Institut für Meteorologie und Klimaforschung

Publications

2020

Dynamics and predictability of cold spells over the Eastern Mediterranean.
Hochman, A.; Scher, S.; Quinting, J.; Pinto, J. G.; Messori, G.
2020. Climate dynamics. doi:10.1007/s00382-020-05465-2

The role of North Atlantic–European weather regimes in the surface impact of sudden stratospheric warming events.
Domeisen, D. I. V.; Grams, C. M.; Papritz, L.
2020. Weather and Climate Dynamics, 1 (2), 373–388. doi:10.5194/wcd-1-373-2020

Stratospheric influence on ECMWF sub‐seasonal forecast skill for energy‐industry‐relevant surface weather in European countries.
Büeler, D.; Beerli, R.; Wernli, H.; Grams, C. M.
2020. Quarterly journal of the Royal Meteorological Society. doi:10.1002/qj.3866

The role of large-scale dynamics in an exceptional sequence of severe thunderstorms in Europe May–June 2018.
Mohr, S.; Wilhelm, J.; Wandel, J.; Kunz, M.; Portmann, R.; Punge, H. J.; Schmidberger, M.; Quinting, J. F.; Grams, C. M.
2020. Weather and Climate Dynamics, 1 (2), 325–348. doi:10.5194/wcd-1-325-2020

The synoptic-dynamics of summertime heatwaves in the Sydney area (Australia).
Parker, T.; Quinting, J.; Reeder, M.
2020. Journal of southern hemisphere earth systems science, 69 (1), 116–130. doi:10.1071/ES19004

Dynamics of concurrent and sequential Central European and Scandinavian heatwaves.
Spensberger, C.; Madonna, E.; Boettcher, M.; Grams, C. M.; Papritz, L.; Quinting, J. F.; Röthlisberger, M.; Sprenger, M.; Zschenderlein, P.
2020. Quarterly journal of the Royal Meteorological Society. doi:10.1002/qj.3822

A weather system perspective on winter‐spring rainfall variability in southeastern Australia during El Niño.
Hauser, S.; Grams, C. M.; Reeder, M. J.; McGregor, S.; Fink, A. H.; Quinting, J. F.
2020. Quarterly journal of the Royal Meteorological Society, 146 (731), 2614–2633. doi:10.1002/qj.3808

Synoptic-scale controls of fog and low-cloud variability in the Namib Desert.
Andersen, H.; Cermak, J.; Fuchs, J.; Knippertz, P.; Gaetani, M.; Quinting, J.; Sippel, S.; Vogt, R.
2020. Atmospheric chemistry and physics, 20 (6), 3415–3438. doi:10.5194/acp-20-3415-2020

Sub-national variability of wind power generation in complex terrain and its correlation with large-scale meteorology.
Pickering, B.; Grams, C. M.; Pfenninger, S.
2020. Environmental research letters, 15 (4), Article: 044025. doi:10.1088/1748-9326/ab70bd

The role of large-scale dynamics in an exceptional sequence of severe thunderstorms in Europe May/June 2018 [in press].
Mohr, S.; Wilhelm, J.; Wandel, J.; Kunz, M.; Portmann, R.; Punge, H. J.; Schmidberger, M.; Grams, C. M.
2020. Weather and Climate Dynamics Discussions, 2020. doi:10.5194/wcd-2020-1

2019

The Future of Midlatitude Cyclones.
Catto, J. L.; Ackerley, D.; Booth, J. F.; Champion, A. J.; Colle, B. A.; Pfahl, S.; Pinto, J. G.; Quinting, J. F.; Seiler, C.
2019. Current climate change reports, 5 (4), 407–420. doi:10.1007/s40641-019-00149-4

What controls the formation of nocturnal low-level stratus clouds over southern West Africa during the monsoon season?.
Babić, K.; Kalthoff, N.; Adler, B.; Quinting, J. F.; Lohou, F.; Dione, C.; Lothon, M.
2019. Atmospheric chemistry and physics, 19 (21), 13489–13506. doi:10.5194/acp-19-13489-2019

Representation of atmospheric blocking in the new global non-hydrostatic weather prediction model ICON.
Attinger, R.; Keller, J. H.; Köhler, M.; Riboldi, J.; Grams, C. M.
2019. Meteorologische Zeitschrift, 28 (5), 429–446. doi:10.1127/metz/2019/0967

Stratospheric modulation of the large‐scale circulation in the Atlantic‐European region and its implications for surface weather events.
Beerli, R.; Grams, C. M.
2019. Quarterly journal of the Royal Meteorological Society, 145 (725), 3732–3750. doi:10.1002/qj.3653

