Opinion: Optimizing climate models with process knowledge, resolution, and artificial intelligence

T Schneider, LR Leung, RCJ Wills - Atmospheric Chemistry and …, 2024 - acp.copernicus.org
Accelerated progress in climate modeling is urgently needed for proactive and effective
climate change adaptation. The central challenge lies in accurately representing processes …

On the realism of tropical cyclone intensification in global storm‐resolving climate models

AJ Baker, B Vannière, PL Vidale - Geophysical Research …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The physical processes governing a tropical cyclone's lifecycle are largely understood, but
key processes occur at scales below those resolved by global climate models. Increased …

Wind shear effects in convection–permitting models influence MCS rainfall and forcing of tropical circulation

B Maybee, JH Marsham, CM Klein… - Geophysical …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Mesoscale Convective Systems (MCSs) play a critical role in tropical rainfall
patterns and circulations. To reduce persistent biases and improve understanding of the …

Robustness of AI-based weather forecasts in a changing climate

T Rackow, N Koldunov, C Lessig, I Sandu… - arXiv preprint arXiv …, 2024 - arxiv.org
Data-driven machine learning models for weather forecasting have made transformational
progress in the last 1-2 years, with state-of-the-art ones now outperforming the best physics …

[HTML][HTML] A protocol and analysis of year-long simulations of global storm-resolving models and beyond

D Takasuka, M Satoh… - … in Earth and …, 2024 - progearthplanetsci.springeropen …
We propose a protocol to evaluate and analyze year-long simulations of global storm-
resolving models (GSRMs). The proposed protocol complements an earlier 40-day …

Toward the direct simulation of the quasi‐biennial oscillation in a global storm‐resolving model

H Franke, MA Giorgetta - Journal of Advances in Modeling …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
This study presents the first attempt to simulate a full cycle of the quasi‐biennial oscillation
(QBO) in a global storm‐resolving model (GSRM) that explicitly simulates deep convection …

Autocorrelation—A simple diagnostic for tropical precipitation variability in global kilometer‐scale climate models

D Spät, M Biasutti, D Schuhbauer… - Geophysical Research …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
We propose the lag‐1 autocorrelation of daily precipitation as a simple diagnostic of tropical
precipitation variability in climate models. This metric generally has a relatively uniform …

Emerging AI-based weather prediction models as downscaling tools

N Koldunov, T Rackow, C Lessig, S Danilov… - arXiv preprint arXiv …, 2024 - arxiv.org
The demand for high-resolution information on climate change is critical for accurate
projections and decision-making. Presently, this need is addressed through high-resolution …

How sensitive are Sahelian Mesoscale Convective Systems to cold pool suppression?

B Maybee, J Bassford, JH Marsham, H Lewis… - Authorea …, 2024 - essopenarchive.org
Understanding the physical processes driving deep convective storms is an essential
prerequisite for understanding the wider tropical atmosphere. Cold pools driven by rainfall …