Impacts of topography‐based subgrid scheme and downscaling of atmospheric forcing on modeling land surface processes in the conterminous US

TK Tesfa, LR Leung, PE Thornton… - Journal of Advances …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The effects of small‐scale topography‐induced land surface heterogeneity are not well
represented in current Earth System Models (ESMs). In this study, a new topography‐based …

Resolving weather fronts increases the large‐scale circulation response to Gulf Stream SST anomalies in variable‐resolution CESM2 simulations

RCJ Wills, AR Herrington, IR Simpson… - Journal of Advances …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Canonical understanding based on general circulation models (GCMs) is that the
atmospheric circulation response to midlatitude sea‐surface temperature (SST) anomalies is …

[PDF][PDF] Characterizing Changes in Geometry and Flow Speeds of Land-and Lake-Terminating Glaciers at the Headwaters of Yarlung Zangbo River, Western Himalaya

Y Wang, M Zhou, T Zhang, W Sun, Y Wang - 2024 - preprints.org
The glaciers of the Himalayas are essential for water resources in South Asia and the
Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, but they are undergoing accelerated mass loss, posing risks to water …