Winter pressures on the UK health system dominated by the Greenland Blocking weather regime.
Charlton-Perez, A. J.; Aldridge, R. W.; Grams, C. M.; Lee, R.
2019. Weather and climate extremes, 25, 100218. doi:10.1016/j.wace.2019.100218

Potential vorticity diagnostics to quantify effects of latent heating in extratropical cyclones. Part II: application to idealized climate change simulations.
Büeler, D.; Pfahl, S.
2019. Journal of the atmospheric sciences, 76 (7), 1885–1902. doi:10.1175/JAS-D-18-0342.1

The climatological impact of recurving North Atlantic tropical cyclones on downstream extreme precipitation events.
Pohorsky, R.; Röthlisberger, M.; Grams, C. M.; Riboldi, J.; Martius, O.
2019. Monthly weather review, 147 (5), 1513–1532. doi:10.1175/MWR-D-18-0195.1

Modulation of Atmospheric River Occurrence and Associated Precipitation Extremes in the North Atlantic Region by European Weather Regimes.
Pasquier, J. T.; Pfahl, S.; Grams, C. M.
2019. Geophysical research letters, 46 (2), 1014–1023. doi:10.1029/2018GL081194

A phase-locking perspective on Rossby wave amplification and atmospheric blocking downstream of recurving western North Pacific tropical cyclones.
Riboldi, J.; Grams, C. M.; Riemer, M.; Archambault, H. M.
2019. Monthly weather review, 147 (2), 567–589. doi:10.1175/MWR-D-18-0271.1

Representation of synoptic-scale Rossby Wave Packets and Blocking in the S2S Prediction Project Database.
Quinting, J. F.; Vitart, F.
2019. Geophysical research letters, 46 (2), 1070–1078. doi:10.1029/2018GL081381

The Extratropical Transition of Tropical Cyclones Part II: Interaction with the midlatitude flow, downstream impacts, and implications for predictability.
Keller, J. H.; Grams, C. M.; Riemer, M.; Archambault, H. M.; Bosart, L.; Doyle, J. D.; Evans, J. L.; Galarneau, T. J., Jr.; Griffin, K.; Harr, P. A.; Kitabatake, N.; McTaggart-Cowan, R.; Pantillon, F.; Quinting, J.; Reynolds, C. A.; Ritchie, E. A.; Torn, R. D.; Zhang, F.
2019. Monthly weather review, 147, 1077–1106. doi:10.1175/MWR-D-17-0329.1

The intensity and motion of hybrid cyclones in the Australian region in a composite potential vorticity framework.
Quinting, J. F.; Reeder, M. J.; Catto, J. L.
2019. Quarterly journal of the Royal Meteorological Society, 145 (718), 273–287. doi:10.1002/qj.3430

Synoptic climatology of hybrid cyclones in the Australian region.
Quinting, J. F.; Catto, J. L.; Reeder, M. J.
2019. Quarterly journal of the Royal Meteorological Society, 145 (718), 288–302. doi:10.1002/qj.3431

2018

Two Synoptic Routes to Subtropical Heat Waves as Illustrated in the Brisbane Region of Australia.
Quinting, J. F.; Parker, T. J.; Reeder, M. J.
2018. Geophysical research letters, 45 (19), 10,700–10,708. doi:10.1029/2018GL079261

Influence of blocking on Northern European and Western Russian heatwaves in large climate model ensembles.
Schaller, N.; Sillmann, J.; Anstey, J.; Fischer, E. M.; Grams, C. M.; Russo, S.
2018. Environmental research letters, 13 (5), Art.Nr. 054015. doi:10.1088/1748-9326/aaba55

The effects of orography on the extratropical transition of tropical cyclones: a case study of Typhoon Sinlaku (2008).
Lentink, H. S.; Grams, C. M.; Riemer, M.; Jones, S. C.
2018. Monthly weather review, 146, 4231–4246. doi:10.1175/MWR-D-18-0150.1

An atmospheric dynamics‘ perspective on the amplification and propagation of forecast error in numerical weather prediction models: a case study.
Grams, C. M.; Magnusson, L.; Madonna, E.
2018. Quarterly journal of the Royal Meteorological Society, 144 (717), 2577–2591. doi:10.1002/qj.3353

Rossby wave initiation by recurving tropical cyclones in the western North Pacific.
Riboldi, J.; Röthlisberger, M.; Grams, C. M.
2018. Monthly weather review, 146 (5), 1283–1301. doi:10.1175/MWR-D-17-0219.1

Linking Low‐Frequency Large‐Scale Circulation Patterns to Cold Air Outbreak Formation in the Northeastern North Atlantic.
Papritz, L.; Grams, C. M.
2018. Geophysical research letters, 45 (5), 2542–2553. doi:10.1002/2017GL076921

