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A quasi-geostrophic analysis of summertime southern African linear-regime westerly waves
Linear-regime westerly waves that propagate across the South African domain are often linked to well-known rainfall producing systems such as...
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Changes in the characteristics of ‘wet’ and ‘dry’ Red Sea Trough over the Eastern Mediterranean in CMIP5 climate projections
The Eastern Mediterranean resides on the border between the temperate and semi-arid and arid climate zones, and is thus influenced by both...
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Consistency of seasonal variability in regional CO2 fluxes from GOSAT-IM, NASA-GEOS, and NOAA-CT
Assessment of consistency in seasonal variability of CO 2 fluxes between GOSAT-IM, NASA-GEOS, and NOAA-CT databases was carried out over major...
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Climatology of the spring subtropical jet stream over the Middle East and its effect on the synoptic characteristics of dust systems over the northern Arabian Peninsula
The spring subtropical jet stream (STJ) was objectively detected, with gridded wind speed threshold values greater than 25.7 m/s at upper levels,...
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Africánes in southern Africa: attributes and contribution to rainfall of a continental tropical low
Large parts of southern Africa are influenced by extra-tropical weather systems for most of the year. During late summer (December–March), the...
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Characteristics of atmospheric nitrous oxide observed at Mt. Waliguan GAW global station in the inland Eurasia during eighteen years
This study presents atmospheric N 2 O mole fractions measured from discrete air samples from 2001 to 2018 at Mt. Waliguan (WLG) station (36°17′N,...
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Influence of the Technical Ecosystem of the Electric Power Plant (Vladivostok) on the Phytoplankton of the Japanese Sea
AbstractThe structure of phytoplankton of the Sea of Japan (Peter the Great Bay), located in the zone influenced by the technical ecosystem of...
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Influence of sea-land breeze on the formation and dissipation of severe dense fog and its burst reinforcement in the Yellow Sea coastal area, China
Based on the global reanalysis data of the National Centers for Environmental Prediction (NCEP)/National Center for Atmospheric Research, the surface...
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Downstream development during ridging South Atlantic Ocean anticyclones
Ridging South Atlantic high pressure systems (ridging highs) are often accompanied by cut-off low (COL) pressure systems aloft, but may also occur...
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Wind energy potential of weather systems affecting South Africa’s Eastern Cape Province
As a percentage of the total global energy supply, wind energy facilities could provide 10% of the total global energy supply by 2050 as reported in...
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Paleoclimatic Reconstructions by the Method of High-Precision Cyclic Correlation Based on the Example of Mesozoic–Cenozoic Sections in Northern Eurasia
AbstractComposite paleotemperature curves (values of average annual temperature and sea surface temperature) for high and low latitudes of Northern...
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Evaluation of 3D structural changes in general atmospheric and monsoon circulations during Kedarnath disaster (India), 16–17 June 2013
Intense rains on 16–17 June 2013 over Mandakini River catchment caused Kedarnath disaster in Uttarakhand State (India). Normal and...
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Synoptic characteristics of rainy winters over the northern Arabian Peninsula
Surface observations of rain from 15 stations across the northern Arabian Peninsula (AP) and meteorological data from the NCEP/NCAR reanalysis data...
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Changes in surface water masses in the northern East China Sea since the Last Glacial Maximum based on diatom assemblages
We investigated diatom assemblages for the last 19 ka in a piston core KY07-04 PC01 collected from the northern Okinawa Trough, East China Sea. Most...
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Phytolith assemblages reflect variability in human land use and the modern environment
Phytoliths preserved in soils and sediments can be used to provide unique insights into past vegetation dynamics in response to human and climate...
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Upper Neogene climate change in northern Africa based on chemical weathering indices and clay mineralogy: a case study of southeastern Tunisia (Gulf of Gabès)
The Upper Neogene period is considered one of the most significant episodes of environmental shift in Mediterranean history, which has been recorded...
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Potassium isotopic signatures of modern offshore detrital sediments from different climatic regimes and the implications
Potassium isotopes are a novel tracer for continental weathering. Previous K isotope studies on chemical weathering generally targeted weathering...
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Identifying key driving mechanisms of heat waves in central Chile
This study explores the main drivers of heat wave (HW) events in central Chile using state-of-the-art reanalysis data (ERA5) and observations during...
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Will the Globe Encounter the Warmest Winter after the Hottest Summer in 2023?
In the boreal summer and autumn of 2023, the globe experienced an extremely hot period across both oceans and continents. The consecutive...
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Response of the Lake Ecosystem of the Lesser Kuril Ridge to Paleoclimatic and Seismic Events
AbstractIn this paper we restore moisture changes since the Younger Dryas based on the study of diatom flora in sediments of the Zelenyi coastal...
