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A review on Northern Hemisphere sea-ice, storminess and the North Atlantic Oscillation: Observations and projected changes by Bader, Jürgen, Mesquita, Michel D.S., Hodges, Kevin I., Keenlyside, Noel, Østerhus, Svein, Miles, Martin

“…The Arctic has undergone substantial changes over the last few decades in various cryospheric and derivative systems and processes. Of these, the Arctic sea…”
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Numerical Simulations of the 1 May 2012 Deep Convection Event over Cuba: Sensitivity to Cumulus and Microphysical Schemes in a High-Resolution Model by Mayor, Yandy G., Mesquita, Michel D. S.

“…This paper evaluates the sensitivity to cumulus and microphysics schemes, as represented in numerical simulations of the Weather Research and Forecasting…”
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HELPING TO MAKE SENSE OF REGIONAL CLIMATE MODELING: Professional Development for Scientists and Decision-Makers Anytime, Anywhere by Walton, Peter J., Yarker, Morgan B., Mesquita, Michel D. S., Otto, Friederike E. L.

“…Globally, decision-makers are increasingly using high-resolution climate models to support policy and planning; however, many of these users do not have the…”
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Comparison of Parametric and Nonparametric Methods for Analyzing the Bias of a Numerical Model by Mugume, Isaac, Basalirwa, Charles, Waiswa, Daniel, Reuder, Joachim, Mesquita, Michel d. S., Tao, Sulin, Ngailo, Triphonia J.

“…Numerical models are presently applied in many fields for simulation and prediction, operation, or research. The output from these models normally has both…”
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Evaluating the present annual water budget of a Himalayan headwater river basin using a high‐resolution atmosphere‐hydrology model by Li, Lu, Gochis, David J., Sobolowski, Stefan, Mesquita, Michel D. S.

“…Understanding the present water budget in Himalayan Basins is a challenge due to poor in situ coverage, incomplete or unreliable records, and the limitations…”
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Intraseasonal and interannual mechanisms of summer rainfall over Northeast Brazil using a hidden Markov model by de Mendonça Silva, Isamara, Medeiros, Deusdedit Monteiro, Mendes, David, Mesquita, Michel d. S.

“…A hidden Markov model (HMM) with four hidden states is used to describe the daily precipitation occurrence and wet day intensities of a gridded precipitation…”
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Synoptic–dynamic indicators associated with blocking events over the Southeastern Pacific and South Atlantic oceans by Mendes, Monica Cristina Damião, da Silva Aragão, Maria Regina, Mendes, David, Mesquita, Michel D. S., Correia, Magaly de Fatima, Cavalcanti, Enilson Palmeira

“…The presence of atmospheric blocking over the Southern Hemisphere causes a change in the zonal flow, resulting in the interruption of the propagation of…”
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Seasonal dependent suitability of physical parameterizations to simulate precipitation over the Himalayan headwater by Dixit, Ankur, Sahany, Sandeep, Mishra, Saroj Kanta, Mesquita, Michel D. S.

“…The Himalayan ecosystem is fragile and needs robust management strategies for sustainability of natural resources such as water and vegetation. Therefore,…”
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Evaluation of cloud and water vapor simulations in CMIP5 climate models using NASA "A-Train" satellite observations by Jiang, Jonathan H., Su, Hui, Zhai, Chengxing, Perun, Vincent S., Del Genio, Anthony, Nazarenko, Larissa S., Donner, Leo J., Horowitz, Larry, Seman, Charles, Cole, Jason, Gettelman, Andrew, Ringer, Mark A., Rotstayn, Leon, Jeffrey, Stephen, Wu, Tongwen, Brient, Florent, Dufresne, Jean-Louis, Kawai, Hideaki, Koshiro, Tsuyoshi, Watanabe, Masahiro, LÉcuyer, Tristan S., Volodin, Evgeny M., Iversen, Trond, Drange, Helge, Mesquita, Michel D. S., Read, William G., Waters, Joe W., Tian, Baijun, Teixeira, Joao, Stephens, Graeme L.

