activity
20242026
collaborators

8 papers

physics.ao-ph2026

Track-Dependent Links between Tropical Cyclones and Extratropical Predictability in Physical and AI Models

Gan Zhang

Global medium-range weather forecasts suffer occasional failures, often linked to tropical cyclones (TCs). We investigate TC influences on extratropical predictability by comparing…

physics.ao-ph2026

WP-MIP: An Artificial Intelligence, Hybrid, and Physically Based Model Intercomparison Project for Weather Prediction

Ron McTaggart-Cowan, Linus Magnusson, Inna Polichtchouk +57

Rapid progress in the field of machine-learning for weather prediction has led to the emergence of algorithms whose forecasting skill can exceed that of traditional physically base…

physics.ao-ph2026

Impacts of Jet Stream Structure on Cyclone Merging and Persistent Anticyclones: Insights from Dry Idealized Simulations

Mingfei Ren, Gan Zhang, Kai-Yuan Cheng +3

Midlatitude jet streams exhibit substantial variability in latitude, width, and vertical depth on synoptic to multi-decadal timescales. While the upper-level dynamics of baroclinic…

physics.ao-ph2026

Hierarchical Testing of a Hybrid Machine Learning-Physics Global Atmosphere Model

Ziming Chen, L. Ruby Leung, Wenyu Zhou +9

Machine learning (ML)-based models have demonstrated high skill and computational efficiency, often outperforming conventional physics-based models in weather and subseasonal predi…

physics.ao-ph2025

Navigating Through Turbulence: Charting Early Careers in Weather and Climate Science

Gan Zhang, Zhuo Wang, Kevin A Reed +2

The field of weather and climate science is at a pivotal moment, defined by simultaneous forces of institutional disruption and unprecedented technological advancements. While a sh…

physics.ao-ph2025

Confronting Contemporary Seasonality Changes in East Asian Tropical Cyclone Landfalls with a Multi-Century Historical Baseline

Gan Zhang, Kuanhui Elaine Lin, Dan Fu +3

Paleoclimate records provide a critical long-term perspective on natural climate variability, essential for understanding contemporary climate change. However, existing paleoclimat…