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Nonanthropocentric climate ethics WIREs Clim. Chang. (IF 9.4) Pub Date : 2024-09-23 John Nolt, Trevor Hedberg
Anthropogenic climate change poses increasingly severe long‐term threats to living things worldwide. It may even contribute to a mass extinction that would leave biodiversity depleted for millions of years—quite possibly longer than the duration of the human species. Such effects are obviously of ethical concern, but because traditional ethical theories have focused on the relatively short‐term interests
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Cooling from aerosol–radiation interaction of anthropogenic coarse particles in China npj Clim. Atmos. Sci. (IF 8.5) Pub Date : 2024-09-20 Xuan Wang, Shixian Zhai, Lu Shen
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Modelling the microscale spatial distribution of urban air temperature in suburban sprawl Urban Clim. (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2024-09-20 Scarlett B. Rakowska, Matthew D. Adams
Mobile monitoring for urban air temperature at a microscale in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada, a unique region dominated by suburban sprawl, was completed via cycling. We sampled seven pre-determined routes across Mississauga, resulting in 3144 min of air temperature measurements between July and August 2022. We developed land use regression models to determine if stopping for 5-min periods every 20 min
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Early leaf senescence under drought conditions in the Northern hemisphere Agric. For. Meteorol. (IF 5.6) Pub Date : 2024-09-20 Chunyue Ma, Xiaoyue Wang, Chaoyang Wu
Changes in the dates of autumn foliar senescence (DFS) have significant impacts on regional carbon uptake, while current approaches for the estimation of DFS are still lacking. The most important issue is that there are complicated factors that affect the DFS, among which drought effects probably have contributed the most. Using long-term DFS observations derived from the third-generation normalized
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Hydrometeorology-wildfire relationship analysis based on a wildfire bivariate probabilistic framework in different ecoregions of the continental United States Agric. For. Meteorol. (IF 5.6) Pub Date : 2024-09-20 Ke Shi, Yoshiya Touge, So Kazama
Wildfires are a natural part of the ecosystem in the U.S.. It is vital to classify wildfires using a comprehensive approach that simultaneously considers wildfire activity (the number of wildfires) and burned area. On this basis, the influence of hydrometeorological variables on wildfires can be further analyzed. Therefore, this study first classified wildfire types using a wildfire bivariate probability
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Advancing annual global mean surface temperature prediction to 2 months lead using physics based strategy npj Clim. Atmos. Sci. (IF 8.5) Pub Date : 2024-09-19 Ke-Xin Li, Fei Zheng, Jiang Zhu, Jin-Yi Yu, Noel Keenlyside
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Recent heatwaves as a prelude to climate extremes in the western Mediterranean region npj Clim. Atmos. Sci. (IF 8.5) Pub Date : 2024-09-18 Ernesto Tejedor, Gerardo Benito, Roberto Serrano-Notivoli, Fidel González-Rouco, Jan Esper, Ulf Büntgen
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Study on thermal comfort and optimization strategies in outdoor open spaces of hospitals in cold regions of China during summer Urban Clim. (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2024-09-19 Meng Zhen, Juntong Zhou, Yixian He, Zilong Geng, Donglong Shang, Ming Zhang, Kai Nan
This paper aims to explore the differences in thermal comfort in outdoor open spaces with different thermal environmental backgrounds (under the ward building (DW) and outdoor garden (OG)) at a hospital in Xi'an, a city in a cold region of China. Meteorological measurements and a thermal comfort survey were conducted from May to July to assess the spatiotemporal location and thermal perceptions of
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Cooling effects of urban parks under various ecological factors Urban Clim. (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2024-09-19 Zhiqiao Li, Qin Liu, Kun Yan, Donghong Xiong, Pei Xu, Yangyang Yan, Liyang Lin
Rapid urbanization has resulted in notable environmental challenges concerning urban parks and their associated ecosystem services. This study provides an analysis of the spatial landscape patterns of five representative urban parks in Chengdu, China. The analysis identified the cooling effects of the parks and their corresponding ecological environment based on field observations. Additionally, the
