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Climate dynamics and climate modelling

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Downscaling an intense precipitation event in complex terrain: the importance of high grid resolution
Marie Pontoppidan, Joachim Reuder, Stephanie Mayer & Erik W. Kolstad
Article: 1271561
Published online: 13 Jan 2017
AbstractforDownscaling an intense precipitation event in complex terrain: the importance of high grid resolution | Full Text | References | PDF (2.4 MB)
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Numerical Weather Prediction

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Information content on hydrometeors from millimeter and sub-millimeter wavelengths
Camille Birman, Jean-François Mahfouf, Mathias Milz, Jana Mendrok, Stefan A. Buehler & Manfred Brath
Article: 1271562
Published online: 17 Jan 2017
AbstractforInformation content on hydrometeors from millimeter and sub-millimeter wavelengths | Full Text | References | PDF (2.4 MB)
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Dynamic meteorology

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Factors affecting atmospheric vertical motions as analyzed with a generalized omega equation and the OpenIFS model
Oleg Stepanyuk, Jouni Räisänen, Victoria A. Sinclair & Heikki Järvinen
Article: 1271563
Published online: 18 Jan 2017
AbstractforFactors affecting atmospheric vertical motions as analyzed with a generalized omega equation and the OpenIFS model | Full Text | References | PDF (2.7 MB)
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Data assimilation and predictability

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A weak-constraint 4DEnsembleVar. Part I: formulation and simple model experiments
Javier Amezcua, Michael Goodliff & Peter Jan Van Leeuwen
Article: 1271564
Published online: 18 Jan 2017
AbstractforA weak-constraint 4DEnsembleVar. Part I: formulation and simple model experiments | Full Text | References | PDF (1.5 MB)
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A weak-constraint 4DEnsembleVar. Part II: experiments with larger models
Michael Goodliff, Javier Amezcua & Peter Jan Van Leeuwen
Article: 1271565
Published online: 20 Jan 2017
AbstractforA weak-constraint 4DEnsembleVar. Part II: experiments with larger models | Full Text | References | PDF (2.5 MB)
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Original Articles

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Kinetic energy generation in heat engines and heat pumps: the relationship between surface pressure, temperature and circulation cell size
A.M. Makarieva, V.G. Gorshkov, A.V. Nefiodov, D. Sheil, A.D. Nobre, P.L. Shearman & B.-L. Li
Article: 1272752
Published online: 23 Jan 2017
AbstractforKinetic energy generation in heat engines and heat pumps: the relationship between surface pressure, temperature and circulation cell size | Full Text | References | PDF (1.6 MB)
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Climate dynamics and climate modelling

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Effects of diabatic and adiabatic processes on relative humidity in a GCM, and relationship between mid-tropospheric vertical wind and cloud-forming and cloud-dissipating processes
I. Heyn, J. Quaas, M. Salzmann & J. Mülmenstädt
Article: 1272753
Published online: 18 Jan 2017
AbstractforEffects of diabatic and adiabatic processes on relative humidity in a GCM, and relationship between mid-tropospheric vertical wind and cloud-forming and cloud-dissipating processes | Full Text | References | PDF (4.6 MB)
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Data assimilation and predictability

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Slant path radiative transfer for the assimilation of sounder radiances
Niels Bormann
Article: 1272779
Published online: 20 Jan 2017
AbstractforSlant path radiative transfer for the assimilation of sounder radiances | Full Text | References | PDF (1.2 MB)
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Thematic cluster: Parameterization of lakes in numerical weather prediction and climate models

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Lake–atmosphere interactions at Alqueva reservoir: a case study in the summer of 2014
M. Potes, R. Salgado, M. J. Costa, M. Morais, D. Bortoli, I. Kostadinov & I. Mammarella
Article: 1272787
Published online: 20 Jan 2017
AbstractforLake–atmosphere interactions at Alqueva reservoir: a case study in the summer of 2014 | Full Text | References | PDF (1.7 MB)
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Localizing the Ensemble Kalman Particle Filter
Sylvain Robert & Hans R. Künsch
Article: 1282016
Published online: 08 Mar 2017
AbstractforLocalizing the Ensemble Kalman Particle Filter | Full Text | References | PDF (830.5 KB)
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What the collapse of the ensemble Kalman filter tells us about particle filters
Matthias Morzfeld, Daniel Hodyss & Chris Snyder
Article: 1283809
Published online: 08 Mar 2017
AbstractforWhat the collapse of the ensemble Kalman filter tells us about particle filters | Full Text | References | PDF (551.5 KB)
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Original Articles

