Fifty years of research on the Madden‐Julian Oscillation: Recent progress, challenges, and perspectives
Since its discovery in the early 1970s, the crucial role of the Madden‐Julian Oscillation
(MJO) in the global hydrological cycle and its tremendous influence on high‐impact climate …
(MJO) in the global hydrological cycle and its tremendous influence on high‐impact climate …
Cloud feedback mechanisms and their representation in global climate models
Cloud feedback—the change in top‐of‐atmosphere radiative flux resulting from the cloud
response to warming—constitutes by far the largest source of uncertainty in the climate …
response to warming—constitutes by far the largest source of uncertainty in the climate …
Modelling the climate and surface mass balance of polar ice sheets using RACMO2–Part 2: Antarctica (1979–2016)
We evaluate modelled Antarctic ice sheet (AIS) near-surface climate, surface mass balance
(SMB) and surface energy balance (SEB) from the updated polar version of the regional …
(SMB) and surface energy balance (SEB) from the updated polar version of the regional …
Grand challenges in satellite remote sensing
The past five decades have witnessed satellite remote sensing become one of most efficient
tools for surveying the Earth at local, regional, and global spatial scales. These space-based …
tools for surveying the Earth at local, regional, and global spatial scales. These space-based …
The role of cloud phase in Earth's radiation budget
The radiative impact of clouds strongly depends on their partitioning between liquid and ice
phases. Until recently, however, it has been challenging to unambiguously discriminate …
phases. Until recently, however, it has been challenging to unambiguously discriminate …
CERES synoptic product: Methodology and validation of surface radiant flux
DA Rutan, S Kato, DR Doelling… - … of Atmospheric and …, 2015 - journals.ametsoc.org
Abstract The Clouds and the Earth's Radiant Energy System Synoptic (SYN1deg), edition 3,
product provides climate-quality global 3-hourly 1°× 1° gridded top of atmosphere, in …
product provides climate-quality global 3-hourly 1°× 1° gridded top of atmosphere, in …
Clouds enhance Greenland ice sheet meltwater runoff
The Greenland ice sheet has become one of the main contributors to global sea level rise,
predominantly through increased meltwater runoff. The main drivers of Greenland ice sheet …
predominantly through increased meltwater runoff. The main drivers of Greenland ice sheet …
The observed state of the energy budget in the early twenty-first century
New objectively balanced observation-based reconstructions of global and continental
energy budgets and their seasonal variability are presented that span the golden decade of …
energy budgets and their seasonal variability are presented that span the golden decade of …
The TRAPPIST-1 habitable atmosphere intercomparison (THAI). II. Moist cases—The two waterworlds
To identify promising exoplanets for atmospheric characterization and to make the best use
of observational data, a thorough understanding of their atmospheres is needed. Three …
of observational data, a thorough understanding of their atmospheres is needed. Three …
Observing convective aggregation
Convective self-aggregation, the spontaneous organization of initially scattered convection
into isolated convective clusters despite spatially homogeneous boundary conditions and …
into isolated convective clusters despite spatially homogeneous boundary conditions and …