Research Publications
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2021
- Inoue, J., Sato, K., Rinke, A., Cassano, J. J., Fettweis, X., Heinemann, G., Matthes, H., Orr, A., Phillips, T., Seefeldt, M., Solomon, A., Webster, S., 2021: Clouds and radiation processes in regional climate models evaluated using observations over the ice-free Arctic Ocean. Journal of Geophysica Research: Atmospheres, 126, doi: 10.1029/2020JD033904.
- Xiu, Y., Min, C., Xie, J., Mu, L., Han, B., Yang, Q., 2021: Evaluation of sea-ice thickness reanalysis data from the coupled ocean-sea-ice data assimilation system TOPAZ4. Journal of Glaciology, doi: 10.1017/jog.2020.110.
- Min, C., Yang, Q., Mu, L., Kauker, F., Ricker, R., 2021: Ensemble-based estimation of sea-ice volume variations in the Baffin Bay. The Cryosphere 15, doi: 10.5194/tc-15-169-2021.
- Shi, Q., Yang, Q., Mu, L., Wang, J., Massonnet, F., Mazloff, M. R., 2021: Evaluation of sea-ice thickness from four reanalyses in the Antarctic Weddell Sea. The Cryosphere 15, doi: 10.5194/tc-15-31-2021.
2020
- Kodaira, T., Waseda, T., Nose, T., Inoue, J., 2020: Record high Pacific Arctic seawater temperatures and delayed sea ice advance in response to episodic atmospheric blocking. Scientific Reports, 10, 20830, doi: 10.1038/s41598-020-77488-y.
- Hori, M., Inoue, J., Dethloff, K., Kustov, V., 2020: Near-tropopause bias in the Russian radiosonde-observed air temperature during the YOPP special observing periods in 2018. Polar Science, doi: 10.1016/j.polar.2020.100601.
- Ricaud, P., Del Guasta, M., Bazile, E., Azouz, N., Lupi, A., Durand, P., Attié, J.-L., Veron, D., Guidard, V., Grigioni, P., 2020: Supercooled liquid water cloud observed, analysed, and modelled at the top of the planetary boundary layer above Dome C, Antarctica. Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 20, doi: 10.5194/acp-20-4167-2020.
- Bauer, P., Sandu, I., Magnusson, L., Mladek, R., Fuentes, M., 2020: ECMWF global coupled atmosphere, ocean and sea-ice dataset for the Year of Polar Prediction 2017-2020. Scientific Data 7 (427), doi: 10.1038/s41597-020-00765-y.
- Gorodetskaya, I. V., Silva, T., Schmithüsen, H., Hirasawa, N., 2020: Atmospheric River Signatures in Radiosonde Profiles and Reanalyses at the Dronning Maud Land Coast, East Antarctica. Advances in Atmospheric Sciences 37, 455-476, doi: 10.1007/s00376-020-9221-8.
- Hao, G., Pirazzini, R., Yang, Q., Tian, Z., Liu, C., 2020: Spectral albedo of coastal landfast sea ice in Prydz Bay, Antarctica. Journal of Glaciology, doi: 10.1017/jog.2020.90.
- Valkonen, T., Stoll, P., Batrak, Y., Køltzow, M., Schneider, T. M., Stigter, E. E., Aashamar, O. B., Støylen, E., Jonassen, M. O., 2020: Evaluation of a sub-kilometre NWP system in an Arctic fjord-valley system in winter. Tellus A: Dynamic Meteorology and Oceanography, 72 (1), doi: 10.1080/16000870.2020.1838181.
- Køltzow, M., Casati, B., Haiden, T., Valkonen, T., 2020: Verification of Solid Precipitation Forecasts from Numerical Weather Prediction Models in Norway. Weather and Forecasting, 35 (6), 2279-2292, doi: 101175/WAF-D-20-0060.1.
