Precipitation extremes and water vapor: relationships in current climate and implications for climate change
JD Neelin, C Martinez-Villalobos… - Current Climate Change …, 2022 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review: Review our current understanding of how precipitation is
related to its thermodynamic environment, ie, the water vapor and temperature in the …
related to its thermodynamic environment, ie, the water vapor and temperature in the …
Moisture mode theory's contribution to advances in our understanding of the Madden-Julian oscillation and other tropical disturbances
AF Adames, ED Maloney - Current Climate Change Reports, 2021 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review Our understanding of the Madden-Julian Oscillation (MJO) and
other tropical motion systems has significantly improved in recent years. This article reviews …
other tropical motion systems has significantly improved in recent years. This article reviews …
Climate-invariant machine learning
Projecting climate change is a generalization problem: We extrapolate the recent past using
physical models across past, present, and future climates. Current climate models require …
physical models across past, present, and future climates. Current climate models require …
Westward‐propagating moisture mode over the tropical western hemisphere
A westward‐propagating Rossby‐like wave signal is found to explain a large fraction of the
intraseasonal variance in cloud brightness over the Western Hemisphere. A series of …
intraseasonal variance in cloud brightness over the Western Hemisphere. A series of …
Model spread in tropical low cloud feedback tied to overturning circulation response to warming
Among models participating in the Coupled Model Intercomparison Project phase 6
(CMIP6), here we show that the magnitude of the tropical low cloud feedback, which …
(CMIP6), here we show that the magnitude of the tropical low cloud feedback, which …
Mesoscale convective clustering enhances tropical precipitation
P Angulo-Umana, D Kim - Science Advances, 2023 - science.org
In the tropics, extreme precipitation events are often caused by mesoscale systems of
organized, spatially clustered deep cumulonimbi, posing a substantial risk to life and …
organized, spatially clustered deep cumulonimbi, posing a substantial risk to life and …
The basic equations under weak temperature gradient balance: Formulation, scaling, and types of convectively coupled motions
ÁF Adames - Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences, 2022 - journals.ametsoc.org
The weak temperature gradient (WTG) approximation is extended to the basic equations on
a rotating plane. The circulation is decomposed into a diabatic component that satisfies WTG …
a rotating plane. The circulation is decomposed into a diabatic component that satisfies WTG …
Is the Madden‐Julian oscillation a moisture mode?
VC Mayta, ÁF Adames Corraliza - Geophysical Research …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The governing thermodynamics of the Madden‐Julian Oscillation (MJO) is examined using
sounding and reanalysis data. On the basis of four objective criteria, results suggest that the …
sounding and reanalysis data. On the basis of four objective criteria, results suggest that the …
[HTML][HTML] Convectively coupled Kelvin waves over tropical South America
Abstract Rainfall over tropical South America is known to be modulated by convectively
coupled Kelvin waves (CCKWs). In this work, the origin and dynamical features of South …
coupled Kelvin waves (CCKWs). In this work, the origin and dynamical features of South …
[HTML][HTML] Tropical thermodynamic–convection coupling in observations and reanalyses
This study examines thermodynamic–convection coupling in observations and reanalyses,
and attempts to establish process-level benchmarks needed to guide model development …
and attempts to establish process-level benchmarks needed to guide model development …