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https://doi.org/10.5194/wcd-1-277-2020
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Northern Hemisphere blocking simulation in current climate models: evaluating progress from the Climate Model Intercomparison Project Phase 5 to 6 and sensitivity to resolution
Reinhard Schiemann
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
National Centre for Atmospheric Science, Department of Meteorology, University of Reading, Reading, UK
Panos Athanasiadis
Euro-Mediterranean Centre on Climate Change (CMCC), Bologna, Italy
David Barriopedro
Instituto de Geociencias (IGEO), CSIC-UCM, Madrid, Spain
Francisco Doblas-Reyes
Catalan Institution for Research and Advanced Studies (ICREA), Barcelona, Spain
Earth Sciences Department, Barcelona Supercomputing Center (BSC), Barcelona, Spain
Katja Lohmann
Max Planck Institute for Meteorology, Hamburg, Germany
Malcolm J. Roberts
Met Office Hadley Centre, Exeter, UK
Dmitry V. Sein
Alfred Wegener Institute, Bremerhaven, Germany
Shirshov Institute of Oceanology, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
Christopher D. Roberts
European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF), Reading, UK
Laurent Terray
Climat, Environnement, Couplages et Incertitudes (CECI), Université de Toulouse, CNRS, Cerfacs, Toulouse, France
Pier Luigi Vidale
National Centre for Atmospheric Science, Department of Meteorology, University of Reading, Reading, UK
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Short summary
In blocking situations the westerly atmospheric flow in the midlatitudes is blocked by near-stationary high-pressure systems. Blocking can be associated with extremes such as cold spells and heat waves. Climate models are known to underestimate blocking occurrence. Here, we assess the latest generation of models and find improvements in simulated blocking, partly due to increases in model resolution. These new models are therefore more suitable for studying climate extremes related to blocking.
In blocking situations the westerly atmospheric flow in the midlatitudes is blocked by...