Winter precipitation predictability in Central Southwest Asia and its representation in seasonal forecast systems

MF Horan, F Kucharski, N Johnson… - npj Climate and …, 2024 - nature.com
Abstract In Central Southwest Asia (CSWA; 22° N to 40° N and 30° E to 70° E), winter
(November to February) precipitation contributes up to 70% of the annual mean, but …

[PDF][PDF] Observed trends and variability of seasonal and annual precipitation in Pakistan during 1960–2016

A Hussain, J Cao, S Ali, S Muhammad… - International Journal …, 2022 - researchgate.net
Long-term precipitation monitoring plays a vital role in water resource management and
disaster prevention and mitigation. This study assesses spatial and temporal trends in …

[HTML][HTML] ENSO-based outlook of droughts and agricultural outcomes in Afghanistan

S Shukla, F Zaheer, A Hoell, W Anderson… - Weather and Climate …, 2024 - Elsevier
Drought is one of the key drivers of food insecurity in Afghanistan, which is among the most
food insecure countries in the world. In this study, we build on previous research and seek to …

Tracking moisture sources of precipitation over central Asia: A study based on the water-source-tagging method

J Jiang, T Zhou, H Wang, Y Qian, D Noone… - Journal of …, 2020 - journals.ametsoc.org
Central Asia is a semiarid to arid region that is sensitive to hydrological changes. We use the
Community Atmosphere Model, version 5 (CAM5), equipped with a water-tagging capability …

Tropical Indian Ocean mediates ENSO influence over Central Southwest Asia during the wet season

MA Abid, M Ashfaq, F Kucharski… - Geophysical …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract El Niño–Southern Oscillation (ENSO) modulates wet season (November–April)
precipitation over Central Southwest Asia (CSWA), however, intraseasonal characteristics of …

Interdecadal shifts of ENSO influences on Spring Central Asian precipitation

M Yao, H Tang, G Huang, R Wu - npj Climate and Atmospheric Science, 2024 - nature.com
Abstract Spring Central Asian precipitation (SCAP) holds significant implications for local
agriculture and ecosystems, with its variability mainly modulated by El Niño–Southern …

Temperature variations along the Silk Road over the past 2000 years: Integration and perspectives

J Chen, H Wang, Y Liu, S Ma, W Huang - Science China Earth Sciences, 2023 - Springer
Reconstructing temperature changes along the Silk Road (SR) over the last two millennia
can provide insights into past global changes and their impact on the rise and fall of ancient …

Dominant modes of winter precipitation variability over Central Southwest Asia and inter-decadal change in the ENSO teleconnection

S Rana, J McGregor, J Renwick - Climate dynamics, 2019 - Springer
This study contributes to an improved understanding of Central Southwest Asia (CSWA)
wintertime (November–April) precipitation by analyzing the dominant spatial–temporal …

Long-term ENSO relationship to precipitation and storm frequency over western Himalaya–Karakoram–Hindukush region during the winter season

S Kamil, M Almazroui, IS Kang, M Hanif, F Kucharski… - Climate Dynamics, 2019 - Springer
The interannual precipitation variability over Western Himalaya–Karakoram–Hindukush
(WHKH) region has a significant impact on the freshwater resources, energy and agriculture …

[HTML][HTML] Observations and simulation of intense convection embedded in a warm conveyor belt–how ambient vertical wind shear determines the dynamical impact

A Oertel, M Sprenger, H Joos… - Weather and Climate …, 2021 - wcd.copernicus.org
Warm conveyor belts (WCBs) are dynamically important, strongly ascending and mostly
stratiform cloud-forming airstreams in extratropical cyclones. Despite the predominantly …