Windows of opportunity for skillful forecasts subseasonal to seasonal and beyond

A Mariotti, C Baggett, EA Barnes… - Bulletin of the …, 2020 - journals.ametsoc.org
There is high demand and a growing expectation for predictions of environmental conditions
that go beyond 0–14-day weather forecasts with outlooks extending to one or more seasons …

[HTML][HTML] The role of North Atlantic–European weather regimes in the surface impact of sudden stratospheric warming events

DIV Domeisen, CM Grams… - Weather and Climate …, 2020 - wcd.copernicus.org
Sudden stratospheric warming (SSW) events can significantly impact tropospheric weather
for a period of several weeks, in particular in the North Atlantic–European (NAE) region …

Subseasonal Earth system prediction with CESM2

JH Richter, AA Glanville, J Edwards… - Weather and …, 2022 - journals.ametsoc.org
Prediction systems to enable Earth system predictability research on the subseasonal time
scale have been developed with the Community Earth System Model, version 2 (CESM2) …

Arctic and Pacific Ocean conditions were favorable for cold extremes over Eurasia and North America during winter 2020/21

R Zhang, JA Screen, R Zhang - Bulletin of the American …, 2022 - journals.ametsoc.org
A sequence of extreme cold events occurred across Eurasia and North America during
winter 2020/21. Here, we explore the causes and associated mechanisms for the extremely …

Quantifying stratospheric biases and identifying their potential sources in subseasonal forecast systems

ZD Lawrence, M Abalos, B Ayarzagüena… - Weather and Climate …, 2022 - wcd.copernicus.org
The stratosphere can be a source of predictability for surface weather on timescales of
several weeks to months. However, the potential predictive skill gained from stratospheric …

The effect of interactive ozone chemistry on weak and strong stratospheric polar vortex events

J Oehrlein, G Chiodo, LM Polvani - Atmospheric Chemistry and …, 2020 - acp.copernicus.org
Modeling and observational studies have reported effects of stratospheric ozone extremes
on Northern Hemisphere spring climate. Recent work has further suggested that the …

Uncertainty in the winter tropospheric response to Arctic Sea ice loss: The role of stratospheric polar vortex internal variability

L Sun, C Deser, I Simpson, M Sigmond - Journal of Climate, 2022 - journals.ametsoc.org
Arctic sea ice has declined rapidly over the past four decades and climate models project a
seasonally ice-free Arctic Ocean by the middle of this century, with attendant consequences …

[HTML][HTML] Characteristics, evolution, and formation of cold air outbreaks in the Great Plains of the United States

OT Millin, JC Furtado, JB Basara - Journal of Climate, 2022 - journals.ametsoc.org
Wintertime cold air outbreaks (CAOs) in the Great Plains of the United States have
significant socioeconomic, environmental, and infrastructural impacts; the events of …

The wave geometry of final stratospheric warming events

AH Butler, DIV Domeisen - Weather and Climate Dynamics, 2021 - wcd.copernicus.org
Every spring, the stratospheric polar vortex transitions from its westerly wintertime state to its
easterly summertime state due to seasonal changes in incoming solar radiation, an event …

[HTML][HTML] Analyzing ozone variations and uncertainties at high latitudes during sudden stratospheric warming events using MERRA-2

S Bahramvash Shams, VP Walden… - Atmospheric …, 2022 - acp.copernicus.org
Stratospheric circulation is a critical part of the Arctic ozone cycle. Sudden stratospheric
warming events (SSWs) manifest the strongest alteration of stratospheric dynamics. During …