NORCE Klima og miljø: Recent submissions

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    • Developing a methodology for user-oriented verification of polar low forecasts 

      Hallerstig, Matilda; Køltzow, Morten Andreas Ødegaard; Mayer, Stephanie (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)
      Polar lows exhibit features with very sharp weather contrasts. In weather forecasting, a small misplacement of areas with hazardously high wind speeds can have fatal impacts for people living in polar regions. Therefore, ...

    • Greening of Svalbard 

      Karlsen, Stein Rune; Elvebakk, Arve; Stendardi, Laura; Høgda, Kjell Arild; Macias-Fauria, Marc (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)
      Svalbard, located between 76°30′N and 80°50′N, is among the regions in the world with the most rapid temperature increase. We processed a cloud-free time-series of MODIS-NDVI for Svalbard. The dataset is interpolated to ...

    • The urban climate of the largest cities of the European Arctic 

      Miles, Victoria; Esau, Igor; Miles, Martin W. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      Recent studies have found intense and persistent positive temperature anomalies associated with urban areas in high northern latitudes. However, understanding the intensity and variability of urban heat islands (UHI) in ...

    • Simulated Cycles of East Asian Temperature and Precipitation Over the Past 425 ka 

      Dai, Gaowen; Zhang, Zhongshi; Otterå, Odd Helge; Langebroek, Petra; Yan, Qing; Zhang, Ran (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      Records from a wide range of geological archives covering the last few glacial-interglacial cycles show large inconsistencies in the East Asian summer monsoon variability, which severely hampers our understanding of the ...

    • The added value of simulated near-surface wind speed over the Alps from a km-scale multimodel ensemble 

      Molina, M.O.; Careto, J.M.; Gutiérrez, C.; Sánchez, E.; Goergen, K.; Sobolowski, Stefan Pieter; Coppola, E.; Pichelli, E.; Ban, N.; Belus̆ić, D.; Short, C.; Caillaud, C.; Dobler, Andreas; Hodnebrog, Øivind; Kartsios, S.; Lenderink, G.; de Vries, Vries; Göktürk, Ozan mert; Milovac, J.; Feldmann, H.; Truhetz, H.; Demory, M.E.; Warrach-Sagi, K.; Keuler, K.; Adinolfi, M.; Raffa, M.; Tölle, M.; Sieck, K.; Bastin, S.; Soares, P.M.M. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)
      The advancement of computational resources has allowed researchers to run convection-permitting regional climate model (CPRCM) simulations. A pioneering effort promoting a multimodel ensemble of such simulations is the ...

    • An Assessment of CO2 Storage and Sea-Air Fluxes for the Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea Between 1985 and 2018 

      Pérez, Fiz F.; Becker, Meike; Goris, Nadine; Gehlen, Marion; Lopez-Mozos, Marta; Tjiputra, Jerry; Olsen, Are; Müller, Jens D.; Huertas, I. Emma; Chau, T.T.T.; Caínzos, V.; Velo, A.; Benard, G.; Hauck, J.; Gruber, Nicolas; Wanninkhof, R. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)
      As part of the second phase of the Regional Carbon Cycle Assessment and Processes project (RECCAP2), we present an assessment of the carbon cycle of the Atlantic Ocean, including the Mediterranean Sea, between 1985 and ...

    • Tropical Africa's First Testbed for High-Impact Weather Forecasting and Nowcasting 

      Parker, Douglas John; Fletcher, Joyce; Diop, Cheikh Anta; Adefisan, Elijah Adesanya; Ahiataku, Maureen; Ansah, Samuel Owusu; Birch, Cathryn E.; Burns, Helen L.; Clarke, S.J.; Gacheru, James; James, Tony D.; Tuikong, C.K. Ngetich; Koros, D.; Indasi, V.S.; Lamptey, B.L.; Lawal, Kamoru Abiodun; Roberts, Alexander; Stein, Thorwald; Visman, Emma; Woodhams, Barry J.; Youds, Lorraine H.; Ajayi, V.O.; Bosire, E.N.; Cafaro, Carlo; Camara, Cheick Amadou Tidiani; Chanzu, Benard; Dione, Cheikh; Gitau, Wilfred; Groves, Denise; Groves, James; Hill, Peter G.; Ishiyaku, Ibrahim; Klein, Cornelia; Marsham, John H.; Mutai, Bethwel Kipkoech; Ndiaye, Papa Ngor; Osei, M.; Popoola, Temidayo Israel; Talib, Joshua; Taylor, Christopher M; Walker, Dan (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      Testbeds have become integral to advancing the transfer of knowledge and capabilities from research to operational weather forecasting in many parts of the world. The first high-impact weather testbed in tropical Africa ...