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Systematic review of the climatic and non-climatic benefits of green roofs in urban areas Urban Clim. (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2024-09-19 Jelena Aleksejeva, Gerasimos Voulgaris, Alexandros Gasparatos
The concentration of human activity and buildings in cities, combined with the general lack of green spaces, give rise to multiple sustainability challenges. At the same time, cities have become important arenas for decarbonization efforts. Green roofs have emerged as a promising option to alleviate this multitude of sustainability challenges though the diverse benefits they can provide. This study
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Sea-ice loss in Eurasian Arctic coast intensifies heavy Meiyu-Baiu rainfall associated with Indian Ocean warming npj Clim. Atmos. Sci. (IF 8.5) Pub Date : 2024-09-17 Xiaodan Chen, Zhiping Wen, Jiping Liu, Wei Mei, Ruonan Zhang, Sihua Huang, Yuanyuan Guo, Juncong Li
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Energy balance closure at FLUXNET sites revisited Agric. For. Meteorol. (IF 5.6) Pub Date : 2024-09-18 Matthias Mauder, Martin Jung, Paul Stoy, Jacob Nelson, Luise Wanner
The FLUXNET network with numerous eddy covariance stations distributed worldwide is an important backbone for the study of ecosystem-atmosphere interactions. In order to provide reliable data for a variety of related research fields all parts of the ecosystem-atmosphere interactions need to be fully captured. Energy balance closure can be an indicator that all fluxes are fully recorded. However, in
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Performance of nine maize phenology models in China under historical climate change conditions Agric. For. Meteorol. (IF 5.6) Pub Date : 2024-09-18 Xiaofeng Kang, Dingrong Wu, Jiaojiao Tan, Peijuan Wang, Yuping Ma, Jianying Yang, Chunyi Wang, Zhiguo Huo, Qi Tian, Qiang Yu
Accurate and unbiased simulation of crop phenology under various climate conditions is a necessary feature of phenology models. Nine models were evaluated for simulating the vegetative growth period (VGP) and the reproductive growth period (RGP) of maize (Zea mays L.) under historical climate variation. Seven models were based on a constant thermal/photothermal assumption (MAIS, SIMCOY, EPIC, MCWLA
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Remote Interactions between tropical cyclones: The case of Hurricane Michael and Leslie's high predictability uncertainty Atmos. Res. (IF 4.5) Pub Date : 2024-09-18 M. López-Reyes, J.J. Gónzalez-Alemán, C. Calvo-Sancho, P. Bolgiani, M. Sastre, M.L. Martín
The study explores Hurricane Michael's impact on Hurricane Leslie's trajectory predictability using ECMWF and NCEP ensemble systems. A clustering method focused on tropical cyclones is used to identify potential paths for Leslie: Cluster 1 accurately predicted Leslie's direction towards the Iberian Peninsula, whereas Clusters 2 and 3 indicated a southern recurve near the Canary Islands. Analysis of
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Minor carbon sequestration under nitrogen deposition due to downregulated nitrogen uptake and use efficiency Agric. For. Meteorol. (IF 5.6) Pub Date : 2024-09-17 Song Wang, Ruiyang Zhang, Yuanyuan Huang, Yiqi Luo, Weinan Chen, Yahai Zhang, Jinsong Wang, Shuli Niu
Global nitrogen (N) deposition substantially enhances ecosystem carbon cycling but usually results in minor carbon sequestration. The mechanisms underlying the minor stimulation of N deposition on carbon sequestration are not fully understood. Here, we used 22 sets of observations from a gradient N addition experiment with rates at 0, 2, 4, 8, 16, to 32 g N·m-2·year-1 in an alpine meadow ecosystem
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Integrating thermal perception and public space use – an experimental outdoor comfort study in cold winter-hot summer zone: Beijing, China Urban Clim. (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2024-09-16 Tong Ma, Jian Zhang
This study aims to unravel the seasonal differences in outdoor thermal comfort (OTC) in a cold winter-hot summer region, as well as the comprehensive impact of meteorological and human factors, along with people's activity patterns in public spaces, on OTC. Questionnaire surveys, microclimate measurements, and photo recording were conducted over 21 daytime sessions in seven public spaces across winter
