Advances in Understanding, Simulating and Predicting Extreme Climates in Northern Hemisphere

Dear Colleagues,

In recent decades, extreme climate events (e.g., drought, floods, heat waves, heavy rainfall and snowfall, extreme high/low temperatures) have led to enormous economic losses and a vast amount of casualties and hunger around the world. As global warming continues, more frequent and more intense extreme climate events have been observed, which bring huge threats to the human community. Hence, it is very important to improve our understanding of the simulation and prediction of extreme climates.

For the simulation of extreme climates, we expect to know how well numerical models can simulate extreme climates in different areas such as Asia and Europe, the multi-time scale variability of extreme climates, and the driving factors in numerical simulations. In particular, we expect to better understand the links/teleconnections between tropical air–sea interaction, Arctic sea ice, snow cover, and the extreme climates in numerical simulations. For the prediction of extreme climates, we expect to know the predictability of extreme climates based on dynamic models, physical–empirical models, statistical models, dynamic–statistical models, and deep learning approaches. Particularly, it is essential to unveil the sources of the predictability of extreme climates and the key factors that affect the prediction of extreme climates.

In this context, for this Special Issue of Atmosphere, we are calling for submissions related but not limited to the above questions. Articles that may make a contribution to a better understanding of the simulation and prediction of extreme climates are invited. 

Dr. Bo Sun
Dr. Helene R. Langehaug
Guest Editors

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