- Bromwich, D. H., Werner, K., Casati, B., Powers, J. G., Gorodetskaya, I. V., Massonnet, F., Vitale, V., Heinrich, V., J., Liggett, D., Arndt, S., Barja, B., Bazile, E., Carpentier, S., Carrasco, J. F., Choi, T., Choi, Y., Colwell, S. R., Cordero, R. R., Gervasi, M., Haiden, T., Hirasawa, N., Inoue, J., Jung, T., Kalesse, H., Kim, S.-J., Lazzara, M. A., Manning, K. W., Norris, K., Park, S.-J., Reid, P., Rigor, I., Rowe, P. M., Schmithüsen, H., Seifert, P., Sun, Q., Uttal, T., Zannoni, M., and Zou, X., 2020: The Year of Polar Prediction in the Southern Hemisphere (YOPP-SH). Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society (BAMS), 101 (10), E1653-E1676, doi: 10.1175/BAMS-D-19-0255.1.
- Gonzalez, S., Callado, A., Martínez, M., and Elvira, B., 2020: The AEMET-γSREPS over the Antarctic Peninsula and the impact of kilometric-resolution EPS on logistic activities on the continent. Advances in Science and Research, 17, 209–217, doi:10.5194/asr-17-209-2020.
- Scarchili, C., Ciardini, V., Grigioni, P., Iaccarino, A., De Silvestri, L., Proposito, M., Dolci, S., Camporeale, G., Schioppo, R., Antonelli, A., Baldini, L., Roberto, N., Argentini, S., Bracci, A., and Frezzotti, M., 2020: Characterization of snowfall estimated by in situ and ground-based remote-sensing observations at Terra Nova Bay, Victoria Land, Antarctica. Journal of Glaciology, doi: 10.1017/jog.2020.70.
- Sato, K., Inoue, J., and Yamazaki, A., 2020: Performance of Forecasts of Hurricanes with and without Upper-Level Troughs over the Mid-Latitudes. Atmosphere, 11 (7), 702, doi: 10.3390/atmos11070702.
- Nose, T., Waseda, T., Kodaira, T., and Inoue, J., 2020: Satellite-retrieved sea ice concentration uncertainty and its effect on modelling wave evolution in marginal ice zones. The Cryosphere, 14, pp. 2029-2052, doi: 10.5194/tc-14-2029-2020.
- Sun, Q. Z., Vihma, T., Jonassen, M. O., and Zhang, Z. H., 2020: Impact of assimilation of radiosonde and UAV observations from the Southern Ocean in the Polar WRF model. Adv. Atmos. Sci. , 37, 1-14, doi: 10.1007/s00376-020-9213-8.
- Inoue, J., 2020:Review of forecast skills for weather and sea ice in supporting Arctic navigation. Polar Science. doi: 10.1016/j.polar.2020.100523.
- Sato, K., Inoue, J., Yamazaki, A., Hirasawa, N., Sugiura, K., and Yamada, K., 2020: Antarctic Radiosonde Observations Reduce Uncertainties and Errors in Reanalyses and Forecasts over the Southern Ocean: An Extreme Cyclone Case. Advances in Atmospheric Sciences. doi: 10.1007/s00376-019-8231-x.
- Inoue, J., Yamaguchi, H., and Terui, T., 2020: Medium range sea ice prediction in support of Japanese research vessel MIRAI's expedition cruise in 2018. Polar Geography. doi: 10.1080/1088937X.2019.1707317.
2019
- Batrak, Y., Müller, M., 2019: On the warm bias in atmospheric reanalysis induced by the missing snow over Arctic sea ice. Nature Communications. doi: 10.1038/s41467-019-11975-3.
- Palerme, C., Müller, M., Melsom, A., 2019: An Intercomparison.of Verification Scores for Evaluating the Sea Ice Egde Position in Seasonal Forecasts. Geophysical Research Letters. doi: 10.1029/2019GL082482.
- Melsom, A., Palerme, C., Müller, M., 2019: Validation metrics for ice edge position forecasts. Ocean Science, 15, 3, 615-630. doi:10.5194/os-15-615-2019.