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Urban water infrastructure: A critical review on climate change impacts and adaptation strategies Urban Clim. (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2024-09-16 Ahmad Ferdowsi, Farzad Piadeh, Kourosh Behzadian, Sayed-Farhad Mousavi, Mohammad Ehteram
Urban water infrastructure (UWI) plays a critical role in achieving sustainable development goals (SDGs) by providing safe drinking water, sanitation, and wastewater management, and contributing to sustainable cities. However, UWI faces significant challenges, including the high cost of failure in the face of devastating natural disasters increasingly caused by climate change. Many current infrastructures
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Soil moisture and precipitation dominate the response and recovery times of ecosystems from different types of flash drought in the Yangtze River Basin Agric. For. Meteorol. (IF 5.6) Pub Date : 2024-09-16 Chen Hu, Dunxian She, Gangsheng Wang, Liping Zhang, Zhaoxia Jing, Si Hong, Zhihong Song, Jun Xia
Flash droughts and their ecological impacts on terrestrial ecosystems have recently garnered increased attention due to their rapid intensification. However, research on the response and recovery of ecosystems to flash droughts, particularly regarding different types of flash droughts and their determinants, remains relatively limited. Here we classified flash droughts into meteorological, evaporative
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Forecasting dead fuel moisture content below forest canopies – A seven-day forecasting system Agric. For. Meteorol. (IF 5.6) Pub Date : 2024-09-16 Christopher Sean Lyell, Usha Nattala, Thomas Keeble, Elena M. Vella, Rakesh Chandra Joshi, Zaher Joukhadar, Jonathan Garber, Simon J Mutch, Tim Gazzard, Tom Duff, Gary Sheridan
Accurate forecasting of forest fuel moisture is critical for decision making for bushfire risk and prescribed burning. In-situ dead fuel moisture content (DFMC) monitoring (fuelsticks) has improved significantly, along with improvements in weather forecasting and spatial representation of forest density. Machine learning (ML) models have also out-performed traditional fuel moisture estimation approaches
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Amplified precipitation extremes since 21st century in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei urban agglomeration, China Atmos. Res. (IF 4.5) Pub Date : 2024-09-16 Yujie Wang, Haoyu Wang, Lianchun Song
The Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei urban agglomeration(BTH) has successively witnessed the extraordinary precipitation extremes (PEs) with huge economic losses and death-toll in the recent decade. To timely and comprehensively understand the PEs in the urban agglomeration, we investigate the characteristic and mechanism of PEs variation based on six extreme precipitation indices (EPIs) including maximum daily
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Contribution of land-atmosphere coupling in 2022 CONUS compound drought-heatwave events and implications for forecasting Weather Clim. Extrem. (IF 6.1) Pub Date : 2024-09-15 Donghyuck Yoon, Jan-Huey Chen, Eunkyo Seo
Severe compound drought-heatwave events were observed over three regions of the Contiguous United States (CONUS), Northwest (NW), Great Plains (GP), and Northeast (NE) regions, during July and August 2022. In this study, we have found that the developments of these drought-heatwave events were shaped by different land-atmosphere coupling behaviors which are associated with water and energy limitation
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Flash drought and heatwave compound events increased in strength and length from 1980 to 2022 in China Weather Clim. Extrem. (IF 6.1) Pub Date : 2024-09-14 Kaiqi Fu, Hongyong Yu, Yao Zhang, Dan Zhu, Hongyan Liu, Kaicun Wang
Compound flash drought and heatwave (FDHW) events have garnered increasing amounts of attention due to their substantial impacts on agriculture, water resources, and public health. However, studies on their intensity and classification in China are limited. In this study, we classified FDHW events in China from 1980 to 2022 using a classification framework designed to address regional patterns and
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Measuring shaded bike lanes for heat stress mitigation with deep learning: A case study in Amsterdam, Netherlands Urban Clim. (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2024-09-14 Biru Cao, Maoran Sun, Ronita Bardhan
