by Judith Curry
A few things that caught my eye this past week.
New study finds most of East #Antarctic ice sheet should remain stable. [link]
Linking global temperature and Arctic sea ice changes [link] …
On the possible contribution of natural climatic fluctuations to the global warming of the last 135 years [link] Punchline: half
Identification of the driving forces of climate change using the longest instrumental temperature record [link] Punchline: solar, El Nino
An astonishing Antarctic ice core could give us new insights into the Earth’s atmosphere from 2,700,000 years ago: [link]
Bias in ground-truths can lead to an overestimation of albedo by up to 10%, a study finds. [link]
Observations, Reanalyses and the Elusive Absolute Global Mean Temperature [link] …
Linking the Tropical N Hemisphere Pattern to the Pacific Warm Blob and Atlantic Cold Blob [link]
On the inherent predictability of precipitation across the United States [link]
China: Warm periods in the 20th century are not unprecedented during the last 2,000 years [link] …
Scientists have discovered 91 more volcanoes lurking beneath the melting West Antarctic Ice Sheet. [link] …
Ocean-induced melt beneath Petermann Glacier Ice Shelf in Northwestern Greenland [link]
Evidence for ice-ocean albedo feedback in the Arctic Ocean shifting to a seasonal ice zone [link]
Internal and external forcing of multidecadal Atlantic climate variability over the past 1200 years [link]
Contribution to sea level rise from the melting of ice sheets & glaciers has increased significantly in last 10 yrs [link]
Excellent article: Peter Bauer @ECMWF explains past, present and future of climate modeling towards #exascale in a European setting [link] …
Connecting Tropical Climate Change with Southern Ocean Heat Uptake [link]
Remote control of the North Atlantic Oscillation predictability via the stratosphere [link]
Impact of Volcanic Aerosols on Stratospheric Ozone Recovery [link]
Space and time variability of the Southern Ocean carbon budget [link]
Three-dimensional Southern Ocean upwelling pathways [link] …
Contributions of climate feedbacks to changes in atmospheric circulation [link]
Dodgy greenhouse gas data threatens Paris accord [link]
Atmospheric circulation and hydroclimate impacts of alternative warming scenarios for the Eocene [link]
Proistosescu and Huybers followup: Sensible questions on climate sensitivity [link]
Astrophysicists explain the mysterious behavior of cosmic rays [link] …
Draft IPCC Working Group I AR6 outline submitted to the Plenary for consideration. Outline and background info: [link] …
Impacts and adaptation
New global analysis shows that urban floods are intensifying, countryside drying up [link]
#Kuwait‘s inferno: how will the world’s hottest city survive climate change? [link]
Long-term trends in daily temperature extremes in Iraq [link]
NE U.S. at particular risk for effects of climate hazards. [link]
Global Warming Reality Check: India’s Foodgrain Output Up 5-Fold In 60 Years [link] …
Uncertainty of climate change impacts on long-term hydropower generation—case of Ecuador [link]
The Radical Plan to Cool Down Los Angeles as the World Heats Up [link]
It wasn’t Florida’s imagination–sea level rise really did get worse recently. [link] …
Potential to save lives with heat warning forecasts in Bangladesh: [link]
Social, hydro-ecological and climatic change in the southwest coastal region of Bangladesh [link]
From Basket Case to Test Case: Bangladesh as a “Weak Power” Climate Leader [link]
How climate change impacted Viking societies [link]
Pielke Jr: ‘World is presently in an era of unusually low weather disasters’ [link] …
Social science & policy
“What Are Oceans Laws Trying to Protect?”[link]
An alternative framework for negotiating climate policies [link]
This is a solid analysis of the uber-politicization of the climate issue in the US. [link] …
Decision support method for GHG emission management in industries [link]
Extreme insurance and the dynamics of risk [link]
About science
Tracing the links between basic research and real-world applications [link]
How far should you go to secure academic impact in policy making? [link]