- Gonzalez, S., Bañon, M., Albero, J.V., Larramendi, R., Moreno, H., Vasallo, F., Sanz, P., Quesada, A., and Justel, A., 2019: Weather Observations of Remote Polar Areas Using an AWS Onboard a Unique Zero-Emissions Polar Vehicle. Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society (BAMS). doi: 10.1175/BAMS-D-19-0110.1.
- Smith, G.C., Allard, R., Babin, M., Bertino, L., Chevallier, M., Corlett, G., Crout, J., Davidson, F., Delille, B., Gille, S.T., Hebert, D., Hyder, P., Intrieri, J., Lagunas, J., Larnicol, G., Kaminski, T., Kater, B., Kauker, F., Marec, C., Mazloff, M., Metzger, E.J., Mordy, C., O'Carroll, A., Olsen, S.M., Phelps, M., Posey, P., Prandi, P., Rehm, E., Reid, P., Rigor, I., Sandven, S., Shupe, M., Swart, S., Smedstad, O.M., Solomon, A., Storto, A., Thibaut, P., Toole, J., Wood, K., Xie, J., Yang, Q., and the WWRP PPP Steering Group, 2019: Polar Ocean Observations: A Critical Gap in the Observing System and Its Effect on Environmental Predictions From Hours to a Season. Frontiers in Marine Sciences: Ocean Observation. doi: 10.3389/fmars.2019.00429.
- Naakka, T., Nygård, T., Tjernström, M., Vihma, T., Pirazzini, R., Brooks, I.M, 2019: The Impact of Radiosounding Observations on Numerical Weather Analyses in the Arctic. Geophysical Research Letters. doi: 10.1029/2019GL083332.
- Køltzow, M., Casati, B., Bazile, E., Haiden, T., Valkonen, T., 2019: A NWP model inter-comparison of surface weather parameters in the European Arctic during the Year of Polar Prediction Special Observing Period Northern Hemisphere 1. Weather and Forecasting, Volume 34 No. 3, June 2019. doi: 10.1175/WAF-D-19-0003.1.
- Sato, K., Inoue, J., 2019: Relationship between transpolar flights over the Arctic and the upper atmospheric circulation. Okhotsk Sea and Polar Oceans Research Association.
- Lawrence, H., Farnan, J., Sandu, I., Bormann, N., Bauer, P., Magnusson, L., 2019: An Assessment of the use of observations in the Arctic at ESMWF. ECMWF Technical Memorandum No. 845.
2018
- Batrak, Y., Müller, M., 2018: Atmospheric Response to Kilometer-Scale Changes in Sea Ice Concentration Within the Marginal Ice Zone. Geophysical Research Letters, 45, 13, 6,702-6,709. doi: 10.1029/2018GL078295.
- Sato, K., Inoue, J., Alexander, S.P., McFarquhar, G., Yamazaki, A., 2018: Improved Reanalysis and Prediction of Atmospheric Fields Over the Southern Ocean Using Campaign-Based Radiosonde Observations. Geophysical Research Letters, 45, 20, 11,406-11,413. doi: 10.1029/2018GL079037.
- Kaminski, T., Kauker, F., Toudal Pedersen, L., Voßbeck, M., Haak, H., Niederdrenk, L., Hendricks, S., Ricker, R., Karcher, M., Eicken, H., Gråbak, O., 2018: Arctic Mission Benefit Analysis: impact of sea ice thickness, and snow depth products on sea ice forecast performance. The Cryosphere, 12, 2569-2594. doi: 10.5194/tc-12-2569-2018.
- Sergeev, D.E., Renfrew, I.A., Spengler, T., 2018: Modification of Polar Low Development by Orography and Sea Ice. Monthly Weather Review, 146, 3325- 3341. doi: 10.1175/MWR-D-18-0086.1.