As global warming intensifies and heatwaves become more frequent, thermal comfort has emerged as a crucial factor in creating habitable and equitable urban environments. Cities worldwide are promoting sustainable transportation and reducing vehicle usage by enhancing cycling infrastructures. However, the thermal comfort of cyclists has often been neglected, with most research focusing on pedestrians
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Hazard assessment of rice cold damage based on energy balance in paddy field Agric. For. Meteorol. (IF 5.6) Pub Date : 2024-09-14 Xueke Yan, Ying Guo, Bing Ma, Yunmeng Zhao, Suri Guga, Jiquan Zhang, Xingpeng Liu, Zhijun Tong, Chunli Zhao
Cold stress seriously affects rice yield in Northeast China and, as a result of climate change, there are new trends in the characterization of cold damage. Accurate simulation of water temperature in paddy fields and assessment of cold damage hazard can contribute to improving the accuracy of agrometeorological disaster risk assessment in the context of climate change. Hence, in this study, first
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Future changes in agrometeorological extremes in the southern Mediterranean region: When and where will they affect croplands and wheatlands? Agric. For. Meteorol. (IF 5.6) Pub Date : 2024-09-14 Behnam Mirgol, Bastien Dieppois, Jessica Northey, Jonathan Eden, Lionel Jarlan, Saïd Khabba, Michel Le Page, Gil Mahe
Climate change and extremes are increasingly threatening food security, especially in the Global South. Here, we examine how croplands and wheatlands of the southern Mediterranean region could be affected by projected changes in agrometeorological extremes over the 21st century. We use 17 bias-corrected climate models from the sixth phase of the Coupled Model Intercomparison Project (CMIP6) to identify
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Application of deep learning in summer climate prediction over northwestern China based on CWRF model Atmos. Res. (IF 4.5) Pub Date : 2024-09-14 Qian Li, Yan Wang, Shuang Wang, Falei Xu, Can Zhao, Zhiqiang Gong
This study analyzes the performance of the Climate–Weather Research and Forecasting (CWRF) model in predicting the summer temperature and precipitation in northwestern China (NWC) for the 1991–2021 period. It also examines the improvements in prediction resulting from the implementation of convolutional neural network (CNN) and long short-term memory (LSTM) downscaling methods. The results indicate
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Summer heat wave in 2022 led to rapid warming of permafrost in the central Qinghai-Tibet Plateau npj Clim. Atmos. Sci. (IF 8.5) Pub Date : 2024-09-13 Xiaofan Zhu, Tonghua Wu, Jie Chen, Xiaodong Wu, Pengling Wang, Defu Zou, Guangyang Yue, Xuchun Yan, Xin Ma, Dong Wang, Peiqing Lou, Amin Wen, Chengpeng Shang, Weiying Liu
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The impact of ammonia on particle formation in the Asian Tropopause Aerosol Layer npj Clim. Atmos. Sci. (IF 8.5) Pub Date : 2024-09-12 Christos Xenofontos, Matthias Kohl, Samuel Ruhl, João Almeida, Hannah M. Beckmann, Lucía Caudillo-Plath, Sebastian Ehrhart, Kristina Höhler, Milin Kaniyodical Sebastian, Weimeng Kong, Felix Kunkler, Antti Onnela, Pedro Rato, Douglas M. Russell, Mario Simon, Leander Stark, Nsikanabasi Silas Umo, Gabriela R. Unfer, Boxing Yang, Wenjuan Yu, Marcel Zauner-Wieczorek, Imad Zgheib, Zhensen Zheng, Joachim
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Corrigendum “Multiscale drivers of catastrophic heavy rainfall event in early August 2022 in South Korea” [Weather and Climate Extremes, 44, 2024, 1–16/10068] Weather Clim. Extrem. (IF 6.1) Pub Date : 2024-09-13 Chanil Park, Min-Jee Kang, Jaeyoung Hwang, Hyeong-Oh Cho, Sujin Kim, Seok-Woo Son
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Association between ambient air pollution and respiratory health in Kampala, Uganda: Implications for policy and practice Urban Clim. (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2024-09-13 Gabriel Okello, Rebecca Nantanda, Lambed Tatah, Richard Sserunjogi, Olatunji Johnson, Babatunde Awokola, Deo Okure, Meelan Thondoo, Paul Green, Opeyemi Babajide, Tolu Oni
Ambient air pollution and weather have an impact on respiratory diseases. This study analysed effects of fine particulate matter (PM) on monthly respiratory-related healthcare facility visits and admissions (herein referred to as events) in Kampala, whilst considering meteorological factors.