    • Wind Shear Effects in Convection–Permitting Models Influence MCS Rainfall and Forcing of Tropical Circulation 

      Maybee, Ben; Marsham, John H.; Klein, Cornelia M.; Parker, Douglas John; Barton, Emma J.; Taylor, Christopher M.; Lewis, Huw; Sanchez, Claudio; Jones, Richard W.; Warner, James (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)
      Mesoscale Convective Systems (MCSs) play a critical role in tropical rainfall patterns and circulations. To reduce persistent biases and improve understanding of the climate system, international groups have called for ...

    • Beyond the food on your plate: Investigating sources of microplastic contamination in home kitchens 

      Snekkevik, Vilde Kloster; Cole, Matthew; Gomiero, Alessio; Haave, Marte; Khan, Farhan R.; Lusher, Amy Lorraine (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)
      Given that a substantial amount of time is spent in kitchens preparing food, the kitchen equipment used may be relevant in determining the composition and amount of microplastics ending up on our dinner plate. While previous ...

    • Warm Advection as a Cause for Extreme Heat Event in North China 

      Wang, Xijin; Zhang, Zhongshi; Yu, Entao; Guo, Chuncheng; Otterå, Odd Helge; Counillon, Francois Stephane (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)
      Extreme heat events (EHEs) often hit North China, resulting in significant losses. The devastating EHE in the 1743 summer, marked as the highest temperature in the past 300 years, led to ∼11,000 fatalities. These historical ...

    • Remote Sensing Insights into Land Cover Dynamics and Socio-Economic Drivers:The Case of Mtendeli Refugee Camp, Tanzania (2016-2022) 

      Gromny, Ewa; Jenerowicz-Sanikowska, Małgorzata; Haarpaintner, Jörg; Aleksandrowicz, Sebastian; Woźniak, Edyta; Pesquer Mayos, Lluís; Chułek, Magdalena; Sobczak-Szelc, Karolina; Wawrzaszek, Anna; Sala, Szymon; Espegren, Astrid; Starczewski, Daniel; Pawlak, Zofia (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)
      The purpose of this article is to present the scope and the dynamics of the environmental changes unfolded in the vicinity of Mtendeli refugee camp. It presents a new method, which combines geospatial analysis of high-resolution ...

    • Riverine concentrations and export of dissolved silicon, and potential controls on nutrient stoichiometry, across the land–ocean continuum in Great Britain 

      Tye, Andrew M.; Jarvie, Helen P.; Spears, Bryan M.; Dise, Nancy B.; Williamson, Jennifer L.; Lapworth, Dan J.; Monteith, Don; Sanders, Richard; Mayor, Daniel J.; Bowes, Michael J.; Bowes, Michael; Burden, Annette; Callaghan, Nathan; Farr, Gareth; Felgate, Stacey; Gibb, Stuart; Gilbert, Pete; Hargreaves, Geoff; Humphrey, Olivier S.; Keenan, Patrick; Kitidis, Vassilis; Jürgens, Monika D.; Martin, Adrian; Pearson, Monty; Nightingale, Philip D.; Gloria Pereira, Pereira; Olszewska, Justyna; Pickard, Amy; Rees, Andrew P.; Stinchcombe, Mark; Worrall, Fred; Evans, Chris D. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)
      Silicon (Si) is an essential nutrient element in freshwater and marine ecosystems, and its abundance relative to macro-nutrients (N, P) can impact phytoplankton communities in eutrophic rivers and estuaries. This study is ...

    • Development of a digital droplet PCR approach for the quantification of soil micro-organisms involved in atmospheric CO2 fixation 

      Le Geay, Marie; Mayers, Kyle; Küttim, Martin; Lauga, Béatrice; Jassey, Vincent E. J. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)
      Carbon-fixing micro-organisms (CFMs) play a pivotal role in soil carbon cycling, contributing to carbon uptake and sequestration through various metabolic pathways. Despite their importance, accurately quantifying the ...

