Abstract Purpose of Review Atmospheric blocking events represent some of the most high-
impact weather patterns in the mid-latitudes, yet they have often been a cause for concern in …

In recent years, the Northern Hemisphere midlatitudes have suffered from severe winters
like the extreme 2012/13 winter in the eastern United States. These cold spells were linked …

The Eurasian (EU) pattern is a distinct teleconnection pattern observed in boreal winter.
Since the EU pattern was first identified, three types have been reported in the literature: the …

The thermal contrast between the Asian continent and the adjacent oceans is the primary
aspect of the East Asian winter monsoon (EAWM) that can be well represented in the sea …

The extreme drought of 2009/2010 over southwestern China is the driest event with the
lowest percentage rainfall anomaly and the longest non-rain days during winter season …

This study attempts to assess the possible linkage between Ural–Siberian blocking and the
East Asian winter monsoon (EAWM). During the boreal winter, the dominance of blocking …

Defining the intensity of the East Asian winter monsoon (EAWM) with a simple index has
been a difficult task. This paper elaborates on the meanings of 18 existing EAWM strength …

Historical records have indicated an increase in high-impact drought occurrences across
China during recent decades, but whether this increase is due to natural variability or …

Extreme Cold Wave over East Asia in January 2016: A Possible Response to the Larger Internal
Atmospheric Variability Induced by Arctic Warming in: Journal of Climate Volume 32 Issue 4 …

Interdecadal variations of the East Asian winter monsoon (EAWM) and their association with
the quasi-stationary planetary wave activity are analyzed by using the 40-yr European …