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Scale-dependent estimates of the growth of forecast uncertainties in a global prediction system
Nedjeljka Žagar, Martin Horvat, Žiga Zaplotnik & Linus Magnusson
Article: 1287492
Published online: 13 Mar 2017
AbstractforScale-dependent estimates of the growth of forecast uncertainties in a global prediction system | Full Text | References | PDF (1.4 MB)
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Drought indices revisited – improving and testing of drought indices in a simulation of the last two millennia for Europe
Christoph C. Raible, Oliver Bärenbold & Juan José Gómez-navarro
Article: 1287492
Published online: 13 Mar 2017
AbstractforDrought indices revisited – improving and testing of drought indices in a simulation of the last two millennia for Europe | Full Text | References | PDF (4.6 MB)
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Comparing the linear and nonlinear buoyancy-driven circulation
A. Gjermundsen & J. H. LaCasce
Article: 1299282
Published online: 24 Mar 2017
AbstractforComparing the linear and nonlinear buoyancy-driven circulation | Full Text | References | PDF (4.1 MB)
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Asymmetric response of the Atlantic Meridional Ocean Circulation to freshwater anomalies in a strongly-eddying global ocean model
Sandra-Esther Brunnabend & Henk A. Dijkstra
Article: 1299283
Published online: 03 Apr 2017
AbstractforAsymmetric response of the Atlantic Meridional Ocean Circulation to freshwater anomalies in a strongly-eddying global ocean model | Full Text | References | PDF (6.4 MB)
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A ‘warm path’ for Gulf Stream–troposphere interactions
Luke Sheldon, Arnaud Czaja, Benoit Vannière, Cyril Morcrette, Benoit Sohet, Mathieu Casado & Doug Smith
Article: 1299397
Published online: 24 Mar 2017
AbstractforA ‘warm path’ for Gulf Stream–troposphere interactions | Full Text | References | PDF (6.6 MB)
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The effect of model bias on Atlantic freshwater transport and implications for AMOC bi-stability
J.V. Mecking, S.S. Drijfhout, L.C. Jackson & M.B. Andrews
Article: 1299910
Published online: 20 Mar 2017
AbstractforThe effect of model bias on Atlantic freshwater transport and implications for AMOC bi-stability | Full Text | References | PDF (4.7 MB)
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Research Article

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Four-dimensional ensemble variational data assimilation and the unstable subspace
Marc Bocquet & Alberto Carrassi
Article: 1304504
Published online: 30 Mar 2017
AbstractforFour-dimensional ensemble variational data assimilation and the unstable subspace | Full Text | References | PDF (1.3 MB)
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Original Articles

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Lagrangian tracing of the water–mass transformations in the Atlantic Ocean
Sara Berglund, Kristofer Döös & Jonas Nycander
Article: 1306311
Published online: 29 Mar 2017
AbstractforLagrangian tracing of the water–mass transformations in the Atlantic Ocean | Full Text | References | PDF (3.3 MB)
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Research Article

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Multi-decadal variations of the South Indian Ocean subsurface temperature influenced by Pacific Decadal Oscillation
Xiaobing Zhou, Oscar Alves, Simon J. Marsland, Daohua Bi & Anthony C. Hirst
Article: 1308055
Published online: 11 Apr 2017
AbstractforMulti-decadal variations of the South Indian Ocean subsurface temperature influenced by Pacific Decadal Oscillation | Full Text | References | PDF (2.5 MB)
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High-resolution data assimilation through stochastic subgrid tensor and parameter estimation from 4DEnVar
Yin Yang & Etienne Mémin
Article: 1308772
Published online: 07 Apr 2017
AbstractforHigh-resolution data assimilation through stochastic subgrid tensor and parameter estimation from 4DEnVar | Full Text | References | PDF (878.2 KB)
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Towards improved objective analysis of lake surface water temperature in a NWP model: preliminary assessment of statistical properties
Homa Kheyrollah Pour, Margarita Choulga, Kalle Eerola, Ekaterina Kourzeneva, Laura Rontu, Feng Pan & Claude R. Duguay
Article: 1313025
Published online: 18 Apr 2017
AbstractforTowards improved objective analysis of lake surface water temperature in a NWP model: preliminary assessment of statistical properties | Full Text | References | PDF (5.1 MB)
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Thermal regime and components of water balance of lakes in Antarctica at the Fildes peninsula and the Larsemann Hills
Elena Shevnina & Ekaterina Kourzeneva
Article: 1317202
Published online: 25 Apr 2017
AbstractforThermal regime and components of water balance of lakes in Antarctica at the Fildes peninsula and the Larsemann Hills | Full Text | References | PDF (4.6 MB)
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Articles

