Evaluating vector winds over eastern China in 2022 predicted by the CMA-MESO model and ECMWF forecast
July 2025
Vector winds play a crucial role in weather and climate, as well as the effective utilization of wind energy resources. However, limited research has been conducted on treating the wind field as a vector...
Share article
Impacts of meteorological conditions on the NASM pollution data assimilation system
July 2025
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...
Share article
Fluctuations in the relationship between the Silk Road Pattern and the summer North Atlantic Oscillation
July 2025
This study investigated the fluctuations in the relationship between the Silk Road Pattern (SRP) and the boreal summer North Atlantic Oscillation (SNAO). The results indicated that the SRP–SNAO relationship...
Share article
Evaluation of the simulation performance of WRF-Solar for a summer month in China using ground observation network data
July 2025
Solar energy is a pivotal clean energy source in the transition to carbon neutrality from fossil fuels. However, the intermittent and stochastic characteristics of solar radiation pose challenges for...
Share article
Impact of the Changbai Mountains’ topography on spring fog over the Bohai Sea
July 2025
Fog is a highly complex weather phenomenon influenced by numerous factors. This study investigated the impact of the Changbai Mountains’ topography on the formation and development of spring fog in...
Share article
The asymmetry of air temperature: A new potential method to predict precipitation frequency
July 2025
There is a significant bias in the precipitation frequency (PF) obtained from numerical model simulations. In this study, the authors use the temperature asymmetry (TA) as an indirect indicator to predict...
Share article
GF-4 high-resolution texture and FY-4A multispectral data fusion: Two case studies for enhancing early convective cloud detection
July 2025
Early detection of convective clouds is vital for minimizing hazardous impacts. Forecasting convective initiation (CI) using current multispectral geostationary meteorological satellites is often challenged...
Share article
Employment of an Arctic sea-ice data assimilation scheme in the coupled climate system model FGOALS-f3-L and its preliminary results
July 2025
Arctic sea ice is an important component of the global climate system and has experienced rapid changes during in the past few decades, the prediction of which is a significant application for climate...
Share article
Visible and shortwave-infrared spectral characteristics of mixed-phase clouds in typical satellite radiometer channels
July 2025
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,...
Share article
Prediction of net primary productivity in the middle-to-high latitudes of Eurasia based on snow and soil temperature
July 2025
Net primary productivity (NPP) is the net accumulation of organic matter by vegetation through photosynthesis and serves as a key indicator for exploring vegetation responses to climate change. Considering...
Share article
Global warming intensifies once-in-a-decade extreme precipitation in summer in China
July 2025
The intensification of extreme precipitation (EP) under global warming presents a substantial risk to human safety and societal progress. Studying the specific impacts of global warming on rare EP events...
Share article
The increase in hot–dry events with a high risk of mortality in China associated with the phase transition of the Atlantic Multidecadal Oscillation
July 2025
Compound extreme climate events involving multiple meteorological elements usually have a more severe impact on the environment and human health than single-element extreme events. However, the current...
Share article
Forecast errors of tropical cyclone track and intensity by the China Meteorological Administration from 2013 to 2022
Available online 4 July 2025
This study presents a comprehensive evaluation of tropical cyclone (TC) forecast performance in the western North Pacific from 2013 to 2022, based on operational forecasts issued by the China Meteorological...
Share article
Climatic drivers of summer run-of-river hydropower generation in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River Basin: Synergistic effects of subtropical westerly jet dynamics and transregional teleconnections
Available online 4 July 2025
Based on ERA5 reanalysis and CN05.1 gridded observational datasets, this study investigates key meteorological drivers and cross-seasonal mechanisms influencing summer (June–July–August) run-of-river...
Share article
Interannual variability of thunderstorm days over the Tibetan Plateau: Synergistic effects of the Indian Ocean Basin-Wide mode modulation and CAPE forcing
Available online 3 July 2025
This study investigates the interannual and decadal variability of dominant summer thunderstorm day anomaly modes over the Tibetan Plateau (TP) using observational data from 39 stations during 1979–2013,...
Share article
Investigating the outer spiral tornado mechanism in Typhoon Mujigae
Available online 2 July 2025
To investigate how horizontal vortex tubes influenced the developmental stages of the tornado that formed in the outer rainbands of Typhoon Mujigae in Foshan, China, on 4 October 2015, we carried out...
Share article
The extreme windstorm of April 2025 in northern and central-eastern China: Historical ranking and synoptic origins
Available online 30 June 2025
In mid-April 2025, northern and central-eastern China experienced a catastrophic compound disaster marked by Beaufort 8 or greater wind gusts affecting ∼3.5 × 106 km2, exposing ∼610 million residents...
Share article
Near-term projection of precipitation over the southern Tibetan Plateau constrained by the Interdecadal Pacific Oscillation
Available online 27 June 2025
The Tibetan Plateau (TP) precipitation is crucial for the ecosystem, yet its near-term changes, which demand urgent climate adaptation, remain underexplored. The near-term (2026–2055) projection of...
Share article
Parametric sensitivity analysis of East Asian summer-mean precipitation simulations by perturbed parameter ensemble experiments in CAM6
Available online 23 June 2025
This study investigated the impacts of key parameters in CAM6’s deep convection and cloud physics schemes on the simulation of summer-mean precipitation over East Asia through conducting perturbed parameter...
Share article
The enigma of spurious echoes: Enhancing phase transition height detection in shallow convective precipitation with GPM DPR
Available online 18 June 2025
The Global Precipitation Measurement (GPM) core satellite’s Dual-frequency Precipitation Radar (DPR) provides new insights into detecting solid-to-liquid phase transition heights of precipitation particles....
Share article
Synoptic background conditions and moisture transport for producing the extreme heavy rainfall event in Valencia in 2024
Available online 18 June 2025
From 26 October to 2 November 2024, Spain experienced a record-breaking rainfall event, with the most intense episode appearing in Valencia Province. During the event, Turis station recorded a historic...
Share article
Prolonged seasons of compound heat–humidity extremes amplify vulnerable population exposure in eastern China
Available online 17 June 2025
Compound heat–humidity extremes (CTHEs) pose escalating threats to human health, particularly for vulnerable populations (children and elderly) with limited physiological adaptability. This study reveals...
Share article
State of the climate over the Three Gorges Region of the Yangtze River basin in 2024
Available online 17 June 2025
The Three Gorges Region (TGR) of the Yangtze River basin exhibited warm and dry climatic characteristics in 2024. The annual mean temperature in the TGR was 18.6 °C, which was 1.2 °C above normal and...
Share article
Classification of marine heatwaves in the South China Sea and their thermodynamic features
Available online 12 June 2025
The frequency of marine heatwaves (MHWs) in the South China Sea (SCS) has increased recently. However, the relative roles of thermal and dynamic processes regulating the changes of SCS MHWs remain an...
Share article
State of China’s climate in 2024
Available online 9 June 2025
The year 2024 witnessed remarkable climatic anomalies across China, characterized by pronounced warm and wet conditions. The annual mean temperature soared to a record high since 1951, with seasonal...
Share article
