{"title":"Anomalous propagation and the sinking of the Russian warship Moskva","authors":"Lars Norin, Niklas Wellander, Abhay Devasthale","doi":"10.1175/bams-d-23-0113.1","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1175/bams-d-23-0113.1","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract On 13 April 2022, the Russian warship Moskva was hit by two Ukrainian Neptune anti-ship missiles in the Black Sea, leading to its demise. Before launching an anti-ship missile, a target must first be detected and positioned, for example by an accompanying radar system. However, when the missiles hit the Moskva she was well beyond the normal radar horizon of any ground-based radar system, making the ship undetectable under normal circumstances. Using meteorological reanalysis data, we show that at the time of the missile launch the prevailing weather conditions allowed a ground-based radar to detect targets far beyond the normal radar horizon through anomalous propagation conditions. During such conditions, the atmospheric index of refraction decreases rapidly with height, making electromagnetic radiation bend downward to, partly or fully, compensate the curvature of the Earth. The results show that atmospheric conditions must be considered carefully, even during warfare, as their impact on radar wave propagation can be considerable.","PeriodicalId":9464,"journal":{"name":"Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society","volume":"31 13","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-11-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135390434","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"地球科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Adam J. Clark, Israel L. Jirak, Timothy A. Supinie, Kent H. Knopfmeier, Jake Vancil, David Jahn, David Harrison, Allison Lynn Brannan, Christopher D. Karstens, Eric D. Loken, Nathan A. Dahl, Makenzie Krocak, David Imy, Andrew R. Wade, Jeffrey M. Milne, Kimberly A. Hoogewind, Pamela L. Heinselman, Montgomery Flora, Joshua Martin, Brian C. Matilla, Joseph C. Picca, Patrick S. Skinner, Patrick Burke
René Garreaud, Deniz Bozkurt, Carl Spangrude, Tomas Carrasco-Escaff, Roberto Rondanelli, Ricardo Muñoz, Xavier M. Jubier, Matthew Lazzara, Linda Keller, Patricio Rojo
{"title":"Cooling the coldest continent: The 4 December 2021 Total Solar Eclipse over Antarctica","authors":"René Garreaud, Deniz Bozkurt, Carl Spangrude, Tomas Carrasco-Escaff, Roberto Rondanelli, Ricardo Muñoz, Xavier M. Jubier, Matthew Lazzara, Linda Keller, Patricio Rojo","doi":"10.1175/bams-d-22-0272.1","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1175/bams-d-22-0272.1","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract Total solar eclipses (TSEs) are impressive astronomical events which have attracted people’s curiosity since ancient times. Their abrupt alterations to the radiation balance have stimulated studies on “Eclipse Meteorology,” most of them documenting events in the Northern Hemisphere while only one TSE (23 November 2003) has been described over Antarctica. On 4 December 2021− just a few days before the austral summer solstice− the moon blocked the sun over the austral high latitudes, with the path of totality arching from the Weddell Sea to the Amundsen Sea, thus producing a ∼2-minute central TSE. In this work we present high resolution meteorological observations from Union Glacier Camp (80°S, 83°W), the only location with a working station under totality, and South Pole station. These observations were complemented with meteorological records from 37 surface stations across Antarctica. Notably, the largest cooling (∼5°C) was observed over the East Antarctic dome, where obscurity was ∼85% while many sectors experienced insignificant temperature changes. This heterogenous cooling distribution, at odds with the seemingly homogeneous land-surface of Antarctica, is partially captured by a simple radiative model. To further diagnose the effect of the eclipse on the surface meteorology we ran multiple pairs of simulations (eclipse-enabled and -disabled) using the Weather Research and Forecasting model (WRF). The overall pattern and magnitude of the simulated cooling agree well with the observations and reveals that, in addition to the solar radiation deficit and cloud cover, low-level winds and the height of the planetary boundary layer are key determinants of the temperature changes and their spatial variability.","PeriodicalId":9464,"journal":{"name":"Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society","volume":"2014 33","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-11-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135637247","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"地球科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Asymptotic matching between weather and climate models","authors":"Hiroaki Miura, Tamaki Suematsu, Yuta Kawai, Yoko Yamagami, Daisuke Takasuka, Yuki Takano, Ching-Shu