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Multifactorial influences on land surface temperature within local climate zones of typical global cities Urban Clim. (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2024-09-13 Liping Zhang, Liang Zhou, Bo Yuan, Bao Wang, Wei Wei
The land surface temperature (LST) of most cities is rising steadily due to both human activities and global climate change, affecting the thermal comfort of cities and threatening the physical health of their inhabitants. Investigating surface temperature features and their affecting elements is therefore essential to improve the thermal environment of cities. Due to differences in surface temperature
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Optimizing urban housing design: Improving thermo-energy performance and mitigating heat emissions from buildings – A Latin American case study Urban Clim. (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2024-09-13 Rafael E. López-Guerrero, Alexandre Santana Cruz, Tianzhen Hong, Manuel Carpio
This study investigates the influence of urban heat islands (UHI) on buildings and explores passive design strategies to improve thermo-energy performance while mitigating heat emissions into the urban environment. Concentrating on Latin American cities, the research conducts an intra-urban and climate-related analysis in two scenarios: naturally ventilated and equipped with an HVAC system. The intra-urban
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Proxy detection of wheat water stress from photochemical reflectance index and land surface temperature data Agric. For. Meteorol. (IF 5.6) Pub Date : 2024-09-13 Zoubair Rafi, Valérie Le Dantec, Saïd Khabba, Abdelhakim Amazirh, Patrick Mordelet, El Houssaine Bouras, Salah Er-Raki, Abdelghani Chehbouni, Olivier Merlin
In semi-arid and arid regions, crops face elevated atmospheric demands and endure prolonged periods of moderate to severe water scarcity. In this context, this study investigated the effectiveness of the photochemical reflectance index (PRI) and a normalized surface temperature index (T) for proxy detection of the water stress of winter wheat crops. Furthermore, the potential of PRI for characterizing
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Coupled models of water and carbon cycles from leaf to global: A retrospective and a prospective Agric. For. Meteorol. (IF 5.6) Pub Date : 2024-09-13 Ying-Ping Wang, Lu Zhang, Xu Liang, Wenping Yuan
Our understanding of water and carbon cycles and their coupling has advanced significantly over the last six decades. In this review, we will examine the progress made since the 1960s and explore how key developments in the studies of water and carbon cycles on land have influenced the way we model these two cycles from leaf to global scales. We will particularly focus on the Penman-Monteith equation
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Vertical structures of typhoon cloud microphysical and radiative features associated with the precipitation type over the western North Pacific Atmos. Res. (IF 4.5) Pub Date : 2024-09-13 Yafei Yan, Jianguo Tan, Ming Ying, Yimin Liu, Yao Tang
Intensity of different precipitation types (convective, stratiform and shallow) and associated cloud vertical microphysical and radiative heating features are analyzed considering typhoon development, maturity, and decaying stages over the western North Pacific using the CloudSat Tropical Cyclone and China Meteorological Administration tropical cyclone best-track datasets from 2 June 2006 to 31 December
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The study of enhancing urban flood management for riverless cities with high external runoff intrusion characteristics Urban Clim. (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2024-09-12 Yanhong Wang, Jingming Hou, Yuan Liu, Tian Wang, Xin Liang, Yao Yao, Jiahao Lv, Shuhong Xue, Menghua Ma
The issue of urban waterlogging is becoming increasingly severe due to the process of urbanization and the frequent occurrence of heavy rainfall events. Cities without inland river channels, relying solely on drainage pipe networks, face increased pressure exacerbated by high external runoff. Enhancing drainage and waterlogging control tailored to local conditions is crucial. This study employs Pucheng
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Mapping local climate zones and its applications at the global scale: A systematic review of the last decade of progress and trend Urban Clim. (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2024-09-12 Renfeng Wang, Mengmeng Wang, Chao Ren, Guangzhao Chen, Gerald Mills, Jason Ching
The concept of local climate zone (LCZ) was proposed in 2012 to meet the needs of refinement and standardization of urban climate research. As an important contribution of the World Urban Database and Access Portal Tool (WUDAPT), which is an initiative to collect and share urban data globally to facilitate urban-focused climate researches, LCZ research has shown a booming trend in the past decade.