- Chevallier, M., Massonnet, F., Goessling, H. F., Guémas, V., Jung, T., 2018: Chapter 10 - The Role of Sea Ice in Sub-seasonal Predictability, doi:10.1016/B978-0-12-811714-9.00010-3, in: Sub-seasonal to Seasonal Prediction - The Gap Between Weather and Climate Forecasting, Andrew W. Robertson and Frédéric Vitart (eds.), pp. 201-221, Elsevier, ISBN: 978-0-12-811714-9.
- Zampieri, L., Goessling, H. F., Jung, T., 2018: Bright Prospects for Arctic Sea Ice Prediction on Subseasonal Time Scales. Geophysical Research Letters. doi: 10.1029/2018GL079394.
- Nakanowatari, T., Inoue, J., Sato, K., Bertino, L., Xie, J., Matsueda, M., Yamagami, A., Sugimura, T., Yabuki, H., Otsuka, N., 2018: Medium-range predictability of early summer sea ice thickness distribution in the East Siberian Sea based on the TOPAZ4 ice–ocean data assimilation system. The Cryosphere, 12, 2005-2020, 2018. doi.org/10.5194/tc-12-2005-2018.
- Waseda, T., Webb, A., Sato, K., Inoue, J., Kohout, A., Penrose, B., Penrose, S., 2018: Correlated increase of high ocean waves and winds in the ice-free waters of the Arctic Ocean. nature scientific Reports, 8, 4489. doi:10.1038/s41598-018-22500-9.
- Uotila, P., Goosse, H., Haines, K., Chevallier, M., Barthélemy, A., Bricaud, C., Carton, J., Fuçkar, N., Garric, G., Iovino, D., Kauker, F., Kerhonen, M., Lien, V.S., Marnela, M., Massonnet, F., Mignac, D., Peterson, K.A., Sadikni, R., Shi, L., Tietsche, S., Toyoda, T., Xie, J., Zhang ,Zh., 2018: An assessment of ten ocean reanalyses in the polar regions. Climate Dynamics. doi:10.1007/s00382-018-4242-z.
- Ogle, S.E., Tamsitt, V., Josey, S. A., Gille, S.T., Cerovecki, I., Talley, L.D., Weller, R.A., in press: Extreme Southern Ocean heat loss and its mixed layer impacts revealed by the furthest south multi-year surface flux mooring. Geophys. Res. Lett., in press. doi:10.1029/2017GL076909.
- Mohammadi-Aragh, M., Goessling, H. , Losch, M. , Hutter, N. , Jung, T., 2018: Predictability of Arctic sea ice on weather time scales, nature scientific reports. doi:10.1038/s41598-018-24660-0
- Rabatel, M., Rampal, P., Bertino, L., Jones, C.K.R.T., 2018: Impact of rheology on probabilistic forecasts of sea ice trajectories: application for search and rescue operations in the Arctic. The Cryosphere, 12, 935–953, 2018. doi:10.5194/tc-12-935-2018.
- Soldatenko, S., Tingwell, C., Steinle, P., Kelly-Gerreyn, B.A., 2018: Assessing the Impact of Surface and Upper-Air Observations on the Forecast Skill of the ACCESS Numerical Weather Prediction Model over Australia. Atmosphere, 9, 23. doi:10.3390/atmos9010023.
2017
- Sergeev, D. E., Renfrew, I.A., Spengler, T., Dorling, S.R., 2017: Structure of a shear-line polar low. Quarterly J. Royal Meteorological Society, 143, 12-26. doi:10.1002/qj.2911.
- Müller, M., Batrak, Y., Kristiansen, J., Køltzow, M., Noer, G., Korosov, A., 2017: Characteristics of a convective-scale weather forecasting system for the European Arctic. Monthly Weather Review, 145 (12), 4771-4787. doi:10.1175/MWR-D-17-0194.1.
