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The Annual Cycle of Northern Hemisphere Storm Tracks. Part I: Seasons by Hoskins, B. J., Hodges, K. I.

“…In this paper and Part II a comprehensive picture of the annual cycle of the Northern Hemisphere storm tracks is presented and discussed for the first time. It…”
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The Detailed Dynamics of the Hadley Cell. Part II: December–February by Hoskins, B. J., Yang, G.-Y.

“…This paper complements an earlier paper on the June–August Hadley cell by giving a detailed analysis of the December–February Hadley cell as seen in a 30-yr…”
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A New Perspective on Southern Hemisphere Storm Tracks by Hoskins, B. J., Hodges, K. I.

“…A detailed view of Southern Hemisphere storm tracks is obtained based on the application of filtered variance and modern feature-tracking techniques to a wide…”
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Wave-breaking characteristics of midlatitude blocking by Masato, G., Hoskins, B. J., Woollings, T. J.

“…In this article, Northern Hemisphere winter midlatitude blocking is analysed through its wave‐breaking characteristics. Rossby wave breaking is identified as a…”
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The detailed dynamics of the June–August Hadley Cell by Hoskins, B. J., Yang, G.‐Y., Fonseca, R. M.

“…The seminal theory for the Hadley Cells has demonstrated that their existence is necessary for the reduction of tropical temperature gradients to a value such…”
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Subtropical Anticyclones and Summer Monsoons by Rodwell, M. J., Hoskins, B. J.

“…The summer subtropical circulation in the lower troposphere is characterized by continental monsoon rains and anticyclones over the oceans. In winter, the…”
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The role of temperature in the variability and extremes of electricity and gas demand in Great Britain by Thornton, H E, Hoskins, B J, Scaife, A A

“…The daily relationship of electricity and gas demand with temperature in Great Britain is analysed from 1975 to 2013 and 1996 to 2013 respectively. The annual…”
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Structure and impact of atmospheric blocking over the Euro-Atlantic region in present-day and future simulations by Masato, G., Woollings, T., Hoskins, B. J.

“…The spatial structure of winter atmospheric blocking and its impact on the surface temperatures are analyzed for the current climate and a strong CO2 emission…”
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A global blended tropopause based on ERA data. Part I: Climatology by Wilcox, L. J., Hoskins, B. J., Shine, K. P.

“…A new tropopause definition, based on a flow‐dependent blending of the traditional thermal tropopause with one based on potential vorticity, has been…”
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Skilful seasonal prediction of winter gas demand by Thornton, H E, Scaife, A A, Hoskins, B J, Brayshaw, D J, Smith, D M, Dunstone, N, Stringer, N, Bett, P E

“…In Britain, residential properties are predominantly heated using gas central heating systems. Ensuring a reliable supply of gas is therefore vital in…”
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Radiative forcing due to aviation water vapour emissions by Wilcox, L.J., Shine, K.P., Hoskins, B.J.

“…Three emissions inventories have been used with a fully Lagrangian trajectory model to calculate the stratospheric accumulation of water vapour emissions from…”
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Consistent approximate models of the global atmosphere: shallow, deep, hydrostatic, quasi‐hydrostatic and non‐hydrostatic by White, A. A., Hoskins, B. J., Roulstone, I., Staniforth, A.

“…We study global atmosphere models that are at least as accurate as the hydrostatic primitive equations (HPEs), reviewing known results and reporting some new…”
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A global blended tropopause based on ERA data. Part II: Trends and tropical broadening by Wilcox, L. J., Hoskins, B. J., Shine, K. P.

“…A new tropopause definition involving a flow‐dependent blending of the traditional thermal tropopause with one based on potential vorticity has been developed…”
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The dependence of contrail formation on the weather pattern and altitude in the North Atlantic by Irvine, E. A., Hoskins, B. J., Shine, K. P.

“…Aircraft flying through cold ice‐supersaturated air produce persistent contrails which contribute to the climate impact of aviation. Here, we demonstrate the…”
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A simple framework for assessing the trade-off between the climate impact of aviation carbon dioxide emissions and contrails for a single flight by A Irvine, E, J Hoskins, B, P Shine, K

“…Persistent contrails are an important climate impact of aviation which could potentially be reduced by re-routing aircraft to avoid contrailing; however this…”
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The impact of moist processes on the African easterly jet–African easterly wave system by Cornforth, R. J., Hoskins, B. J., Thorncroft, C. D.

“…The African Easterly Jet–Easterly Wave (AEJ–AEW) system was explored in an idealised model. Prescribed zonally symmetric surface temperature and moisture…”
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The Relationship between Convection and Sea Surface Temperature on Intraseasonal Timescales by Woolnough, S. J., Slingo, J. M., Hoskins, B. J.

“…The relationship between tropical convection, surface fluxes, and sea surface temperature (SST) on intraseasonal timescales has been examined as part of an…”
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The Annual Cycle of Northern Hemisphere Storm Tracks. Part II: Regional Detail by Hoskins, B. J., Hodges, K. I.

“…In Part I of this study, the annual cycle of the Northern Hemisphere storm tracks was investigated using feature tracking and Eulerian variance-based…”
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Boundary‐layer friction in midlatitude cyclones by Adamson, D. S., Belcher, S. E., Hoskins, B. J., Plant, R. S.

“…Results from an idealized three‐dimensional baroclinic life‐cycle model are interpreted in a potential vorticity (PV) framework to identify the physical…”
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influence of tropical sea surface temperatures and precipitation on north Pacific atmospheric blocking by Hinton, T. J, Hoskins, B. J, Martin, G. M

“…Blocking is a major component of the extratropical climate and any changes in it would be a very important aspect of climate change there. Previous studies…”
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