Hung, Kazuya Yamazaki, Chihiro Kodama, Yoshiyuki Kajikawa, Yukio Masumoto","doi":"10.1175/bams-d-22-0128.1","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1175/bams-d-22-0128.1","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract The Deep Numerical Analysis for Climate (DNA-Climate) is a pilot project to develop an earth system model on a kilometer-scale horizontal mesh. The acronym “DNA” is based on the analogies between the hierarchical structures of atmospheric phenomena and living organisms. The multiscale structure of clouds and circulations may be analogous to the multiscale structure of cells and organs organized according to the blueprint, deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA). Whereas global cloud-resolving models (CRMs) can produce better solutions on shorter-time scales that are decisively governed by the initial conditions, global climate models (GCMs) may generate reliable solutions on longer-time scales that are largely determined to balance energy inputs and outputs. Our challenge is to build a physically valid model that consistently bridges the shorter- and longer-time scale solutions in the intermediate time scales. Research topics of DNA-Climate are configured in consideration of the structural similarity between the climate modeling and the technique of matched asymptotic expansions in mathematics. The central question is whether a single modeling framework using only either global CRM or GCM will work adequately at all time scales of climate, or whether a multiscale modeling framework combining several models, of which each is only valid for limited time scales, will be needed. A multiscale modeling is an attractive framework for advancing climate modeling and would be an intriguing topic to be studied in parallel with global CRMs and GCMs.","PeriodicalId":9464,"journal":{"name":"Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society","volume":"14 S9","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-11-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135932811","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"地球科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Kyung-Ja Ha, Jonghun Kam, Masahiro Watanabe, Tianjun Zhou, Wenjie Dong
{"title":"Grand Challenges in Earth Science: The Weather-Climate Society Nexus over Northeast Asia","authors":"Kyung-Ja Ha, Jonghun Kam, Masahiro Watanabe, Tianjun Zhou, Wenjie Dong","doi":"10.1175/bams-d-23-0237.1","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1175/bams-d-23-0237.1","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":9464,"journal":{"name":"Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society","volume":"47 9","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"136371339","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"地球科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Anthropogenic Influence on the Record-Breaking Compound Hot and Dry Event in Summer 2022 in the Yangtze River Basin in China","authors":"Wei Li, Zhihong Jiang, Laurent Li","doi":"10.1175/bams-d-23-0149.1","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1175/bams-d-23-0149.1","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract CMIP6 simulations suggest that the probability of the compound hot and dry event occurring in summer 2022 in the Yangtze River basin in China is enhanced by anthropogenic effect by 7 times.","PeriodicalId":9464,"journal":{"name":"Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society","volume":"29 5","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135516048","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"地球科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Anthropogenic Influence on 2022 Extreme January–February Precipitation in Southern China","authors":"Yamin Hu, Buwen Dong, Jiehong Xie, Haobo Tan, Baiquan Zhou, Shuheng Lin, Jian He, Liang Zhao","doi":"10.1175/bams-d-23-0136.1","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1175/bams-d-23-0136.1","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract The precipitation in January–February 2022 in southern China was the second-largest amount since 1961. Anthropogenic influence reduced the likelihood of extreme events like 2022 by about 50% (55%) in HadGEM3 (CMIP6).","PeriodicalId":9464,"journal":{"name":"Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society","volume":"25 11","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135564813","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"地球科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Jan Henneberger, Fabiola Ramelli, Robert Spirig, Nadja Omanovic, Anna J. Miller, Christopher Fuchs, Huiying Zhang, Johannes Bühl, Maxime Hervo, Zamin A. Kanji, Kevin Ohneiser, Martin Radenz, Michael Rösch, Patric Seifert, Ulrike Lohmann