2016
- Young, G., Jones, H.M., Choularton, T.W., Crosier, J., Bower, K.N., Gallagher, M.W., Davies, R.S., Renfrew, I.A., Elvidge, A.D., Darbyshire, E., Marenco, F., Brown, P.R.A., Connolly, P.J., Lloyd, G., Williams, P.I., Allan, J.D., Taylor, J.W., Liu, D., Flynn, M.J., 2016: Observed microphysical changes in Arctic mixed-phase clouds when transitioning from sea ice to open ocean. Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 16, 13945-13967. doi:10.5194/acp-16-13945-2016.
- Moore, G.W.K., Bromwich, D.H., Wilson, A.B., Renfrew, I., Bai, L., 2016: Arctic System Reanalysis improvements in topographically-forced winds near Greenland. Quarterly J. Royal Meteorological Society, 142, 2033-2045. doi:10.1002/qj.2798.
- Jones, R.W., Renfrew, I.A., Orr, A., Webber, B.G.M., Holland, D.M., Lazzara, M.A., 2016: Evaluation of four global reanalysis products using in situ observations in the Amundsen Sea Embayment, Antarctica. Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmosphere, 121, 6240-6257. doi:10.1002/2015JD024680.
- Chevallier, M., Smith, G. C., Dupont, F., Lemieux, J. F., Forget, G., Fujii, Y., and coauthors, 2016: Intercomparison of the Arctic sea ice cover in global ocean–sea ice reanalyses from the ORA-IP project. Climate Dynamics, 1-30.
- Goessling, H. F. , Tietsche, S. , Day, J. J. , Hawkins, E. and Jung, T., 2016: Predictability of the
Arctic sea ice edge. Geophysical Research Letters. doi: 10.1002/2015GL067232.
- Special Issue in the Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meterological Society
- Bauer, P., Jung, T, 2016: Editorial for the Quarterly Journal's special issue on Polar Prediction. Q. J. R. Meteorol. Soc. 142: 537–538, January 2016 B DOI:10.1002/qj.2639
- Hunke, E.C., 2016: Weighing the importance of surface forcing on sea ice: a September 2007 modelling study. Q. J. R. Meteorol. Soc. 142: 539-545, January 2016 B DOI:10.1002/qj.2353
- Guemas, V., Blanchard‐Wrigglesworth, E., Chevallier, M., Day, J.J., Déqué, M., Doblas‐Reyes, F.J., Fučkar, N.S., Germe, A., Hawkins, E., Keeley. S., Koenigk, T., Salas y Mélia, D., Tietsche, S., 2016: A review on Arctic sea‐ice predictability and prediction on seasonal to decadal time‐scales. Q. J. R. Meteorol. Soc. 142: 546-561, January 2016 B DOI:10.1002/qj.2401
- Buehner, M., Caya, A., Carrieres, T., Pogson, L., 2016: Assimilation of SSMIS and ASCAT data and the replacement of highly uncertain estimates in the Environment Canada Regional Ice Prediction System. Q. J. R. Meteorol. Soc. 142: 562–573, January 2016 B DOI:10.1002/qj.2408
- Jung, T., Matsueda, M., 2016: Verification of global numerical weather forecasting systems in polar regions using TIGGE data. Q. J. R. Meteorol. Soc. 142: 574–582, January 2016 B DOI:10.1002/qj.2437
- Bauer, P., Magnusson, L., Thépaut, J.-N., Hamill, T.M., 2016: Aspects of ECMWF model performance in polar areas. Q. J. R. Meteorol. Soc. 142: 583–596, January 2016 B DOI:10.1002/qj.2449
- Boullot, N., Rabier, F., Langland, R., Gelaro, R., Cardinali, C., Guidard, V., Bauer, P., Doerenbecher, A., 2016: Observation impact over the southern polar area during the Concordiasi field campaign. Q. J. R. Meteorol. Soc. 142: 597–610, January 2016 B DOI:10.1002/qj.2470