“…Using NASA's A‐Train satellite measurements, we evaluate the accuracy of cloud water content (CWC) and water vapor mixing ratio (H2O) outputs from 19 climate…”
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Centennial relationships between ocean temperature and Atlantic puffin production reveal shifting decennial trends by Hansen, Erpur S., Sandvik, Hanno, Erikstad, Kjell Einar, Yoccoz, Nigel G., Anker‐Nilssen, Tycho, Bader, Jürgen, Descamps, Sébastien, Hodges, Kevin, Mesquita, Michel d. S., Reiertsen, Tone K., Varpe, Øystein

“…The current warming of the oceans has been shown to have detrimental effects for a number of species. An understanding of the underlying mechanisms may be…”
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Spatial synchrony in sub‐arctic geometrid moth outbreaks reflects dispersal in larval and adult life cycle stages by Vindstad, Ole Petter Laksforsmo, Jepsen, Jane Uhd, Yoccoz, Nigel Gilles, Bjørnstad, Ottar N., Mesquita, Michel d. S., Ims, Rolf Anker, Zytynska, Sharon

“…Spatial synchrony in population dynamics can be caused by dispersal or spatially correlated variation in environmental factors like weather (Moran effect)…”
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Investigating teleconnection patterns associated with the rainy season of the northern northeast Brazil using a hidden Markov model by Silva, Isamara de Mendonça, Medeiros, Deusdedit Monteiro, Mesquita, Michel d. S.

“…The interannual variability of the northern northeast Brazil (NNB) rainfall is directly affected by the dynamics of large-scale systems through atmospheric…”
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New vigour involving statisticians to overcome ensemble fatigue by Benestad, Rasmus, Sillmann, Jana, Thorarinsdottir, Thordis Linda, Guttorp, Peter, Mesquita, Michel d. S., Tye, Mari R., Uotila, Petteri, Maule, Cathrine Fox, Thejll, Peter, Drews, Martin, Parding, Kajsa M.

“…This Perspective considers how to better use and explore climate model output, considering whether statisticians can help achieve better design of ensembles…”
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Southern Hemisphere strong polar mesoscale cyclones in high-resolution datasets by Pezza, Alexandre, Sadler, Katherine, Uotila, Petteri, Vihma, Timo, Mesquita, Michel D. S., Reid, Phil

“…Mesoscale cyclones are small low-pressure systems (usually <500 km in radius) that often appear embedded in synoptic structures. These events can be weak and…”
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Modelled and observed sea surface temperature trends for the Caribbean and Antilles by Antuña‐Marrero, Juan Carlos, Otterå, Odd Helge, Robock, Alan, Mesquita, Michel d. S.

“…ABSTRACT The ocean occupies 95% of the Caribbean's area and plays a leading role in the region's climate, thus making the sea surface temperature (SST) a very…”
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Maximum covariance analysis to identify intraseasonal oscillations over tropical Brazil by Barreto, Naurinete J. C., Mesquita, Michel d. S., Mendes, David, Spyrides, Maria H. C., Pedra, George U., Lucio, Paulo S.

“…A reliable prognosis of extreme precipitation events in the tropics is arguably challenging to obtain due to the interaction of meteorological systems at…”
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How well does the European Centre for Medium‐Range Weather Forecasting Interim Reanalysis represent the surface air temperature in Cuban weather stations? by Rodríguez‐Vega, Albeht, Antuña‐Marrero, Juan C., Mesquita, Michel D. S., Robock, Alan, Toniazzo, Thomas, Otterå, Odd H.

“…ABSTRACT In this research, we compare 2‐m air temperature from the ERA‐Interim reanalysis of the European Centre for Medium‐Range Weather Forecasting with 2‐m…”
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Atmospheric winter response to a projected future Antarctic sea-ice reduction: a dynamical analysis by Bader, Jürgen, Flügge, Martin, Kvamstø, Nils Gunnar, Mesquita, Michel D. S., Voigt, Aiko

“…Several studies have analysed the atmospheric response to sea-ice changes in the Arctic region, but only few have considered the Antarctic. Here, the…”
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Characteristics and Variability of Storm Tracks in the North Pacific, Bering Sea, and Alaska by Mesquita, Michel D.S., Atkinson, David E., Hodges, Kevin I.

“…The North Pacific and Bering Sea regions represent loci of cyclogenesis and storm track activity. In this paper climatological properties of extratropical…”
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Cold case: The death of common guillemots in the Barents Sea by Mesquita, Michel d. S., Erikstad, Kjell Einar

“…When guillemot populations collapsed in the Barents Sea in the winter of 1986–7, a lack of food was blamed. But did climate play a role in this collapse?…”
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