{"title":"Seeding of supercooled low stratus clouds with a UAV to study microphysical ice processes - An introduction to the CLOUDLAB project","authors":"Jan Henneberger, Fabiola Ramelli, Robert Spirig, Nadja Omanovic, Anna J. Miller, Christopher Fuchs, Huiying Zhang, Johannes Bühl, Maxime Hervo, Zamin A. Kanji, Kevin Ohneiser, Martin Radenz, Michael Rösch, Patric Seifert, Ulrike Lohmann","doi":"10.1175/bams-d-22-0178.1","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1175/bams-d-22-0178.1","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract Ice formation and growth processes play a crucial role in the evolution of cloud systems and the formation of precipitation. However, the initial formation and growth of ice crystals are challenging to study in the real atmosphere resulting in uncertainties in weather forecasts and climate projections. The CLOUDLAB project tackles this problem by using supercooled stratus clouds as a natural laboratory for targeted glaciogenic cloud seeding to advance the understanding of ice processes: Ice nucleating particles are injected from an uncrewed aerial vehicle (UAV) into supercooled stratus clouds to induce ice crystal formation and subsequent growth processes. Microphysical changes induced by seeding are measured 3–15 min downstream of the seeding location using in situ and ground-based remote sensing instrumentation. The novel application of seeding with a multirotor UAV combined with the persistent nature of stratus clouds enables repeated seeding experiments under similar and well-constrained initial conditions. This article describes the scientific goals, experimental design, and first results of CLOUDLAB. First, the seeding plume is characterized by using measurements of a UAV equipped with an optical particle counter. Second, the seeding-induced microphysical changes observed by cloud radars and a tethered balloon system are presented. The seeding signatures were detected by regions of increased radar reflectivity (>−20 dB Z ), which were 10–20 dB Z higher than the natural background. Simultaneously, high concentrations of seeding particles and ice crystals (up to 2,000 L −1 ) were observed. A cloud seeding case was simulated with the numerical weather model ICON to contextualize the findings.","PeriodicalId":9464,"journal":{"name":"Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society","volume":"47 8","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"136371340","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"地球科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Ariel F. Stein, Bruce B. Hicks, LaToya Myles, Margaret Simon
{"title":"NOAA’s Air Resources Laboratory — 75 Years of Research Linking Earth and Sky: A Historical Perspective.","authors":"Ariel F. Stein, Bruce B. Hicks, LaToya Myles, Margaret Simon","doi":"10.1175/bams-d-23-0006.1","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1175/bams-d-23-0006.1","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract For over 75 years, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Air Resources Laboratory (NOAA ARL) has been at the forefront of federal meteorological and climate research. As the Special Projects Section (SPS) of the U. S. Weather Bureau (USWB), the laboratory pioneered the development of atmospheric trajectory modeling, initially used in studies related to nuclear weapons following World War II. Model development was guided by observations following weapons tests, assisted by later experiments using a wide variety of atmospheric tracers. Today’s familiar Gaussian plume dispersion model, previously in nascent form, was developed and promoted with ARL research, as was the much later and widely-used HYSPLIT model. Much of ARL’s early research was focused on the challenges presented by the complex terrain surrounding nuclear installations, often addressed with high spatial resolution meteorological measurements, atmospheric tracers, and site-specific models. ARL has since extended boundary layer research to increasingly complex landscapes, such as forests, agricultural lands, and urban areas, and has expanded its research scope to air quality, weather, and climate applications based on the knowledge and experience developed throughout its long history. Examples of these research endeavors include the establishment of the US Climate Reference Network, fundamental contributions to the development of the National Air Quality Forecast Capability, and foundational participation in the National Atmospheric Deposition Program. ARL looks forward to continuing to refine scientific understanding from field experiments, including coupling ground-based experimentation with modeling, and sustained observations, in order to facilitate the transfer of knowledge into practical applications of societal relevance.","PeriodicalId":9464,"journal":{"name":"Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society","volume":"47 5","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"136381543","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"地球科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}