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A global perspective of the limits of prediction skill of NWP models
Nedjeljka Žagar
Article: 1317573
Published online: 24 Apr 2017
AbstractforA global perspective of the limits of prediction skill of NWP models | Full Text | References | PDF (2.7 MB)
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Research Article

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An adaptive quality control procedure for data assimilation
Pavel Sakov & Paul Sandery
Article: 1318031
Published online: 05 May 2017
AbstractforAn adaptive quality control procedure for data assimilation | Full Text | References | PDF (3.7 MB)
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Spatially extended estimates of analysis and short-range forecast error variances
Jie Feng, Zoltan Toth & Malaquias Peña
Article: 1325301
Published online: 12 May 2017
AbstractforSpatially extended estimates of analysis and short-range forecast error variances | Full Text | References | PDF (3.3 MB)
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On the relationship between climate sensitivity and modelling uncertainty
Cecilie Mauritzen, Tatjana Zivkovic & Vidyunmala Veldore
Article: 1327765
Published online: 09 Jun 2017
AbstractforOn the relationship between climate sensitivity and modelling uncertainty | Full Text | References | PDF (9.4 MB)
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The smoother extension of the nonlinear ensemble transform filter
Paul Kirchgessner, Julian Tödter, Bodo Ahrens & Lars Nerger
Article: 1327766
Published online: 30 May 2017
AbstractforThe smoother extension of the nonlinear ensemble transform filter | Full Text | References | PDF (633.3 KB)
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Articles

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The contrast between Atlantic and Pacific surface water fluxes
Philip M. Craig, David Ferreira & John Methven
Article: 1330454
Published online: 08 Jun 2017
AbstractforThe contrast between Atlantic and Pacific surface water fluxes | Full Text | References | PDF (3.9 MB)
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Relative strength of the Antarctic Circumpolar Current and Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation
David P. Marshall & Helen L. Johnson
Article: 1338884
Published online: 26 Jun 2017
AbstractforRelative strength of the Antarctic Circumpolar Current and Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation | Full Text | References | PDF (4.8 MB)
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Exploring the signature of polar lows in infrasound: the 19–20 November 2008 cases
Chantal Claud, Francis Dalaudier, Johan Kero, Alexis Le Pichon, Alain Hauchecorne, Maxence Rojo, Elisabeth Blanc & Ludwik Liszka
Article: 1338885
Published online: 03 Jul 2017
AbstractforExploring the signature of polar lows in infrasound: the 19–20 November 2008 cases | Full Text | References | PDF (3.5 MB)
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Research Article

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Impacts of assimilating all or GOES-like AHI infrared channels radiances on QPFs over Eastern China
Z. Qin, X. Zou & F. Weng
Article: 1345265
Published online: 03 Jul 2017
AbstractforImpacts of assimilating all or GOES-like AHI infrared channels radiances on QPFs over Eastern China | Full Text | References | PDF (12.7 MB)
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Monsoon intra-seasonal variability in a high-resolution version of Met Office Global Coupled model
Yongjie Fang, Peili Wu, M.S. Mizielinski, M.J. Roberts, Bo Li, Xiaoge Xin & Xiangwen Liu
Article: 1354661
Published online: 31 Jul 2017
AbstractforMonsoon intra-seasonal variability in a high-resolution version of Met Office Global Coupled model | Full Text | References | PDF (3.3 MB)
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Original Articles