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Study on the sensitivity of urban inundation and watershed flood simulation to rainfall data spatial resolution Urban Clim. (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2024-09-12 Guangzhao Chen, Jingming Hou, Yuan Liu, Xuan Li, Xianling Qiao, Donglai Li
Under the background of climate change and urbanization, the localized characteristics of rainfall are becoming increasingly pronounced. The spatial resolution of rainfall data often fails to meet the requirements for accurately describing spatial distribution. Conversely, using fine spatial resolution rainfall data result in resource wastage. Based on observed and designed rainfall data, this work
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MONTPEL: A multi-component Penman-Monteith energy balance model Agric. For. Meteorol. (IF 5.6) Pub Date : 2024-09-12 Rami Albasha, Loïc Manceau, Heidi Webber, Michaël Chelle, Bruce Kimball, Pierre Martre
Mechanistic modelling is gradually replacing empiricism in crop models, focusing on leaf-level physiological processes. This shift necessitates simulating crop surface temperature at infra-canopy sub-daily scales but many crop models still rely on empirical formulations for canopy temperature estimation, typically on a daily basis. We developed MONTPEL, a multi-component Penman-Monteith model that
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Tree rings of Terminalia catappa Linn. and climate variability in a tropical South American estuary Agric. For. Meteorol. (IF 5.6) Pub Date : 2024-09-12 Renata Cristina Bovi, Daigard Ricardo Ortega_Rodriguez, Bruna Hornink, Gabriela Morais Olmedo, Gabriel Assis-Pereira, Mario Tomazello-Filho, Miguel Cooper, Angelo Fraga Bernardino, Tiago Osório Ferreira
Given the prevailing uncertainties surrounding regional climate variability in southeastern Brazil, it is necessary to explore proxy records. The present dendrochronological study investigates the climate variations in the Neotropical estuarine system of the Rio Doce basin based on tree-rings records of 40 trees of Linn. The study demonstrates that annual growth rings of the species record the variations
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Research on simulation and validation methods of aerosol radiative forcing on the Tibetan Plateau based on satellite and ground-based remote sensing observations over the past 20 years Atmos. Res. (IF 4.5) Pub Date : 2024-09-12 Lingxiao Wu, Nima Ciren, Dui Wang, Huimei Meng, Ming Li, Yinan Wang, Tianlu Chen
Atmospheric radiative changes induced by aerosol radiative forcing are the most uncertain factors in climate change, affecting a comprehensive understanding of aerosol's role in the climate system and ecosystem, with current research mainly focused on densely populated and heavily polluted regions. This study utilizes satellite and ground-based remote sensing data to establish a multi-source data processing
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How does greening affect the surface water budget in the Loess Plateau? Atmos. Res. (IF 4.5) Pub Date : 2024-09-12 Yan Yan, Jianping Tang, Shuyu Wang
Significant vegetation increase in the Loess Plateau (LP) of China could strongly affect the surface water budget. Through the WRF model with the Water Vapor Tracer (WVT) method tracking moisture within the LP, this study conducted three sets of experiments from 1999 to 2018 with GLASS Fractional Vegetation Cover (FVC) data. The results indicate that vegetation has a critical role in partitioning evapotranspiration
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Biennial variability of boreal spring surface air temperature over India Atmos. Res. (IF 4.5) Pub Date : 2024-09-12 Kethavath Lakshma, Gopinadh Konda, J.S. Chowdary, C. Gnanaseelan
In this study, we report significant biennial variability or oscillation (BO) in the boreal spring (March–May) Surface Air Temperature (SAT) over India and unravelled the causative mechanisms. The positive phase of the BO exhibit significant seasonal warming over India, whereas seasonal cooling is observed during the negative phase of BO. Heat wave days are more during the positive phase of BO compared
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Variations of summer extreme high temperatures over the Indochina Peninsula: Roles of oceanic systems Atmos. Res. (IF 4.5) Pub Date : 2024-09-12 Changyu Chu, Yi Fan, Peilong Yu, Yong Liu, Sirui Chen, Botao Zhou
