Prolonged seasons of compound heat–humidity extremes amplify vulnerable population exposure in eastern China
May 2026
Compound heat–humidity extremes (CTHEs) pose escalating threats to human health, particularly for vulnerable populations (children and elderly) with limited physiological adaptability. This study reveals...
The enigma of spurious echoes: Enhancing phase transition height detection in shallow convective precipitation with GPM DPR
May 2026
The Global Precipitation Measurement (GPM) core satellite’s Dual-frequency Precipitation Radar (DPR) provides new insights into detecting solid-to-liquid phase transition heights of precipitation particles....
CLKA-LPO: A CNN-LSTM-KAN neural network for lightning potential and flash rate prediction based on atmospheric physical parameters
May 2026
Lightning poses significant risks to infrastructure and safety. Existing forecasting models depend on LPI data but often ignore the impact of atmospheric parameters on lightning. These methods are simple...
Interannual variability of thunderstorm days over the Tibetan Plateau: Synergistic effects of the Indian Ocean basin-wide mode modulation and CAPE forcing
May 2026
This study investigates the interannual and decadal variability of dominant summer thunderstorm day anomaly modes over the Tibetan Plateau (TP) using observational data from 39 stations during 1979–2013,...
Nowcasting of cloud-to-ground lightning location and frequency based on a deep learning technique
May 2026
Predicting lightning that can cause power grid trips is significant for disaster prevention. This paper integrates cloud-to-ground lightning detection, water vapor and infrared channel as well as channel...
Research on the correlation between meteorological radar echo characteristics and lightning warning technology
May 2026
Based on radiosonde, lightning locator, and meteorological radar observational data in the central region of Shanxi Province from 2021 to 2024, the correlation between radar reflectivity characteristics...
Investigating the outer spiral tornado mechanism in Typhoon Mujigae
May 2026
To investigate how horizontal vortex tubes influenced the developmental stages of the tornado that formed in the outer rainbands of Typhoon Mujigae in Foshan, China, on 4 October 2015, the authors carried...
Thunderstorms without tropopause penetration in Central Africa produce cloud-top jet events
May 2026
Using multi-satellite observations, the authors examined 20 upward discharge events from thunderstorms (15 blue jets (BJs)/blue starters (BSs) and 5 gigantic jets (GJs)) observed by ISUAL (Imager of...
A dual-weighted loss function for lightning nowcasting
May 2026
Lightning associated with severe convective weather poses a significant threat to public safety and infrastructure. While traditional numerical weather prediction and statistical methods have limitations...
Infrared brightness temperature–based indicators for identifying thunderstorm clouds: Insights from FY-4A satellite observations
May 2026
Accurate monitoring and timely identification of early indicators of thunderstorms are of paramount importance in preventing and mitigating the potential disasters associated with such meteorological...
Near-term projection of precipitation over the southern Tibetan Plateau constrained by the Interdecadal Pacific Oscillation
May 2026
The Tibetan Plateau (TP) precipitation is crucial for the ecosystem, yet its near-term changes, which demand urgent climate adaptation, remain underexplored. The near-term (2026–2055) projection of...
On the possible meteorological factors contributing to lightning-ignited wildfires in West Sichuan: A case study of MuLi wildfire in March 2019
May 2026
Lightning-ignited wildfires (LIWs) are a significant type of natural disaster in forest ecosystems. However, due to their high randomness and complexity, they remain difficult to detect and precisely...
Contrasting diurnal peaks and environmental controls of localized summer rainfall over the Yangtze–Huai River Basin
Available online 24 April 2026
Rainfall processes can be classified by the relative timing of their intensity peak into Early-peaking and Late-peaking patterns, yet their contrasting diurnal behaviors and controlling environments...
Physically constrained AI-driven initial conditions enhance refined weather forecasting over the Tibetan Plateau
Available online 22 April 2026
To address the challenges of refined numerical weather prediction in complex terrain regions, we developed a hybrid regional forecast framework (NG-WRF) driven by NeuralGCM (NG), a physically constrained...
Design of a networked Marine Weather Observer for typhoon observations
Available online 20 April 2026
Frequent typhoon landfalls inflict substantial losses of life and property. Their genesis, rapid intensification, and track changes remain three key challenges in typhoon research. High spatiotemporal...
Evaluating the performance of the CMA global medium-range ensemble prediction system in simulating Northern Hemisphere blocking
Available online 20 April 2026
Ensemble prediction systems (EPSs) provide valuable tools for predicting atmospheric blocking, a meteorological phenomenon capable of triggering extreme weather and climate events with substantial socioeconomic...
Spatially contrasting mid-Holocene precipitation changes over the Tibetan Plateau: Insights from 4-km convection-permitting regional simulations
Available online 17 April 2026
This study investigates mid-Holocene precipitation changes over the Tibetan Plateau using a convection-permitting regional climate model at 4-km horizontal resolution within a pseudo-global warming...
Verification of the AIFS-WRF hybrid model for precipitation forecasting in a flood period of South China
Available online 17 April 2026
A Weather Research and Forecasting Model (WRF)-based hybrid system, driven by Artificial Intelligence Forecasting System (AIFS) global fields and constrained by nudging, is evaluated for one-month precipitation...
Responses of mean and extreme precipitation in the arid Asian interior: A high-resolution modeling comparison of the mid-Holocene and 2 × CO2 climates
Available online 15 April 2026
By utilizing a high-resolution Earth system model (CESM), we evaluate the mean and extreme precipitation changes over the arid Asian interior in a warming world, forced both by orbital insolation in...
Intensity and displacement of the stratospheric vortex exert distinct controls on spring Arctic stratospheric ozone
Available online 15 April 2026
In recent years, numerous studies have suggested that spring Arctic stratospheric ozone (ASO) variability has significant impacts on Northern Hemisphere climate. Accurate prediction of spring ASO changes...
Moving marine heatwaves are larger and longer-lived than stationary events
Available online 8 April 2026
Marine heatwaves (MHWs) are prolonged periods of unusually high sea surface temperature (SST) and cause severe damage to marine ecosystems and regional economies. Although previous studies have identified...
Reorganization of moisture transport underpins the leading modes of East Asian summer precipitation
Available online 1 April 2026
East Asian summer precipitation (EASP) alternates interannually mainly between a meridional tripole mode (with a wet Yangtze River basin and dry north/south) and a dipole mode (with a wet south and...
Observation of Typhoon Trami (2024)-induced energy cascade from near-inertial waves to diurnal internal tides
March 2026
Energy transfers among internal waves in the northern South China Sea are not well characterized, particularly during typhoons, owing to the lack of in situ observations. Based on high-resolution mooring...
Exploring typhoon prediction and convective bursts through integration of a numerical model after vortex initialization with AI weather forecasting
March 2026
Typhoon Bebinca in 2024 experienced a nearshore outbreak (a rapid intensification (RI) near the coast), making accurate forecasting of unpredictable tracks and intensities highly challenging. The AI...
Climate change projections in Central Asia based on the CORDEX-CA-II high-resolution simulations
March 2026
This study provides potential climate projections for Central Asia (CA) based on multi-regional climate model (RCM) outputs from the Coordinated Regional Climate Downscaling Experiment for Central Asia...