Hydrologic cycle weakening in hothouse climates
The hydrologic cycle has wide impacts on the ocean salinity and circulation, carbon and
nitrogen cycles, and the ecosystem. Under anthropogenic global warming, previous studies …
nitrogen cycles, and the ecosystem. Under anthropogenic global warming, previous studies …
The emergence of relaxation-oscillator convection on Earth and Titan
FE Spaulding-Astudillo, JL Mitchell - arXiv preprint arXiv:2306.03219, 2023 - arxiv.org
In relaxation-oscillator (RO) climate states, short-lived convective storms with torrential
rainfall form and dissipate at regular, periodic intervals. RO states have been demonstrated …
rainfall form and dissipate at regular, periodic intervals. RO states have been demonstrated …
Critical role of vertical radiative cooling contrast in triggering episodic deluges in small-domain hothouse climates
Seeley and Wordsworth (2021) showed that in small-domain cloud-resolving simulations the
pattern of precipitation transforms in extremely hot climates ($\ge $320 K) from quasi-steady …
pattern of precipitation transforms in extremely hot climates ($\ge $320 K) from quasi-steady …
The transition to double‐celled circulations in Mock‐Walker simulations
Mock‐Walker simulations have the potential to play a key role in a tropical model hierarchy,
bridging small‐scale Radiative‐Convective Equilibrium simulations and global models of …
bridging small‐scale Radiative‐Convective Equilibrium simulations and global models of …
The potential of absorbing aerosols to enhance extreme precipitation
Understanding the impact of various climate forcing agents, such as aerosols, on extreme
precipitation is socially and scientifically vital. While anthropogenic absorbing aerosols …
precipitation is socially and scientifically vital. While anthropogenic absorbing aerosols …
Climate Bistability at the Inner Edge of the Habitable Zone due to Runaway Greenhouse and Cloud Feedbacks
Understanding the climate dynamics at the inner edge of the habitable zone is crucial for
predicting the habitability of rocky exoplanets. Previous studies using global climate models …
predicting the habitability of rocky exoplanets. Previous studies using global climate models …
Precipitation over a wide range of climates simulated with comprehensive GCMs
Idealized general circulation models (GCMs) suggest global‐mean precipitation ceases to
increase with warming in hot climates because evaporation is limited by the available solar …
increase with warming in hot climates because evaporation is limited by the available solar …
Resolved convection in hydrogen-rich atmospheres
JT Seeley, RD Wordsworth - The Planetary Science Journal, 2025 - iopscience.iop.org
In hydrogen-rich atmospheres with low mean molecular weight (MMW), an air parcel
containing a higher-molecular-weight condensible can be negatively buoyant even if its …
containing a higher-molecular-weight condensible can be negatively buoyant even if its …
Critical role of vertical radiative cooling contrast in triggering episodic deluges in small‐domain hothouse climates
Abstract Seeley and Wordsworth (2021, https://doi. org/10.1038/s41586‐021‐03919‐z)
showed that in small‐domain cloud‐resolving simulations the temporal pattern of …
showed that in small‐domain cloud‐resolving simulations the temporal pattern of …