    • Sea ice in the Nordic Seas: Greenland stadial to interstadial changes 

      Wong, Wanyee; Risebrobakken, Bjørg; Fahl, Kirsten; Stein, Ruediger; Jansen, Eystein; Steinsland, Kristine; Kissel, Catherine (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)
      Sea ice conditions in the eastern Fram Strait between 40 and 36.5 ka b2k (thousand years before the year 2000) are reconstructed in detail, based on biomarker analyses. Following extensive sea ice conditions around the ...

    • Factors influencing microplastic abundances in the sediments of a seagrass-dominated tropical atoll 

      Radford, Freya; Horton, Alice A.; Felgate, Stacey; Lichtschlag, Anna; Hunt, James; Andrade, Valdemar; Sanders, Richard; Evans, Claire (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)
      Seagrass meadows are one of the world's most diverse ecosystems offering habitats for an extensive array of species, as well as serving as protectors of coral reefs and vital carbon sinks. Furthermore, they modify hydrodynamics ...

    • The Coldest and Densest Overflow Branch Into the North Atlantic is Stable in Transport, But Warming 

      Larsen, Karin Margretha Húsgarð; Hansen, Bogi; Hátún, Egil Hjálmar; Johansen, Guðrið Eriksdóttir; Østerhus, Svein; Olsen, Steffen Malskær (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)
      The overflow of cold water through the Faroe Bank Channel (FBC) is the densest water crossing the Greenland-Scotland Ridge and the densest source for the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC). Here, we show ...

    • The Volatile Composition and the Potential Health Benefits of Different Microalgae Strains 

      Grácio, Madalena; Ferreira, Joana; Steinrücken, Pia; Kleinegris, Dorinde Mechtilde Meike; Sousa, Isabel; Nunes, M. Cristiana; Raymundo, Anabela (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)
      The use of microalgae as a food ingredient has been gaining attention in recent years due to its nutritional benefits. The main goals of this study were to (i) assess the nutritional potential of Chlorella vulgaris, ...

    • Habitat and movement selection processes of American lobster/jakej within a restricted bay in the Bras d’Or Lake/Pitu’paq, Nova Scotia, Canada 

      Landovskis, Shannon; Bailey, Megan; Iverson, Sara; Jeddore, Skyler; Lennox, Robert; Murray, Caelin; Whoriskey, Fred (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)
      American lobster inhabit the unique, brackish Bras d’Or Lake system, although densities are low compared to areas with similar habitats in the Atlantic Ocean. Nevertheless, lobsters are an important part of local First ...

    • Decomposition of physical processes controlling EASM precipitation changes during the mid-Piacenzian: new insights into data–model integration 

      Sun, Yong; Wu, Haibin; Ding, Lin; Chen, Lixin; Stepanek, Christian; Zhao, Yan; Tan, Ning; Su, Baohuang; Yuan, Xiayu; Zhang, Wenchao; Liu, Bo; Hunter, Stephen; Haywood, Alan; Abe-Ouchi, Ayako; Otto-Bliesner, Bette; Contoux, Camille; Lunt, Daniel J.; Dolan, Aisling; Chandan, Deepak; Lohmann, Gerrit; Dowsett, Harry; Tindall, Julia; Baatsen, Michiel; Peltier, W. Richard; Li, Qiang; Feng, Ran; Salzmann, Ulrich; Chan, Wing-Le; Zhang, Zhongshi; Williams, Charles J. R.; Ramstein, Gilles (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)
      The mid-Piacenzian warm period (MPWP, ~3.264–3.025 Ma) has gained widespread interest due to its partial analogy with future climate. However, quantitative data–model comparison of East Asian Summer Monsoon (EASM) precipitation ...

    • Circulation responses to surface heating and implications for polar amplification 

      Siew, Peter Y.F.; Li, Camille; Sobolowski, Stefan Pieter; Dunn-Sigouin, Etienne; Ting, Mingfang (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)
      A seminal study by Hoskins and Karoly (1981) explored the atmospheric circulation response to tropospheric heating perturbations at low latitudes and midlatitudes. Here we revisit and extend their study by investigating ...