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Model evaluation paper
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09 Nov 2026
Model evaluation paper |
| 09 Nov 2026
| 09 Nov 2026
Conservation of heat in the Coupled Arctic Prediction System (CAPS v1.1): comprehensive model evaluation based on the MOSAiC observations
Chao-Yuan Yang
Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory (Zhuhai) and School of Atmospheric Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Zhuhai, Guangdong, China
Fengguan Gu
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory (Zhuhai) and School of Atmospheric Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Zhuhai, Guangdong, China
Jiping Liu
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory (Zhuhai) and School of Atmospheric Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Zhuhai, Guangdong, China
Annette Rinke
Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research, Potsdam, Germany
Hu Yang
Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory (Zhuhai) and School of Atmospheric Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Zhuhai, Guangdong, China
Xiaoxu Shi
Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory (Zhuhai) and School of Atmospheric Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Zhuhai, Guangdong, China
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We focus on anomalous moisture transport events known as atmospheric rivers (ARs). During ACLOUD and PASCAL, three AR events were identified: 30 May, 6 June, and 9 June 2017. We explore their spatio-temporal evolution and precipitation patterns using measurements, reanalyses, and a model. We show the importance of the following: Atlantic and Siberian pathways during spring–summer in the Arctic, AR-associated heat/moisture increase, precipitation phase transition, and high-resolution datasets.
Hélène Bresson, Annette Rinke, Mario Mech, Daniel Reinert, Vera Schemann, Kerstin Ebell, Marion Maturilli, Carolina Viceto, Irina Gorodetskaya, and Susanne Crewell
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 22, 173–196, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-22-173-2022, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-22-173-2022, 2022
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Arctic warming is pronounced, and one factor in this is the poleward atmospheric transport of heat and moisture. This study assesses the 4D structure of an Arctic moisture intrusion event which occurred in June 2017. For the first time, high-resolution pan-Arctic ICON simulations are performed and compared with global models, reanalysis, and observations. Results show the added value of high resolution in the event representation and the impact of the intrusion on the surface energy fluxes.
Kim H. Stadelmaier, Patrick Ludwig, Pascal Bertran, Pierre Antoine, Xiaoxu Shi, Gerrit Lohmann, and Joaquim G. Pinto
Clim. Past, 17, 2559–2576, https://doi.org/10.5194/cp-17-2559-2021, https://doi.org/10.5194/cp-17-2559-2021, 2021
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We use regional climate simulations for the Last Glacial Maximum to reconstruct permafrost and to identify areas of thermal contraction cracking of the ground in western Europe. We find ground cracking, a precondition for the development of permafrost proxies, south of the probable permafrost border, implying that permafrost was not the limiting factor for proxy development. A good agreement with permafrost and climate proxy data is achieved when easterly winds are modelled more frequently.
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Accurately exchanging energy between the atmosphere and the ocean-ice systems through surface heat fluxes is crucial for climate modelling. We present an improved version of Coupled Arctic Prediction System (CAPS) by revising flux coupling for conservation of heat. Our results show that the model with improved flux coupling can better simulate sea ice conditions during the period of Multidisciplinary drifting Observatory for the Study of Arctic Climate (MOSAiC).
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