Abstract: he authors undertake a multiscale spectral reexamination of the variability of the Pacific?South American (PSA) pattern and the mechanisms by which this variability occurs. Time scales from synoptic to interannual are ...

Abstract: his study applies a finite-element, bounded-variation, vector autoregressive method to assess midtropospheric flow regimes characterized by regime switches between metastable states. The flow is assessed in reanalysis data ...

Abstract: hanges in the metastability of the Southern Hemisphere 500-hPa circulation are examined using both cluster analysis techniques and split-flow blocking indices. The cluster methodology is a purely data-driven approach for ...

Abstract: limate models often exhibit spurious long-term changes independent of either internal variability or changes to external forcing. Such changes, referred to as model ?drift,? may distort the estimate of forced change in ...

Abstract: hanges in Earth?s climate are influenced by internal climate variability and external forcings, such as changes in solar radiation, volcanic eruptions, anthropogenic greenhouse gases (GHG), and aerosols. Although the ...

Abstract: ven in the absence of external forcing, climate models often exhibit long-term trends that cannot be attributed to natural variability. This so-called climate drift arises for various reasons including the following: ...

Abstract: AbstractWe define and examine extreme frost events at three station locations across southern Australia. A synoptic assessment of the events shows that they are generally characterized by passage of a front or trough ...