Search Results - "Johnson, Nathaniel C."
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How Many ENSO Flavors Can We Distinguish?
Published in Journal of climate (01-07-2013)“…It is now widely recognized that El Niño–Southern Oscillation (ENSO) occurs in more than one form, with the canonical eastern Pacific (EP) and more recently…”
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Influence of high-latitude atmospheric circulation changes on summertime Arctic sea ice
Published in Nature climate change (01-04-2017)“…The Arctic has seen rapid sea-ice decline in the past three decades, whilst warming at about twice the global average rate. Yet the relationship between Arctic…”
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Increasing occurrence of cold and warm extremes during the recent global warming slowdown
Published in Nature communications (30-04-2018)“…The recent levelling of global mean temperatures after the late 1990s, the so-called global warming hiatus or slowdown, ignited a surge of scientific interest…”
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Contribution of changes in atmospheric circulation patterns to extreme temperature trends
Published in Nature (London) (25-06-2015)“…This study identifies statistically significant trends in mid-atmospheric circulation patterns that partially explain observed changes in extreme temperature…”
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Changes in the sea surface temperature threshold for tropical convection
Published in Nature geoscience (01-12-2010)“…Deep convection over tropical oceans is observed generally above a threshold for sea surface temperatures, which falls in the vicinity of 26-28 °C…”
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Towards predictive understanding of regional climate change
Published in Nature climate change (01-10-2015)“…This Review considers recent advances in our understanding of regional climate change, critically discusses outstanding issues, and recommends targets for…”
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The impact of eastern equatorial Pacific convection on the diversity of boreal winter El Niño teleconnection patterns
Published in Climate dynamics (01-12-2016)“…It is widely recognized that no two El Niño episodes are the same; hence the predictable variations of the climate impacts associated with El Niño remain an…”
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The driving of North American climate extremes by North Pacific stationary-transient wave interference
Published in Nature communications (25-08-2024)“…Wave interference between transient waves and climatological stationary waves is a useful framework for diagnosing the magnitude of stationary waves. Here, we…”
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Fingerprints of internal drivers of Arctic sea ice loss in observations and model simulations
Published in Nature geoscience (01-01-2019)“…The relative contribution and physical drivers of internal variability in recent Arctic sea ice loss remain open questions, leaving up for debate whether…”
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Observed three‐dimensional structure of ocean cooling induced by Pacific tropical cyclones
Published in Geophysical research letters (28-07-2016)“…Sea surface cooling along tropical cyclone (TC) tracks has been well observed, but a complete understanding of the full three‐dimensional structure of upper…”
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Evolution and Prediction of Two Extremely Strong Atlantic Niños in 2019–2021: Impact of Benguela Warming
Published in Geophysical research letters (28-06-2023)“…As El Niño's little brother in the equatorial Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic Niño affects the climate variability in the tropical Atlantic Ocean and the vicinity. In…”
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The Continuum of North Pacific Sea Level Pressure Patterns: Intraseasonal, Interannual, and Interdecadal Variability
Published in Journal of climate (15-02-2010)“…This study combinesk-means cluster analysis with linear unidimensional scaling to illustrate the spatial and temporal variability of the wintertime North…”
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Windows of Opportunity for Skillful Forecasts Subseasonal to Seasonal and Beyond
Published in Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society (01-05-2020)“…There is high demand and a growing expectation for predictions of environmental conditions that go beyond 0–14-day weather forecasts with outlooks extending to…”
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Unveiling the Indian Ocean forcing on winter eastern warming – western cooling pattern over North America
Published in Nature communications (07-11-2024)“…While the tropical Pacific teleconnection to North America has been studied extensively, the impact of the Indian Ocean on North American climate has received…”
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Tropical cyclone sensitivities to CO2 doubling: roles of atmospheric resolution, synoptic variability and background climate changes
Published in Climate dynamics (01-11-2019)“…Responses of tropical cyclones (TCs) to CO 2 doubling are explored using coupled global climate models (GCMs) with increasingly refined atmospheric/land…”
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Multi‐Time Scale Variations in Atlantic Niño and a Relative Atlantic Niño Index
Published in Geophysical research letters (28-12-2023)“…Atlantic Niño is a leading mode of climate variability in the tropical Atlantic Ocean with important regional impacts. Tropical Atlantic sea surface…”
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Cold Springs Over Mid‐Latitude North America Induced by Tropical Atlantic Warming
Published in Geophysical research letters (28-08-2023)“…In recent decades, severe cold winters and springs have frequently occurred over mid‐latitude North America, despite the anthropogenic global warming trend. In…”
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On the future zonal contrasts of equatorial Pacific climate: Perspectives from Observations, Simulations, and Theories
Published in NPJ climate and atmospheric science (31-10-2022)“…Changes in the zonal gradients of sea surface temperature (SST) across the equatorial Pacific have major consequences for global climate. Therefore, accurate…”
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The impact of the MJO on clusters of wintertime circulation anomalies over the North American region
Published in Climate dynamics (01-04-2013)“…Recent studies have shown that the Madden–Julian Oscillation (MJO) impacts the leading modes of intraseasonal variability in the northern hemisphere…”
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Seasonal Prediction and Predictability of Regional Antarctic Sea Ice
Published in Journal of climate (01-08-2021)“…Compared to the Arctic, seasonal predictions of Antarctic sea ice have received relatively little attention. In this work, we utilize three coupled dynamical…”
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