseca… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Abstract El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) is a key mode of climate variability with
worldwide climate impacts. Recent studies have highlighted the impact of other tropical …

Evaluation of evaporation climatology for the Congo Basin wet seasons in 11 global climate models

DM Crowhurst, SJ Dadson… - Journal of Geophysical …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Across the Congo, there is a wide spread in rainfall in the two wet seasons in Coupled
Model Intercomparison Project 5 global climate models (GCMs). As the Congo is believed to …

The Atlantic zonal mode: Dynamics, thermodynamics, and teleconnections

I Richter, H Tokinaga - Tropical and Extratropical Air-Sea Interactions, 2021 - Elsevier
The equatorial Atlantic is subject to variability on interannual timescales that involves
coupled air–sea interaction and bears some similarity to the El Niño-Southern Oscillation in …

Mechanisms of model bias impacting responses of the Atlantic cold tongue to greenhouse warming

Y Yang, X Cheng, L Wu, W Cai… - Environmental Research …, 2024 - iopscience.iop.org
The Atlantic cold tongue, which typically peaks in boreal summer, exerts a pronounced
regional and global impact on the climate and socio-economy. Projected future changes in …