Nowcasting of cloud-to-ground lightning location and frequency based on a deep learning technique
Available online 20 February 2025
Predicting lightning that can cause power grid trips is significant for disaster prevention. This paper integrates cloud-to-ground lightning detection, water vapor and infrared channel as well as channel...
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A new approach for identifying dominant cloud types and relationships between cloud types and precipitation vertical structure in tropical regions
Available online 20 February 2025
Cloud type profoundly affects precipitation, but few studies have explored its impact on precipitation scale height. We calculated the ratio of the volume of each cloud type to the total cloud volume...
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Impacts of El Niño–Southern Oscillation on global fire PM2.5 during 2000–2023
Available online 15 February 2025
The El Niño–Southern Oscillation (ENSO) is a key driver of global climate variability, profoundly influencing regional fire activities and associated pollutant emissions. This study investigates the...
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Interannual variability of boreal summer intraseasonal oscillation over the northwestern Pacific influenced by the Pacific Meridional Mode
January 2025
During the boreal summer, intraseasonal oscillations exhibit significant interannual variations in intensity over two key regions: the central-western equatorial Pacific (5°S–5°N, 150°E–150°W) and the...
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Application of the improved dung beetle optimizer, muti-head attention and hybrid deep learning algorithms to groundwater depth prediction in the Ningxia area, China
January 2025
Due to the lack of accurate data and complex parameterization, the prediction of groundwater depth is a challenge for numerical models. Machine learning can effectively solve this issue and has been...
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Optimizing the key parameter to accelerate the recovery of AMOC under a rapid increase of greenhouse gas forcing
January 2025
Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) plays a central role in long-term climate variations through its heat and freshwater transports, which can collapse under a rapid increase of greenhouse...
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Increase in the variability of terrestrial carbon uptake in response to enhanced future ENSO modulation
January 2025
El Niño–Southern Oscillation (ENSO) is a major driver of climate change in middle and low latitudes and thus strongly influences the terrestrial carbon cycle through land–air interaction. Both the ENSO...
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Arctic sea-ice extent: No record minimum in 2023 or recent years
January 2025
Arctic sea-ice extent reaches its minimum each year in September. On 11 September 2023 the minimum was 4.969 million square kilometers (mill.km2). This was not a record low, which occurred in 2012,...
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Impact of ocean data assimilation on the seasonal forecast of the 2014/15 marine heatwave in the Northeast Pacific Ocean
January 2025
A remarkable marine heatwave, known as the “Blob”, occurred in the Northeast Pacific Ocean from late 2013 to early 2016, which displayed strong warm anomalies extending from the surface to a depth of...
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Role of the Greenland Sea ice anomaly in the late-spring drought over Northwest China
January 2025
Drought across Northwest China in late spring has exerted a vital effect on the local climate and agricultural production, and has been alleviated during the past decades. This study explored the influence...
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Impacts of the annual cycle of background SST in the tropical Pacific on the phase and amplitude of ENSO
January 2025
The dominant annual cycle of sea surface temperature (SST) in the tropical Pacific exhibits an antisymmetric mode, which explains 83.4% total variance, and serves as a background of El Niño–Southern...
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Satellite remote sensing reveals overwhelming recovery of forest from disturbances in Asia
January 2025
Forest ecosystems play key roles in mitigating human-induced climate change through enhanced carbon uptake; however, frequently occurring climate extremes and human activities have considerably threatened...
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The evolving distribution of humidity conditional on temperature and implications for compound heat extremes across China in a warming world
Available online 28 January 2025
The likelihood of extreme heat occurrence is continuously increasing with global warming. Under high temperatures, humidity may exacerbate the heat impact on humanity. As atmospheric humidity depends...
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Mechanistic study of a downhill merging and enhancement of convection in Beijing
Available online 22 January 2025
Numerical simulation of the merging of a thunderstorm cluster from the mountain area near Beijing and a thunderstorm over the adjacent plains on 23 August 2021, along with a diagnosis and analysis of...
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Westward shift of western North Pacific tropical cyclones in CMIP6-HighResMIP models
Available online 21 January 2025
Against the backdrop of climate change, the activity of tropical cyclones (TCs) has captured widespread attention. Observational datasets indicate a declining trend in the genesis longitude of western...
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A non-ENSO driver of the South China Sea winter monsoon: North Pacific sea ice
Available online 15 January 2025
The South China Sea winter monsoon (SCSWM), an integral component of the East Asian winter monsoon, connects extratropical and tropical regions. Utilizing ERA5 reanalysis and PAMIP simulations, the...
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Typhoon Kompasu (2118) simulation with planetary boundary layer and cloud physics parameterization improvements
Available online 15 January 2025
This study introduces a new ocean surface friction velocity scheme and a modified Thompson cloud microphysics parameterization scheme into the CMA-TYM model. The impact of these two parameterization...
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Subseasonal impact of extreme Tibetan Plateau snow cover on the local atmosphere in summer
Available online 10 January 2025
Due to the high elevation and cold climate of the Tibetan Plateau, the western region retains extensive snow cover during the summer, which can exhibit rapid variability over the course of just a few...
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Skillful bias correction of offshore near-surface wind field forecasting based on a multi-task machine learning model
Available online 6 January 2025
Accurate short-term forecast of offshore wind fields is still challenging for numerical weather prediction models. Based on three years of 48-hour forecast data from the European Centre for Medium-Range...
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Impacts of lateral boundary conditions from numerical models and data-driven networks on convective-scale ensemble forecasts
Available online 4 January 2025
The impacts of lateral boundary conditions (LBCs) provided by numerical models and data-driven networks on convective-scale ensemble forecasts are investigated in this study. Four experiments are conducted...
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Visible and shortwave-infrared spectral characteristics of mixed-phase clouds in typical satellite radiometer channels
Available online 25 December 2024
Mixed-phase clouds (MPCs) involve complex microphysical and dynamical processes of cloud formation and dissipation, which are crucial for numerical weather prediction and cloud-climate feedback. However,...
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Impacts of meteorological conditions on the NASM pollution data assimilation system
Available online 16 December 2024
Since meteorological conditions are the main factor driving the transport and dispersion of air pollutants, an accurate simulation of the meteorological field will directly affect the accuracy of the...
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Evaluation of surface wind speed over East Asia and the adjacent ocean in three reanalyses using satellite and in-situ observations
Available online 16 December 2024
Surface wind speed (SWS) not only plays a crucial role in regulating the Earth's energy and hydrological cycle, but also is an important source of sustainable renewable energy. This study assesses the...
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Characteristics and possible causes of the Meiyu over the Yangtze–Huaihe River Basin in 2023
Available online 9 December 2024
The Meiyu in the Yangtze–Huaihe River basin (YHRB) in 2023 was featured by delayed onset and retreat, a shorter duration, and below-normal Meiyu precipitation. The relatively weak cold air invading...
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Impact of deforestation on precipitation extremes in China based on land use model intercomparison project models
Available online 3 December 2024
Deforestation has a significant influence on the hydrological cycle. Understanding the impact of deforestation on precipitation extremes is crucial for addressing global environmental challenges. This...
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