The mechanism of convection initiation (CI) over Ili River Valley (IRV) in Xinjiang, Northwest China, was investigated based on both weather stations and radar observations Weather Research Forecasting (WRF) model simulation. Observations showed that many CIs occurred repeatedly, most them underwent significant intensification size intensity, eventually formed an extreme rainfall-producing meso...

Over the past two decades the primary driver of mass loss from the West Antarctic Ice Sheet (WAIS) has been warm ocean water underneath coastal ice shelves, not a warmer atmosphere. Yet, surface melt occurs sporadically over low-lying areas of the WAIS and is not fully understood. Here we report on an episode of extensive and prolonged surface melting observed in the Ross Sea sector of the WAIS...

Simulation of hurricane response to suppression of warm rain by sub-micron aerosols D. Rosenfeld, A. Khain, B. Lynn, and W. L. Woodley Institute of Earth Sciences, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Isreal Woodley Weather Consultants, 11 White Fir Court, Littleton 80327, USA Received: 5 April 2007 – Accepted: 10 April – Published: 26 April 2007 Correspondence to: D. Rosenfeld (daniel.rosenfeld...

This study was undertaken to determine whether there was an association between PM2.5 levels and daily mortality in Taipei, Taiwan, the largest metropolitan city with a subtropical climate. Daily mortality, air pollution, and weather data for Taipei were obtained for the period from 2006-2008. The relative risk of daily mortality was estimated using a time-stratified case-crossover approach, co...

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Abstract The western North Pacific anomalous anticyclone (WNPAC) is the most important interannual circulation anomaly over warm pool. It can persist from boreal winter to following summer and has great impacts on East Asian monsoon. maintenance of WNPAC in was explained by Ekman divergence anomalies (WNP) induced equatorial easterly Kelvin waves tropical Indian Ocean Maritime Continent. In thi...

We captured 3 hantavirus rodent hosts in Otamendi Natural Reserve, Argentina, during 2007-2012. Hantavirus antibodies were found only in Akodon azarae grass mice, mainly in males and old animals. Higher abundance of this species was associated with warm and rainy weather and high water levels, which peaked after a strong El Niño event.

We present the application of interactive threedimensional (3-D) visualization of ensemble weather predictions to forecasting warm conveyor belt situations during aircraft-based atmospheric research campaigns. Motivated by forecast requirements of the T-NAWDEX-Falcon 2012 (THORPEX – North Atlantic Waveguide and Downstream Impact Experiment) campaign, a method to predict 3-D probabilities of the...

OBJECTIVE To assess the contribution of ground variables including grass type to the rate of anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury in the Australian Football League (AFL), specifically which factors are primarily responsible for previously observed warm season and early season biases for ACL injuries. METHODS Grass types used at the major AFL venues from 1992 to 2004 were established by con...