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Top figure shows tracking of mesoscale convective systems globally at hourly and 10-km resolution; bottom figure is a world map showing amount of rainfall that MCSs account for.
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New Global Mesoscale Convective System Tracking Database

by C. Zhang 6 May 20213 February 2022

A 20-year high-resolution global mesoscale convective system tracking database reveals the characteristics of mesoscale convective systems and their significant contributions to global rainfall.

Satellite images of Puerto Rico showing changes to land cover type before and after Hurricane Maria in 2017.
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Devastation of Hurricane Maria to Puerto Rican Landscape

by C. Zhang 1 February 202115 March 2022

The destructive winds and rain of Hurricane Maria in 2017 caused a dramatic transformation to Puerto Rico’s landscape and altered the characteristics of land-air interaction.

Map showing an example of how chemical signature informs the dynamics of the Asian Summer Monsoon flow pattern
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When Chemistry Lends a Hand to Dynamics

by C. Zhang 25 August 202029 March 2022

Chemical signature and chemical transport analyses help understand the dynamics of the Asian Summer Monsoon.

Photograph of storm cloud over Indian Ocean
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Mysterious Engine of the Madden‐Julian Oscillation

by C. Zhang 6 July 20208 March 2022

Understanding the fundamental physics of the Madden‐Julian Oscillation, a phenomenon that occurs over the Indian and Pacific Oceans, remains a challenge in tropical atmospheric research.

Photo of a tornado
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Bridging the Gap Between Weather and Climate Predictions

by C. Zhang 8 June 202029 March 2022

A special collection on subseasonal-to-seasonal prediction presents the latest progress in filling the gap between short-term weather prediction and longer-term climate prediction.

Charts relating to the results presented in Kim et al. [2019]
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Emerging Controversy in Madden-Julian Oscillation Prediction

by C. Zhang 5 February 202031 January 2020

The Quasi-Biennial Oscillation modulates the Madden-Julian Oscillation in observations, but it does not significantly influence prediction skills in a multi-model assessment.

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Connecting Thunderstorms and Climate Through Ozone

by M. Barth and C. Zhang 5 May 201629 March 2022

New data links thunderstorms to climate via their impacts on aerosols, ozone, and water vapor in the stratosphere.

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