Regional climate dynamical downscaling over the Tibetan Plateau—From quarter-degree to kilometer-scale

Y Gao, J Xu, M Zhang, Z Liu, J Dan - Science China Earth Sciences, 2022 - Springer
Abstract The Tibetan Plateau (TP) possesses the largest cryosphere in the world outside of
the Arctic and Antarctic, and is the source of nine major rivers in Asia. The surface …

Mesoscale convective systems in the third pole region: Characteristics, mechanisms and impact on precipitation

J Kukulies, HW Lai, J Curio, Z Feng, C Lin… - Frontiers in Earth …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
The climate system of the Third Pole region, including the (TP) and its surroundings, is
highly sensitive to global warming. Mesoscale convective systems (MCSs) are understood to …

A dual regime of mesoscale convective systems in the East Asian monsoon annual cycle

TF Cheng, Q Dong, L Dai, M Lu - Journal of Geophysical …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Eastern China is perennially hit by mesoscale convective systems (MCSs), yet it remains an
open question as to whether and how their general properties change throughout the …

Predicting changes in population exposure to precipitation extremes over Beijing–Tianjin–Hebei urban agglomeration with regional climate model RegCM4 on a …

P Qin, Z Xie, B Jia, R Han, B Liu - Sustainability, 2023 - mdpi.com
In this study, we have investigated changes in precipitation extremes and the population's
exposure to these extremes during 2091–2099 in China's Beijing–Tianjin–Hebei (JJJ) …

High-resolution regional climate modeling of warm-season precipitation over the Tibetan Plateau: Impact of grid spacing and convective parameterization

H Liu, X Liu, C Liu, Y Yun - Atmospheric Research, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract The Tibetan Plateau (TP) features high elevation and complex terrain, which
together shape the region's unique precipitation with high spatial heterogeneity and strong …

Performance of regional climate model RegCM4 with a hydrostatic or non‐hydrostatic dynamic core at simulating precipitation extremes in China

P Qin, Z Xie, B Jia, Z Di, L Wang… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
In this study, we investigated the performance of RegCM4 with a hydrostatic or non‐
hydrostatic dynamic core and different land surface models at simulating the mean and …

The characteristic and seasonal variation of mesoscale convective systems' precipitation over North China

Y Wu, P Li, H Chen - Quarterly Journal of the Royal …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Using an iterative rain‐cell tracking method to identify and track mesoscale convective
system (MCS) precipitation during the warm seasons (May–October) of 2015–2020, we …

Climatology of Large Peak Current Cloud‐to‐Ground Lightning Flashes in China's Most Populous Areas

F Wang, Y Zhang, L Chen, Y Zhang… - Earth and Space …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Using a 10‐year data set of cloud‐to‐ground lightning (CG) flashes, the climatological
characteristics of±CG flashes with a large peak current (> 75 kA or<− 75 kA)(±LPCCGs) are …

High-resolution regional climate modeling and projection of heatwave events over the Yangtze River Basin

Z Gao, X Yan - Sustainability, 2022 - mdpi.com
Heatwave events (HWEs) have strong impacts on human health, ecosystems, and
sustainable social development. Using a gridded observation dataset and a high-resolution …

Spatiotemporal variations of the effects of aerosols on clouds and precipitation in an extreme‐rain‐producing MCS in South China

Y Yun, DL Zhang, W Gao, J Yin, C Zhao… - Journal of …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Previous studies focus mostly on the storm‐scale‐averaged precipitation responses to
aerosols. Yet, the spatiotemporal variations of the aerosol effects can lead to localized and …