npj Climate and Atmospheric Science

This journal is dedicated to publishing research on topics such as climate dynamics and variability, weather and climate prediction, climate change, weather extremes, air pollution, atmospheric chemistry, the hydrological cycle and atmosphere-ocean and -land interactions.

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Causes of 2022 Pakistan flooding and its linkage with China and Europe heatwaves

Compounding factors occurring simultaneously caused the severe Pakistan flooding in summer 2022. Warming trends in recent decades contributed to the extremeness of the event. A large-scale atmospheric wave connected the flooding with heatwaves and droughts in Europe and China.

Huang-Hsiung Hsu

Oct 16, 2023

An energetics tale of the 2022 mega-heatwave over central-eastern China

npj Climate and Atmospheric Science

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An energetics tale of the 2022 mega-heatwave over central-eastern China

Tuantuan Zhang

Oct 09, 2023

npj Climate and Atmospheric Science

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Midwinter breakdown of ENSO climate impacts in East Asia

The influence of ENSO on the seasonal mean East Asian winter monsoon has been well established. Our recent study detects a robust subseasonal variability embedded in the response of the East Asian winter climate to ENSO, characterized by a pronounced collapse of the ENSO effect in midwinter.

Xin Geng

Oct 02, 2023

Physics-inspired Deep Graph Learning to Improve Fine-Scale Air Quality Assessment

npj Climate and Atmospheric Science

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Physics-inspired Deep Graph Learning to Improve Fine-Scale Air Quality Assessment

Lianfa Li and 3 others

Sep 27, 2023

npj Climate and Atmospheric Science

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Greenhouse warming can lead to greater destructiveness in the mid-latitudes by tropical cyclones

The impact of tropical cyclones can extend beyond the population in tropical regions. Our recent study suggests that with the rise in greenhouse gas emissions, there can be a greater proportion of highly destructive storms originating from tropical areas in the mid-latitudes.

Hung Ming Cheung and 1 other

Sep 09, 2023

npj Climate and Atmospheric Science

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A Super Dust Storm enhanced by radiative feedback

Yu Chen

Jul 29, 2023

Emission reductions still need to be accompanied by attention to establishing response strategies

npj Climate and Atmospheric Science

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Emission reductions still need to be accompanied by attention to establishing response strategies

Sun Zhaobin and 1 other

Jul 14, 2023

npj Climate and Atmospheric Science

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Intensification of the severity of compound extreme high temperature and drought/rain events under greenhouse warming

Wanling Li

Jul 07, 2023

Commonly used heat stress indices disagree about the effect of moisture on heat stress

npj Climate and Atmospheric Science

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Commonly used heat stress indices disagree about the effect of moisture on heat stress

Charles Simpson

Jul 05, 2023

Improving Airborne Trace Metal Source Analysis with an Observation-Constrained Hybrid Model

npj Climate and Atmospheric Science

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Improving Airborne Trace Metal Source Analysis with an Observation-Constrained Hybrid Model

Kezheng Liao and 1 other

Jun 23, 2023

Benchmarking interannual air-sea carbon flux variability through the seasonal cycle

npj Climate and Atmospheric Science

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Benchmarking interannual air-sea carbon flux variability through the seasonal cycle

Paridhi Rustogi and 1 other

Jun 12, 2023

npj Climate and Atmospheric Science

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Importance of Pacific oceanic front for the North Atlantic blocking

Recent studies have examined the local impact of the Gulf Stream front on North Atlantic blocking. In this study we used semi-idealized atmospheric-only experiments to identify the additional crucial role of the Kuroshio Extension front in setting the climatological North Atlantic blocking activity.

Nour-Eddine Omrani

Jun 10, 2023

npj Climate and Atmospheric Science

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The uneven impact of climate change on drought with elevation in the Canary Islands

Climate models project an increase in drought and aridity in many regions, in response to greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere. In areas with complex topography, such as the Canary Islands, elevation may play an important role in future changes.

Judit Carrillo Pérez and 1 other

Jun 07, 2023

npj Climate and Atmospheric Science

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Why are we constantly surprised by extreme events?

If we rely on historical disasters to motivate preparedness, we will be constantly surprised by unprecedented events in a changing climate! In this study, we characterize unprecedented extremes and estimate the change in risk since 1980 in the Midwestern USA and Eastern China, major wheat producers.

Erin Coughlan de Perez

Jun 05, 2023

Unprecedented 2022 Yangtze River Valley heatwaves linked to the record-breaking Pakistan flood and triple-dip La Niña

npj Climate and Atmospheric Science

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Unprecedented 2022 Yangtze River Valley heatwaves linked to the record-breaking Pakistan flood and triple-dip La Niña

Shaobo Qiao

May 30, 2023

Butterfly effect of air–sea coupling in climate models: Different ocean circulation responses to atmospheric forcing

npj Climate and Atmospheric Science

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Butterfly effect of air–sea coupling in climate models: Different ocean circulation responses to atmospheric forcing

Hyojeong Kim

Apr 25, 2023

npj Climate and Atmospheric Science

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Increased extreme rainfall over the Northeast US using high-resolution simulations

Extreme rainfall is expected to increase with global warming. An ensemble of high-resolution climate simulations provides a valuable tool for evaluating potential changes in extreme rainfall, benefiting future infrastructure design and resilience planning.

Bor-Ting Jong

Apr 21, 2023

How much of the inter-decadal climate transition over eastern China is attributable to internal variability and how much is due to external forcing?

npj Climate and Atmospheric Science

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How much of the inter-decadal climate transition over eastern China is attributable to internal variability and how much is due to external forcing?

Fang Huang and 1 other

Mar 23, 2023

npj Climate and Atmospheric Science

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Soil moisture revamps the temperature extremes in a warming climate over India

We note that more than 70% area of the Indian landmass has experienced significant changes in characteristics of temperature extremes due to soil moisture perturbations, through modulating surface energy partitioning, evapotranspiration and soil moisture memory.

Naresh Ganeshi

Feb 23, 2023

The influence of the Asian summer monsoon on volcanic aerosol transport in the UTLS region

npj Climate and Atmospheric Science

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The influence of the Asian summer monsoon on volcanic aerosol transport in the UTLS region

Xue Wu

Feb 22, 2023

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