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30 Sep 2024
| OSR8 | Chapter 4.4
| 30 Sep 2024 | OSR8 | Chapter 4.4
Baltic Sea surface temperature analysis 2022: a study of marine heatwaves and overall high seasonal temperatures
Anja Lindenthal
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Marine Sciences Department, Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency, 20539 Hamburg, Germany
Marine Sciences Department, Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency, 20539 Hamburg, Germany
Simon Jandt-Scheelke
Marine Sciences Department, Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency, 20539 Hamburg, Germany
Tim Kruschke
Marine Sciences Department, Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency, 20539 Hamburg, Germany
Priidik Lagemaa
Department of Marine Systems, Tallinn University of Technology, Tallinn, 12618, Estonia
Eefke M. van der Lee
Marine Sciences Department, Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency, 18057 Rostock, Germany
Ilja Maljutenko
Department of Marine Systems, Tallinn University of Technology, Tallinn, 12618, Estonia
Helen E. Morrison
Marine Sciences Department, Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency, 18057 Rostock, Germany
Tabea R. Panteleit
Marine Sciences Department, Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency, 20539 Hamburg, Germany
Urmas Raudsepp
Department of Marine Systems, Tallinn University of Technology, Tallinn, 12618, Estonia
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This study reveals significant influences from both sources on the variations in the solar response in the stratosphere and mesosphere.
However, there are also regions where the random, unexplained part of the variations in the solar response is largest.
Stefan Liersch, Julia Tecklenburg, Henning Rust, Andreas Dobler, Madlen Fischer, Tim Kruschke, Hagen Koch, and Fred Fokko Hattermann
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Katja Matthes, Bernd Funke, Monika E. Andersson, Luke Barnard, Jürg Beer, Paul Charbonneau, Mark A. Clilverd, Thierry Dudok de Wit, Margit Haberreiter, Aaron Hendry, Charles H. Jackman, Matthieu Kretzschmar, Tim Kruschke, Markus Kunze, Ulrike Langematz, Daniel R. Marsh, Amanda C. Maycock, Stergios Misios, Craig J. Rodger, Adam A. Scaife, Annika Seppälä, Ming Shangguan, Miriam Sinnhuber, Kleareti Tourpali, Ilya Usoskin, Max van de Kamp, Pekka T. Verronen, and Stefan Versick
Geosci. Model Dev., 10, 2247–2302, https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-10-2247-2017, https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-10-2247-2017, 2017
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The solar forcing dataset for climate model experiments performed for the upcoming IPCC report is described. This dataset provides the radiative and particle input of solar variability on a daily basis from 1850 through to 2300. With this dataset a better representation of natural climate variability with respect to the output of the Sun is provided which provides the most sophisticated and comprehensive respresentation of solar variability that has been used in climate model simulations so far.
Tobias Pardowitz, Robert Osinski, Tim Kruschke, and Uwe Ulbrich
Nat. Hazards Earth Syst. Sci., 16, 2391–2402, https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-16-2391-2016, https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-16-2391-2016, 2016
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This paper describes an approach to derive probabilistic predictions of local winter storm damage occurrences. Such predictions are subject to large uncertainty due to meteorological forecast uncertainty and uncertainties in modelling weather impacts. The paper aims to quantify these uncertainties and demonstrate that valuable predictions can be made on the district level several days ahead.
Edith Soosaar, Ilja Maljutenko, Rivo Uiboupin, Maris Skudra, and Urmas Raudsepp
Ocean Sci., 12, 417–432, https://doi.org/10.5194/os-12-417-2016, https://doi.org/10.5194/os-12-417-2016, 2016
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Remote sensing imagery and numerical model study of river bulge evolution and dynamics in a non-tidal sea showed an anti-cyclonically rotating bulge during the studied low wind period in the Gulf of Riga. In about 7–8 days the bulge grew up to 20 km in diameter, before being diluted. Both model and satellite images showed river water mainly contained in the bulge. The study shows significant effects of the wind in the evolution of the river bulge, even if the wind speed was moderate (3–4 m s−1).
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In 2022, large parts of the Baltic Sea experienced the third-warmest to warmest summer and autumn temperatures since 1997 and several marine heatwaves (MHWs). Using remote sensing, reanalysis, and in situ data, this study characterizes regional differences in MHW properties in the Baltic Sea in 2022. Furthermore, it presents an analysis of long-term trends and the relationship between atmospheric warming and MHW occurrences, including their propagation into deeper layers.
In 2022, large parts of the Baltic Sea experienced the third-warmest to warmest summer and...
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