- Smith, D.M., Scaife, A.A., Eade, R., Knight, J.R., 2016: Seasonal to decadal prediction of the winter North Atlantic Oscillation: emerging capability and future prospects. Q. J. R. Meteorol. Soc. 142: 611–617, January 2016 B DOI:10.1002/qj.2479
- Elvidge, A.D., Renfrew, I.A., King, J.C., Orr, A., Lachlan‐Cope, T.A., 2016: Foehn warming distributions in nonlinear and linear flow regimes: a focus on the Antarctic Peninsula. Q. J. R. Meteorol. Soc. 142: 618–631, January 2016 B DOI:10.1002/qj.2489
- Lemieux, J.-F., Beaudoin, C., Dupont, F., Roy, F., Smith, G.C., Shlyaeva, A., Buehner, M., Caya, A., Chen, J., Carrieres, T., Pogson, L., DeRepentigny, P., Plante, A., Pestieau, P., Pellerin, P., Ritchie, H., Garric, G., Ferry, N., 2016: The Regional Ice Prediction System (RIPS): verification of forecast sea ice concentration. Q. J. R. Meteorol. Soc. 142: 632–643, January 2016 B DOI:10.1002/qj.2526
- Bromwich, D.H., Wilson, A.B., Bai, L.-Sh., Moore, G.W.K., Bauer. P., 2016: A comparison of the regional Arctic System Reanalysis and the global ERA‐Interim Reanalysis for the Arctic. Q. J. R. Meteorol. Soc. 142: 644–658, January 2016 B DOI:10.1002/qj.2527
- Smith, G.C., Roy, F., Reszka, M., Surcel Colan, D., He., Zh., Deacu, D., Belanger, J.-M., Skachko, S., Liu, Y., Dupont, F., Lemieux, J.-F., Beaudoin, C., Tranchant, B., Drévillon, M., Garric, G., Testut, C.-E., Lellouche, J.-M., Pellerin, P., Ritchie, H., Lu, Y., Davidson, F., Buehner, M., Caya, A., Lajoie, M., 2016: Sea ice forecast verification in the Canadian Global Ice Ocean Prediction System. Q. J. R. Meteorol. Soc. 142: 659–671, January 2016 B DOI:10.1002/qj.2555
- Hawkins, E., Tietsche, S., Day, J.D., Melia, N., Haines, K., Keeley, S., 2016: Aspects of designing and evaluating seasonal‐to‐interannual Arctic sea‐ice prediction systems. Q. J. R. Meteorol. Soc. 142: 672–683, January 2016 B DOI:10.1002/qj.2643
2015
- Inoue, J., A. Yamazaki, J. Ono, K. Dethloff, M. Maturilli, R. Neuber, P. Edwards, and H. Yamaguchi, 2015: Additional Arctic observations improve weather and sea-ice forecasts for the Northern Sea Route. Sci. Rep., 5, 16868. doi:10.1038/srep16868.
- Smith, G. C., Roy, F., Reszka, M., Surcel Colan, D., He, Z., Deacu, D., Belanger, J.-M., Skachko, S., Liu, Y., Dupont, F., Lemieux, J.-F., Beaudoin, C., Tranchant, B., Drévillon, M., Garric, G., Testut, C.-E., Lellouche, J.-M., Pellerin, P., Ritchie, H., Lu, Y., Davidson, F., Buehner, M., Caya, A. and Lajoie, M., 2015: Sea ice forecast verification in the Canadian Global Ice Ocean Predic-
tion System. Q.J.R. Meteorol. Soc.. doi: 10.1002/qj.2555.
2014
- Around the polar-lower latitudes linkages workshop 2014 held in Barcelona, a comprehensive list of relevant literature on the subject has been collected and compiled by François Massonnet: Link
2013
- Bromwich, D. H., F. O. Otieno, K. M. Hines, K. W. Manning, and E. Shilo, 2013: Comprehensive evaluation of polar weather research and forecasting performance in the Antarctic. J. Geophys. Res., 118, 274-292. doi: 10.1029/2012JD018139.
