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Dynamical processes in the atmosphere and the use of models
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This article is published in Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society.The article was published on 1983-01-01. It has received 81 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Atmosphere.read more
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The Gap between Simulation and Understanding in Climate Modeling
TL;DR: The problem of creating truly convincing numerical simulations of the Earth's climate will remain a challenge for the next generation of climate scientists, and one of the key issues will need to address is the widening gap between simulation and understanding.
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A Review of Recent Advances in Research on Extreme Heat Events
Radley M. Horton,Radley M. Horton,Justin S. Mankin,Justin S. Mankin,Corey Lesk,Ethan Coffel,Colin Raymond +6 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors report that changes in extreme heat event characteristics such as magnitude, frequency, and duration are highly sensitive to changes in mean global-scale warming, and they also explore risks associated with compound extreme events and nonlinear impacts associated with extreme heat.
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The Impact of Oceanic Near-Inertial Waves on Climate
Markus Jochum,Bruce P. Briegleb,Gokhan Danabasoglu,William G. Large,Nancy J. Norton,Steven R. Jayne,Matthew H. Alford,Frank O. Bryan +7 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors used the Community Climate System Model, version 4 (CCSM4) to assess the climate impact of wind-generated near-inertial waves (NIWs).
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The Effect of Large-Scale Flow on Low-Level Frontal Structure and Evolution in Midlatitude Cyclones
TL;DR: In this article, the role of large-scale flow on low-level cyclone/frontal structure and evolution through a combined observational and idealized modeling approach is addressed, and two observed cyclone cases embedded in large scale diffluence and confluence, respectively, are presented to illustrate two possible cyclone and frontal structures and evolutions.
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Uncertainty in science and its role in climate policy
TL;DR: Policy-making profits from learning how to shift the distribution of risks towards less dangerous impacts, even if the probability of events remains uncertain, so the handling of uncertainty in science is central to its support of sound policy-making.
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Teleconnections in the Geopotential Height Field during the Northern Hemisphere Winter
John M. Wallace,David S. Gutzler +1 more
TL;DR: In this paper, a review of existing literature on the subject reveals the existence of at least four such patterns: the North Atlantic and North Pacific Oscillations identified by Walker and Bliss (1932), a zonally symmetric seesaw between sea level pressures in polar and temperature latitudes, first noted by Lorenz (1951), and what we will refer to as the Pacific/North American pattern, which has been known to operational long-range forecasters in this country since the 1950's.
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The Steady Linear Response of a Spherical Atmosphere to Thermal and Orographic Forcing
Brian J. Hoskins,David J. Karoly +1 more
TL;DR: In this paper, a linearized steady-state five-layer baroclinic model is used to study the response of a spherical atmosphere to thermal and orographic forcing.
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Long Waves and Cyclone Waves
TL;DR: In this paper, it was shown that a simple state of steady baroclinic large-scale atmospheric motion is almost invariably unstable, and that such states of motion can be represented by components of a certain simple type, some of which grow exponentially with time.
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The dynamics of long waves in a baroclinic westerly current
TL;DR: In this article, it was shown that the instability increases with shear, lapse rate, and latitude, and decreases with wave length, and that the westerlies of middle latitudes are a seat of constant dynamic instability.
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Relation between variations in the intensity of the zonal circulation of the atmosphere and the displacements of the semi-permanent centers of action
TL;DR: The Journal of Marine Research (JMR) as mentioned in this paper is an online peer-reviewed journal that publishes original research on a broad array of topics in physical, biological, and chemical oceanography.
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