Abstract: The structure of the diurnal cycle of warm-season precipitation and its associated fields during the North American monsoon are examined for the core monsoon region and for the southwestern United States, using a diverse ...

Abstract: This study examines the seasonal characteristics of daily precipitation over the United States using the North American Regional Reanalysis (NARR). To help understand the physical mechanisms that contribute to changes in ...

Abstract: orecasts for extremes in short-term climate (monthly means) are examined to understand the current prediction capability and potential predictability. This study focuses on 2-m surface temperature and precipitation extremes ...

Abstract: his study examines the characteristics of cold-season (November?March) daily precipitation over the contiguous United States during active periods of the Madden?Julian oscillation (MJO). A large response in the precipitation ...

Abstract: he El Niño of 2015-16 was among the strongest El Niño events observed since 1950, and took place almost two decades after the previous major event in 1997-98. Here, perspectives of the event are shared by scientists from ...