Atmospheric blocking and weather extremes over the Euro-Atlantic sector–a review

LA Kautz, O Martius, S Pfahl, JG Pinto… - Weather and Climate …, 2021 - wcd.copernicus.org
The physical understanding and timely prediction of extreme weather events are of
enormous importance to society due to their associated impacts. In this article, we highlight …

The COSMIC/FORMOSAT-3 radio occultation mission after 12 years: Accomplishments, remaining challenges, and potential impacts of COSMIC-2

S Ho, RA Anthes, CO Ao, S Healy… - Bulletin of the …, 2020 - journals.ametsoc.org
Abstract Launched in 2006, the Formosa Satellite Mission 3–Constellation Observing
System for Meteorology, Ionosphere and Climate (FORMOSAT-3/COSMIC) was the first …

Wind power persistence characterized by superstatistics

J Weber, M Reyers, C Beck, M Timme, JG Pinto… - Scientific reports, 2019 - nature.com
Mitigating climate change demands a transition towards renewable electricity generation,
with wind power being a particularly promising technology. Long periods either of high or of …

[HTML][HTML] The 3D structure of Northern Hemisphere blocking events: Climatology, role of moisture, and response to climate change

E Nabizadeh, SW Lubis, P Hassanzadeh - Journal of Climate, 2021 - journals.ametsoc.org
To better understand the dynamics and impacts of blocking events, their 3D structure needs
to be further investigated. We present a comprehensive composite analysis of the 3D …

A deep learning earth system model for stable and efficient simulation of the current climate

N Cresswell-Clay, B Liu, D Durran, A Liu… - arXiv preprint arXiv …, 2024 - arxiv.org
A key challenge for computationally intensive state-of-the-art Earth-system models is to
distinguish global warming signals from interannual variability. Recently machine learning …

Atmospheric blocking in an aquaplanet and the impact of orography

V Narinesingh, JF Booth, SK Clark… - Weather and Climate …, 2020 - wcd.copernicus.org
Many fundamental questions remain about the roles and effects of stationary forcing on
atmospheric blocking. As such, this work utilizes an idealized moist general circulation …

Observational perspective on sudden stratospheric warmings and blocking from Eliassen–Palm fluxes

K Yessimbet, AK Steiner, F Ladstädter… - … Chemistry and Physics, 2024 - acp.copernicus.org
In this study, we examine eight major boreal sudden stratospheric warming (SSW) events
between 2007 and 2019 to understand the vertical coupling between the troposphere and …

Pathways of influence between Northern Hemisphere blocking and stratospheric polar vortex variability

K Yessimbet, TG Shepherd, AC Ossó… - Geophysical …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
We apply a causal inference‐based framework to test and quantify previously suggested
causal relationships between Northern Hemisphere blocking, upward wave‐activity fluxes …

On the role of moist and dry processes for atmospheric blocking biases in the Euro-Atlantic region in CMIP6

E Dolores-Tesillos, O Martius, J Quinting - EGUsphere, 2024 - egusphere.copernicus.org
Synoptic-and large-scale features such as extratropical cyclones, Rossby wave packets, and
atmospheric blocking modulate the mid-latitude weather and climate. However, several …

Heavy Alpine snowfall in January 2019 connected to atmospheric blocking

K Yessimbet, A Ossó, R Kaltenberger, L Magnusson… - …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Atmospheric blocking often triggers anomalous weather patterns in the mid-latitudes.
Blocking is characterised by a quasi-stationary high-pressure system and reversal of the …