Relevant publications before group start

2018

Portmann R., B. Crezee, J. Quinting, H. Wernli, 2018: The complex life cycles of two long‐lived potential vorticity cut‐offs over Europe. Q. J. R. Meteorol. Soc., 144, 701–719, https://doi.org/10.1002/qj.3239

Quinting, J.F., T. Parker, and M.J. Reeder, 2018: Two Synoptic Routes to Subtropical Heat Waves as Illustrated in the Brisbane Region of Australia, Geophys. Res. Lett., 45, https://doi.org/10.1029/2018GL079261

Schäfler, A., and Coauthors, 2018: The North Atlantic Waveguide and Downstream Impact Experiment. Bull. Amer. Meteor. Soc., 99, 1607–1637, doi:10.1175/BAMS-D-17-0003.1.

2017

Beerli, R., H. Wernli, and C. M. Grams, 2017: Does the lower stratosphere provide predictability for month-ahead wind electricity generation in Europe? Q.J.R. Meteorol. Soc., 143, 3025–3036, doi:10.1002/qj.3158.

Binder, H., M. Boettcher, C. M. Grams, H. Joos, S. Pfahl, and H. Wernli, 2017: Exceptional Air Mass Transport and Dynamical Drivers of an Extreme Wintertime Arctic Warm Event. Geophys. Res. Lett., 44, 2017GL075841, doi:10.1002/2017GL075841.

Büeler, D., and S. Pfahl, 2017: Potential Vorticity Diagnostics to Quantify Effects of Latent Heating in Extratropical Cyclones. Part I: Methodology. J. Atmos. Sci., 74, 3567–3590, doi:10.1175/JAS-D-17-0041.1.

Grams, C. M., R. Beerli, S. Pfenninger, I. Staffell, and H. Wernli, 2017: Balancing Europe/’s wind-power output through spatial deployment informed by weather regimes. Nature Climate Change, 7, 557–562, doi:10.1038/nclimate3338.

Madonna, E., C. Li, C. M. Grams, and T. Woollings, 2017: The link between eddy-driven jet variability and weather regimes in the North Atlantic-European sector. Q.J.R. Meteorol. Soc, 143, 2960–2972, doi:10.1002/qj.3155.

Quinting, J.F. and M.J. Reeder, 2017: Southeastern Australian Heat Waves from a Trajectory Viewpoint. External Link Mon. Wea. Rev., 145, 4109–4125, https://doi.org/10.1175/MWR-D-17-0165.1

Schneidereit, A., and Coauthors, 2017: Enhanced Tropospheric Wave Forcing of Two Anticyclones in the Prephase of the January 2009 Major Stratospheric Sudden Warming Event. Mon. Wea. Rev., 145, 1797–1815, doi:10.1175/MWR-D-16-0242.1.

2016

Grams, C. M., and H. M. Archambault, 2016: The key role of diabatic outflow in amplifying the midlatitude flow: a representative case study of weather systems surrounding western North Pacific extratropical transition. Mon. Wea. Rev., 144, 3847–3869, doi:10.1175/MWR-D-15-0419.1.

Quinting, J. F., and S. C. Jones, 2016: On the Impact of Tropical Cyclones on Rossby Wave Packets: A Climatological Perspective. Mon. Wea. Rev., 144, 2021–2048, doi:10.1175/MWR-D-14-00298.1.

2015

Madonna, E., M. Boettcher, C. M. Grams, H. Joos, O. Martius, and H. Wernli, 2015: Verification of North Atlantic warm conveyor belt outflowsin ECMWF forecasts. Q.J.R. Meteorol. Soc., 141, 1333–1344, doi:10.1002/qj.2442.

Pfahl, S., C. Schwierz, M. Croci-Maspoli, C. M. Grams, and H. Wernli, 2015: Importance of latent heat release in ascending air streams for atmospheric blocking. Nature Geosci, 8, 610–614, doi:10.1038/ngeo2487.

Piaget, N., P. Froidevaux, P. Giannakaki, F. Gierth, O. Martius, M. Riemer, G. Wolf, and C. M. Grams, 2015: Dynamics of a local Alpine flooding event in October 2011: moisture source and large-scale circulation. Q.J.R. Meteorol. Soc., 141, 1922–1937, doi:10.1002/qj.2496.

Before 2015

Grams, C. M., H. Binder, S. Pfahl, N. Piaget, and H. Wernli, 2014: Atmospheric processes triggering the central European floods in June 2013. Nat. Hazards Earth Syst. Sci., 14, 1691–1702, doi:10.5194/nhess-14-1691-2014.

Grams, C. M., and Coauthors, 2011: The key role of diabatic processes in modifying the upper-tropospheric wave guide: a North Atlantic case-study. Q.J.R. Meteorol. Soc., 137, 2174–2193, doi:10.1002/qj.891.