A study of AR-, TS-, and MCS-associated precipitation and extreme precipitation in present and warmer climates

M Zhao - Journal of Climate, 2022 - journals.ametsoc.org
Atmospheric rivers (ARs), tropical storms (TSs), and mesoscale convective systems (MCSs)
are important weather phenomena that often threaten society through heavy precipitation …

[HTML][HTML] S2S prediction in GFDL SPEAR: MJO diversity and teleconnections

B Xiang, L Harris, TL Delworth, B Wang… - Bulletin of the …, 2022 - journals.ametsoc.org
A subseasonal-to-seasonal (S2S) prediction system was recently developed using the
GFDL Seamless System for Prediction and Earth System Research (SPEAR) global coupled …

Seasonality and variability of snowfall to total precipitation ratio over high mountain Asia simulated by the GFDL high-resolution AM4

W Dong, Y Ming - Journal of Climate, 2022 - journals.ametsoc.org
The ratio of snowfall to total precipitation (S/P ratio) is an important metric that is widely used
to detect and monitor hydrologic responses to climate change over mountainous areas …

Atmospheric rivers over eastern US affected by Pacific/North America pattern

W Dong, M Zhao, Z Tan, V Ramaswamy - Science Advances, 2024 - science.org
Atmospheric rivers (ARs) play important roles in various extreme weather events across the
US. While AR features in western US have been extensively studied, there remains limited …

Analysis of Precipitation Diurnal Cycle and Variance in Multiple Observations, CMIP6 Models, and a Series of GFDL-AM4. 0 Simulations

W Dong, JP Krasting, H Guo - Journal of Climate, 2023 - journals.ametsoc.org
The diurnal cycle of precipitation and precipitation variances at different time scales are
analyzed in this study based on multiple high-resolution 3-h precipitation datasets. The …

Simulation of United States mesoscale convective systems using GFDL's new high-resolution general circulation model

W Dong, M Zhao, Y Ming, JP Krasting… - Journal of …, 2023 - journals.ametsoc.org
Accurate representation of mesoscale scale convective systems (MCSs) in climate models is
of vital importance to understanding global energy, water cycles, and extreme weather. In …

Increases in extreme precipitation over the Northeast United States using high-resolution climate model simulations

BT Jong, TL Delworth, WF Cooke, KC Tseng… - npj Climate and …, 2023 - nature.com
Extreme precipitation is among the most destructive natural disasters. Simulating changes in
regional extreme precipitation remains challenging, partially limited by climate models' …

Contrasting response of mesoscale convective systems occurrence over tropical land and ocean to increased sea surface temperature

W Dong, M Zhao, L Harris, KY Cheng… - Geophysical …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Mesoscale convective systems (MCSs) are pivotal in global energy/water cycles and
typically produce extreme weather events. Despite their importance, our understanding of …

Realistic precipitation diurnal cycle in global convection‐permitting models by resolving mesoscale convective systems

J Song, F Song, Z Feng, LR Leung… - Geophysical Research …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Accurately representing the precipitation diurnal cycle has long been a challenge for global
climate models (GCMs). Here we evaluate the precipitation diurnal cycle in the DYAMOND …

Recent wetting trend over Taklamakan and Gobi Desert dominated by internal variability

W Dong, Y Ming, Y Deng, Z Shen - Nature Communications, 2024 - nature.com
Abstract The Taklamakan and Gobi Desert (TGD) region has experienced a pronounced
increase in summer precipitation, including high-impact extreme events, over recent …