- Condron, A. and Renfrew, I. A., 2013: The impact of polar mesoscale storms on northeast Atlan-
tic Ocean circulation. Nature Geosci, 6, 34-37. doi:10.1038/ngeo1661. - Ebert, E., Wilson, L., Weigel, A., Mittermaier, M., Nurmi, P., Gill, P., Göber, M., Joslyn, S., Brown, B., Fowler, T. and Watkins, A., 2013: Progress and challenges in forecast verification. Met. Apps, 20: 130–139. doi: 10.1002/met.1392.
- Sigmond, M. et al., 2013: Seasonal forecast skill of Arctic sea ice area in a dynamical forecast system. Geophysical Research Letters, 40(3), pp.529–534.
- Smith, Laurence C. and Stephenson, Scott R., 2013: New Trans-Arctic shipping routes navigable by midcentury. PNAS www.pnas.org/cgi/doi/10.1073/pnas.1.
2012
- M. Mittermaier, A. Ghelli, E. Ebert, L. Wilson and P. Nurmi, 2012: Recommended Methods for E-
valuating Cloud and Related Parameters. WMO WWRP 2012-1, 32 pp. - Powers, J., K. W. Manning, D. H. Bromwich, J. J. Cassano, and A. M. Cayette, 2012: A decade of Antarctic science support through AMPS. Bull. Amer. Meteor. Soc., 93, 1699-1712. doi: 10.1175/BAMS-D-11-00186.1.
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2011
- Aspelien, T., Iversen, T., Bremnes, J. B., and Frogner, I.-L.,2011: Short-range probabilistic fore-
casts from the Norwegian limited-area EPS: long-term validation and a polar low study. Tellus A, 63, 564–584. - Blanchard-Wrigglesworth, E. et al., 2011: Influence of initial conditions and climate forcing on
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cycle of a polar low over the Norwegian Sea observed by three research aircraft flights. Quart. J. Roy. Meteor. Soc., 137, 1659–1673. doi:10.1002/qj.825. - Irvine, E. A., S. L. Gray, J. Methven, I.A. Renfrew, 2011: Forecast impact of targeted observations: Sensitivity to observation error and proximity to steep orography. Monthly Weather Review, 139, 69-78.
- Kolstad, E. W., 2011: A global climatology of favourable conditions for polar lows. Q. J. R. Meteorol. Soc. 137: 1749–1761. doi:10.1002/qj.888.
- Kristiansen, J., Sørland, S. L., Iversen, T., Bjørge, D. and Køltzow, M. Ø., 2011: High-resolution ensemble prediction of a polar low development. Tellus A, 63: 585–604.
- Kristjansson, J. E., Barstad, I., Aspelien, T., Føre, I., Godøy, Ø. A., Hov, Ø., Irvine, E., Iversen,T., Kolstad, E. W., Nordeng, T. E., McInnes, H., Randriamampianina, R., Reuder, J., Sætra, Ø., Shapiro, M. A., Spengler, T., Ólafsson, H., 2011: The Norwegian IPY-THORPEX. Po-
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2010
- Linders, T. and Sætra, Ø., 2010: Can Cape Maintain Polar Lows?. J. Atmos. Sci. 67(8), 2559–2571. doi: 10.1175/2010JAS3131.1.
2009
- Bromwich, D. H., K. M. Hines, and L.-S. Bai, 2009: Development and testing of Polar WRF:
2. Arctic Ocean. J. Geophys. Res., 114, D08122. doi: 10.1029/2008JD010300. - Girard, L., J. Weiss, J.M. Molines, B. Barnier, and S. Bouillon, 2009: Evaluation of highresolution sea ice models on the basis of statistical and scaling properties of Arctic sea ice drift and defor-
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and the Irminger Sea with meteorological analyses and QuikSCAT winds. Quarterly J. Royal Meteorol. Soc., 135, 2046-2066. - Joint Working Group on Verification (B. Brown, H. Brooks, B. Casati, E. Ebert, A. Ghelli, M. Göber, M. Mittermeier, P. Nurmi, J. Stein, D. Stephenson, C. Wilson, L. Wilson), 2009: Recom-
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