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Background error covariances for a BlendVar assimilation system
Antonín Bučánek & Radmila Brožková
Article: 1355718
Published online: 03 Aug 2017
AbstractforBackground error covariances for a BlendVar assimilation system | Full Text | References | PDF (1.1 MB)
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Research Article

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Precipitation data assimilation in WRFDA 4D-Var: implementation and application to convection-permitting forecasts over United States
Junmei Ban, Zhiquan Liu, Xin Zhang, Xiang-Yu Huang & Hongli Wang
Article: 1368310
Published online: 08 Sep 2017
AbstractforPrecipitation data assimilation in WRFDA 4D-Var: implementation and application to convection-permitting forecasts over United States | Full Text | References | PDF (13.1 MB)
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Dynamics of an idealized fluid model for investigating convective-scale data assimilation
Thomas Kent, Onno Bokhove & Steven Tobias
Article: 1369332
Published online: 08 Sep 2017
AbstractforDynamics of an idealized fluid model for investigating convective-scale data assimilation | Full Text | References | PDF (1.5 MB)
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A short review of numerical cloud-resolving models
Françoise Guichard & Fleur Couvreux
Article: 1373578
Published online: 19 Sep 2017
AbstractforA short review of numerical cloud-resolving models | Full Text | References | PDF (4 MB)
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Research Article

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Using lagged covariances in data assimilation
C. M. Thomas & K. Haines
Article: 1377589
Published online: 21 Sep 2017
AbstractforUsing lagged covariances in data assimilation | Full Text | References | PDF (2.1 MB)
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Stability of the thermohaline circulation examined with a one-dimensional fluid loop
Fabien Roquet, Rickard Lindqvist, Friederike Pollmann, David Ferreira & Gurvan Madec
Article: 1380490
Published online: 28 Sep 2017
AbstractforStability of the thermohaline circulation examined with a one-dimensional fluid loop | Full Text | References | PDF (1.8 MB)
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Original Articles

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The role of snow in the thickening processes of lake ice at Lake Abashiri, Hokkaido, Japan
Yu Ohata, Takenobu Toyota & Alexander D. Fraser
Article: 1391655
Published online: 17 Nov 2017
AbstractforThe role of snow in the thickening processes of lake ice at Lake Abashiri, Hokkaido, Japan | Full Text | References | PDF (4 MB)
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Research Article

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Impact of high-frequency observations on fog forecasting: a case study of OSSE
Huiqin Hu, Qinghong Zhang, Juanzhen Sun, Chengqing Ruan, Fei Huang & Shaoqing Zhang
Article: 1396182
Published online: 16 Nov 2017
AbstractforImpact of high-frequency observations on fog forecasting: a case study of OSSE | Full Text | References | PDF (12.4 MB)
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Resolution, physics and atmosphere–ocean interaction – How do they influence climate model representation of Euro-Atlantic atmospheric blocking?
Kerstin Hartung, Gunilla Svensson & Erik Kjellström
Article: 1406252
Published online: 13 Dec 2017
AbstractforResolution, physics and atmosphere–ocean interaction – How do they influence climate model representation of Euro-Atlantic atmospheric blocking? | Full Text | References | PDF (2.9 MB)
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Research Article

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Impact of the North Atlantic Oscillation on winter climate of Germany
Syed M. F. Riaz, M. J. Iqbal & Sultan Hameed
Article: 1406263
Published online: 29 Nov 2017
AbstractforImpact of the North Atlantic Oscillation on winter climate of Germany | Full Text | References | PDF (2.9 MB)
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Impact of different cumulus convective parameterization schemes on the simulation of precipitation over China
Danlian Huang & Shibo Gao
Article: 1406264
Published online: 29 Nov 2017
AbstractforImpact of different cumulus convective parameterization schemes on the simulation of precipitation over China | Full Text | References | PDF (12.8 MB)
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The large-scale circulation during air quality hazards in Bergen, Norway
Tobias Wolf-Grosse, Igor Esau & Joachim Reuder
Article: 1406265
Published online: 04 Dec 2017
AbstractforThe large-scale circulation during air quality hazards in Bergen, Norway | Full Text | References | PDF (1.5 MB)
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Rapid update cycling with delayed observations
T. J. Payne
Article: 1409061
Published online: 15 Dec 2017
AbstractforRapid update cycling with delayed observations | Full Text | References | PDF (604.5 KB)
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