Utilizing the reanalysis data and model simulations, we explore the interannual variations of extreme high temperatures over the Indochina Peninsula during 1960–2022, as well as their responses to critical oceanic systems and corresponding mechanisms. Given the intricate interactions among oceanic regions, this study employs the Generalized Equilibrium Feedback Analysis method to extract the atmospheric
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Influences of Central and Eastern Atlantic Niño on the West African and South American summer monsoons npj Clim. Atmos. Sci. (IF 8.5) Pub Date : 2024-09-10 Wen Xing, Chunzai Wang, Lei Zhang, Baiyang Chen, Heng Liu
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Westerly and Laurentide ice sheet fluctuations during the last glacial maximum npj Clim. Atmos. Sci. (IF 8.5) Pub Date : 2024-09-10 Hong Wang, Zhisheng An, Xu Zhang, Peixian Shu, Feng He, Weiguo Liu, Hongxuan Lu, Guodong Ming, Lin Liu, Weijian Zhou
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Investigating the dynamic pattern of regional heat health risks: A case study of Guangdong Province, China Urban Clim. (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2024-09-11 Feiyang Zhang, Guangzhao Chen, Junyi Hua, Chao Ren
In the coming decades, cities will face more frequent, intense, and prolonged heatwave events. Against this background, a deep understanding of the spatial and temporal patterns of heat risks during heatwave events is needed to facilitate effective mitigation measures. However, few studies have gone beyond the static mapping of heat risks to investigate the hourly dynamic of heat risks during heatwave
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Questioning voxel grids: Semi-continuous sampling of leaf area density using airborne waveform lidar in boreal and hemiboreal conifer and broadleaved forests Agric. For. Meteorol. (IF 5.6) Pub Date : 2024-09-11 Daniel Schraik, Aarne Hovi, Miina Rautiainen
Plant area density measurements provide spatially explicit information about the density and distribution of canopy elements. This information is needed for modeling of the forest radiation regime, climate and for other ecological applications. Terrestrial laser scanning (TLS) provides detailed information about canopy structure, but it cannot be used for monitoring large areas. Airborne laser scanning
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Fuel constraints, not fire weather conditions, limit fire behavior in reburned boreal forests Agric. For. Meteorol. (IF 5.6) Pub Date : 2024-09-11 Katherine Hayes, Chad M. Hoffman, Rodman Linn, Justin Ziegler, Brian Buma
Fire frequency in boreal forests has increased via longer burning seasons, drier conditions, and higher temperatures. However, fires have historically self-regulated via fuel limitations, mediating the effects of changes in climate and fire weather. Early post-fire boreal forests (10–15 years postfire) are often dominated by mixed conifer-broadleaf or broadleaf regeneration, considered less flammable
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Extreme snowfall variations in the Southeastern Tibetan Plateau under warming climate Atmos. Res. (IF 4.5) Pub Date : 2024-09-11 Chaoyue Li, Jiansheng Hao, Guotao Zhang, Yan Wang, Haiyan Fang, Weipeng Hou, Peng Cui
Snowfall is a critical component of the Earth system and an important indicator and amplifier of climate change. Climate warming is reducing the seasonal snowpack globally, which could have catastrophic consequences for the regions in high dependence on snow for water recharge. However, the climate influences on extreme snowfall events, which significantly impact humans, are still poorly understood
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Storylines of projected summer warming in Iberia using atmospheric circulation, soil moisture and sea surface temperature as drivers of uncertainty Atmos. Res. (IF 4.5) Pub Date : 2024-09-11 Jose M. Garrido-Perez, David Barriopedro, Ricardo M. Trigo, Pedro M.M. Soares, Giuseppe Zappa, M. Carmen Álvarez-Castro, Ricardo García-Herrera
This study explores the uncertainty of future summer warming over Iberia using storylines constructed from climate model simulations of the Climate Model Intercomparison Project Phase 6. Unlike prior storyline approaches focusing on remote drivers and global teleconnections of atmospheric circulation, we use regional factors that directly influence summer temperatures: ridging activity, soil moisture
