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https://doi.org/10.5194/wcd-5-633-2024
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https://doi.org/10.5194/wcd-5-633-2024
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Life cycle dynamics of Greenland blocking from a potential vorticity perspective
Seraphine Hauser
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Institute of Meteorology and Climate Research – Troposphere Research (IMKTRO), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Karlsruhe, Germany
Franziska Teubler
Institute for Atmospheric Physics, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Mainz, Germany
Michael Riemer
Institute for Atmospheric Physics, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Mainz, Germany
Peter Knippertz
Institute of Meteorology and Climate Research – Troposphere Research (IMKTRO), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Karlsruhe, Germany
Christian M. Grams
Institute of Meteorology and Climate Research – Troposphere Research (IMKTRO), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Wildfire synchronicity across European regions is favored by specific weather regimes X. Li et al. https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-026-03956-4
- Projected changes in atmospheric pathways of Western North American heatwaves simulated from high-resolution coupled model simulations M. Park & N. Johnson https://doi.org/10.1038/s41612-025-01319-y
- Summer Greenland Blocking in reanalysis and in SEAS5.1 seasonal forecasts: robust trend or natural variability? J. Beckmann et al. https://doi.org/10.5194/wcd-6-1875-2025
- Concurrent heat waves and their linkage to large-scale meridional heat transports through planetary-scale waves V. Lembo et al. https://doi.org/10.5194/wcd-7-453-2026
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- A life cycle definition of year-round weather regimes in the North Atlantic European region C. Grams https://doi.org/10.5194/wcd-7-1641-2026
- Gaps and ways forward in atmospheric blocking and extreme weather research L. Wang et al. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-026-70487-z
- Exceptionally poor and good medium‐range forecasts of the large‐scale circulation over Europe in ERA5 reforecasts S. Hauser et al. https://doi.org/10.1002/qj.70117
- Cloud radiative effects significantly increase wintertime atmospheric blocking in the Euro-Atlantic sector S. Lubis et al. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-025-64672-9
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- A multi-method Antarctic atmospheric blocking dataset (1979–2024) D. Bozkurt et al. https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-18-5399-2026
- Predictability of North Pacific blocking events: Analogue‐based analysis of historical MIROC6 simulations A. Xavier et al. https://doi.org/10.1002/qj.70104
- Wildfire synchronicity across European regions is favored by specific weather regimes X. Li et al. https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-026-03956-4
- Projected changes in atmospheric pathways of Western North American heatwaves simulated from high-resolution coupled model simulations M. Park & N. Johnson https://doi.org/10.1038/s41612-025-01319-y
- Summer Greenland Blocking in reanalysis and in SEAS5.1 seasonal forecasts: robust trend or natural variability? J. Beckmann et al. https://doi.org/10.5194/wcd-6-1875-2025
- Concurrent heat waves and their linkage to large-scale meridional heat transports through planetary-scale waves V. Lembo et al. https://doi.org/10.5194/wcd-7-453-2026
- Contrasting Atmospheric Drivers of Greenland’s Warm-Wet and Warm-Dry Extreme Events J. Li et al. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00376-025-5595-y
- Greenland summer blocking characteristics: an evaluation of a high-resolution multi-model ensemble L. Luu et al. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00382-024-07453-2
- A quasi-Lagrangian perspective on the role of dry and moist processes in the formation of blocked North Atlantic–European weather regimes S. Hauser et al. https://doi.org/10.5194/wcd-7-937-2026
- How and why do Greenland blocking patterns vary significantly between different summer months? L. Luu et al. https://doi.org/10.1088/2752-5295/ae71fc
- A life cycle definition of year-round weather regimes in the North Atlantic European region C. Grams https://doi.org/10.5194/wcd-7-1641-2026
- Gaps and ways forward in atmospheric blocking and extreme weather research L. Wang et al. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-026-70487-z
- Exceptionally poor and good medium‐range forecasts of the large‐scale circulation over Europe in ERA5 reforecasts S. Hauser et al. https://doi.org/10.1002/qj.70117
- Cloud radiative effects significantly increase wintertime atmospheric blocking in the Euro-Atlantic sector S. Lubis et al. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-025-64672-9
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Short summary
Blocking over Greenland has substantial impacts on the weather and climate in mid- and high latitudes. This study applies a quasi-Lagrangian thinking on the dynamics of Greenland blocking and reveals two pathways of anticyclonic anomalies linked to the block. Moist processes were found to play a dominant role in the formation and maintenance of blocking. This emphasizes the necessity of the correct representation of moist processes in weather and climate models to realistically depict blocking.
Blocking over Greenland has substantial impacts on the weather and climate in mid- and high...
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