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most citedMechanisms for convection triggering by cold pools

146 citations · 217 across the 7 of their papers we have counts for

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physics.ao-ph2019★ 5 cited

Evidence against a general positive eddy feedback in atmospheric blocking

Lei Wang, Zhiming Kuang

The eddy straining mechanism of Shutts (1983; S83) has long been considered a main process for explaining the maintenance of atmospheric blocking. As hypothesized in S83, incoming…

physics.ao-ph2018★ 7 cited

Quantifying the annular mode dynamics in an idealized atmosphere

Pedram Hassanzadeh, Zhiming Kuang

The linear response function (LRF) of an idealized GCM, the dry dynamical core with Held-Suarez physics, is used to accurately compute how eddy momentum and heat fluxes change in r…

physics.flu-dyn2016★ 10 cited

Quantifying the eddy-jet feedback strength of the annular mode in an idealized GCM and reanalysis data

Ding Ma, Pedram Hassanzadeh, Zhiming Kuang

A linear response function (LRF) that relates the temporal tendency of zonal mean temperature and zonal wind to their anomalies and external forcing is used to accurately quantify…

physics.flu-dyn2016★ 21 cited

The linear response function of an idealized atmosphere. Part 2: Implications for the practical use of the Fluctuation-Dissipation Theorem and the role of operator's non-normality

Pedram Hassanzadeh, Zhiming Kuang

A linear response function (LRF) relates the mean-response of a nonlinear system to weak external forcings and vice versa. Even for simple models of the general circulation, such a…

physics.ao-ph2015★ 146 cited

Mechanisms for convection triggering by cold pools

Giuseppe Torri, Zhiming Kuang, Yang Tian

Cold pools are fundamental ingredients of deep convection. They contribute to organizing the sub-cloud layer and are considered key elements in triggering convective cells. It was…

physics.flu-dyn2015★ 27 cited

The linear response function of an idealized atmosphere. Part 1: Construction using Green's functions and applications

Pedram Hassanzadeh, Zhiming Kuang

A linear response function (LRF) determines the mean-response of a nonlinear climate system to weak imposed forcings, and an eddy flux matrix (EFM) determines the eddy momentum and…

physics.ao-ph2010★ 1 cited

Excitation of slow MJO-like Kelvin waves in the equatorial atmosphere by Yanai wave-group via WISHE-induced convection

Aviv Solodoch, William Boos, Zhiming Kuang +1

The intraseasonal Madden-Julian oscillation (MJO) involves a slow eastward-propagating signal in the tropical atmosphere which significantly influences climate yet is not well unde…