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Robust future intensification of winter precipitation over the United States npj Clim. Atmos. Sci. (IF 8.5) Pub Date : 2024-09-10 Akintomide A. Akinsanola, Ziming Chen, Gabriel J. Kooperman, Vishal Bobde
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Climatic controls of fire activity in the red pine forests of eastern North America Agric. For. Meteorol. (IF 5.6) Pub Date : 2024-09-10 Daniela Robles, Yves Bergeron, Jed Meunier, Michael Stambaugh, Patricia Raymond, Alexander Kryshen, Charles Goebel, Jonathan Eden, Igor Drobyshev
Large-scale modes of climate variability influence forest fire activity and may modulate the future patterns of natural disturbances. We studied the effects of long-term changes in climate upon the fire regime in the red pine forests of eastern North America using (a) a network of sites with dendrochronological reconstructions of fire histories over 1700–1900 A.D., (b) reconstructed chronologies of
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Unravelling the impacts of stratospheric intrusions on near-surface ozone during the springtime ozone pollution episodes in Lhasa, China Atmos. Res. (IF 4.5) Pub Date : 2024-09-10 Jinxi Hua, Yuanxun Zhang, Jiwei Chen, Yongjie Shang, Xiaoxia Hu, Benjamin de Foy, Ishaq Dimeji Sulaymon, Yizhang Zhang, Zheng Wu
While air pollution due to fine particulate matter (PM2.5) has been effectively controlled in China; the photochemical pollution characterized by elevated ozone (O3) has emerged as a major concern for air quality improvement. Except for ozone, Lhasa is one of the cleanest cities in China with the lowest annual PM2.5 concentration in 2017. The levels of major air pollutants in Lhasa are much lower than
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Dominant modes of interannual variability in spring compound dry and hot events over Northern Asia and the possible mechanisms Atmos. Res. (IF 4.5) Pub Date : 2024-09-10 Jialing Wang, Jianqi Sun, Haixu Hong, Huijun Wang
In this study, spatial and temporal variations of spring compound dry and hot events (CDHEs) over northern Asia (NA) during 1950–2020 and the related possible mechanisms are investigated on the interannual timescale. The standardized compound event indicator (SCEI) is used to represent compound dry and hot conditions over NA, which is validated by the observed summer case of CDHEs over western Russia
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PM2.5 episodes in northern Taiwan under southerly winds in late winter Atmos. Res. (IF 4.5) Pub Date : 2024-09-10 Ming-Tung Chuang, Charles C.-K. Chou, Chuan-Yao Lin, Ja-Huai Lee, Wei-Che Lin, Meng-Hsuan Li, Shyh-Wei Chen, Shu-Hao Chang
When northern Taiwan is influenced locally, PM events occur in specific conditions. If it is also affected by long-range transport from mainland China in the northwest, the probability of these PM events increases. The current study applies WRF/CMAQ to study such case but focus on the local. From April 7 to 9, 2019, the Pacific high pressure extended westward, causing the prevailing weak southerly
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Impact of anthropogenic and natural constituents on particulate matter in oasis cities on the southern margin of the Taklimakan Desert based on MERRA-2 and multi-site ground observation Atmos. Res. (IF 4.5) Pub Date : 2024-09-10 Hao Yu, Jing Wang, Chunmei Geng, Wen Yang, Xinhua Wang, Baohui Yin, Chao Gu, Shuang Gao, Li Chen, Zhipeng Bai
Dust storms are associated with large amounts of particulate matter (PM) that can have adverse effects on health and the environment. The contribution of natural dust to atmospheric PM levels represents a scientific challenge, especially in areas with close proximity to dust sources. To improve our knowledge in this area, we collected 300 PM filter-samples across five oasis cities on the southern edge
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Evaluating heat stress and occupational risks in the Southern Himalayas under current and future climates npj Clim. Atmos. Sci. (IF 8.5) Pub Date : 2024-09-09 Xiaoye Yang, Cheng shen, Irfan Ullah, Julia Curio, Deliang Chen
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Predictability and prediction skill of summertime East/Japan Sea surface temperature events npj Clim. Atmos. Sci. (IF 8.5) Pub Date : 2024-09-08 Youngji Joh, SeonJu Lee, Young-Gyu Park, Thomas L. Delworth, Gyundo Pak, Liwei Jia, William F. Cooke, Colleen McHugh, Young-Ho Kim, Hyung-Gyu Lim