The 2008 Blue Book, by list of authors

01. Atmospheric data assimilation schemes, analysis and initialization, data impact studies, observing system experiments

Author(s)
Title
Country
Pages
N.N. Bogoslovskii, M.A. Tolstykh Variational assimilation of screen-level temperature for the global semi-Lagrangian NWP model SL-AV
Russia
1-01
A. Bouchard, A. Doerenbecher, F. Rabier, V. Guidard, F. Karbou NWP preparations at Météo-France for the Concordiasi project
France
1-03
D. Brown, D. Noone Using Isotopic Constraints to Model Monsoonal Moisture Exchange
USA
1-05
Y. Honda, K. Sawada A New 4D-Var for Mesoscale Analysis at the Japan Meteorological Agency
Japan
1-07
T. Ishibashi Assimilation of WV CSR from MTSAT-1R in the JMA global 4DVAR system
Japan
1-09
F. Karbou, É. Gérard, F. Rabier Towards the assimilation of surface sensitive satellite microwave observations over land at Météo-France
France
1-11
T. Kawabata, T. Kuroda, H. Seko, K. Saito An Assimilation Experiment of a Heavy Rainfall Event around Tokyo with a Cloud-Resolving Nonhydrostatic 4D-Var Assimilation System
Japan
1-13
M. Kunii, K. Saito, H. Seko Assimilation of Precipitation Data in Beijing Area
Japan
1-15
T. Miyoshi, Y. Sato, T. Kadowaki, M. Kazumori, R. Sakai, M. Yamaguchi Developments of a local ensemble transform Kalman filter with JMA global model
Japan
1-17
H. Owada Increase of ATOVS radiance data in the JMA global data assimilation system in 2007
Japan
1-19
F. Rabier, P. Poli, V. Guidard, N. Fourrié, E. Gérard, F. Karbou, P. Moll, C. Payan Current developments on global satellite data assimilation at Météo-France
France
1-21
K. Saito, H. Seko, M. Kunii, M. Hara Mesoscale Ensemble Prediction experiment for WWRP Beijing Olympic 2008 RDP -- 2007 preliminary experiment --
Japan
1-23
H. Seko, T. Miyoshi, M. Kunii, K. Saito Japan area ensemble forecast using NHM-LETKF
Japan
1-25

H. Seko, Y. Shoji, M. Kunii, J.-I. Furumoto, T. Tsuda

Assimilation experiments using COSMIC occultation data
Japan
1-27
H. Seko, K. Saito, M. Kunii, T. Hara, M. Yamaguchi Meso-ensemble experiments on potential parameter of tornado formation using JMANHM
Japan
1-29
H. Seko, K. Saito, M. Kunii Tier-2 downscale experiments of B08RDP
Japan
1-31
A. Shlyaeva, M. Tolstykh New 2-Meter Relative Humidity Analysis for SL-AV model
Russia
1-33

02. Data sets, diagnostic and dynamical investigations, statistical post-processing , multi-year reanalyses and associated studies

Author(s) Title Country
Pages
A.M. Akperov Variability of global SLP fields of pressure according to NCEP/NCAR reanalysis Russia 2-01
O.A. Alduchov, I.V. Chernykh Temperature Trends in Troposphere over North-West of Siberia Detected by the Method Based on the Using of Hourly Observations Russia
2-03
O.A. Alduchov, I.V. Chernykh Water Vapour Amount Trends in Troposphere over North-West of Siberia Detected by the Method Based on the Using of Hourly Observations Russia
2-05
A.V. Chernokulsky Total cloudiness changes during 1983-2006 from ISCCP data Russia
2-07
S. Gregory, D. Noone, D. Schneider Ice Core Isotope Inversion for Determining Global Climate Indices USA
2-09
A.A. Karpenko, I.I. Mokhov Antarctic Peninsula warming from model simulations Russia
2-11
S.S. Kozlenko, I.I. Mokhov, D.A. Smirnov Nonlinear analysis of interaction between El Niño and Atlantic equatorial mode Russia
2-13
I. Mokhov, D.A. Smirnov Relationships between global surface temperature, carbon dioxide atmospheric content, solar and volcanic activity during the last 150 years Russia 2-15
H. Onoda WGNE Intercomparison of Tropical Cyclone Forecasts using Operational Global Models Japan 2-17
E.V. Perekhodtseva The Hydrodynamic - Statistical Model of Operative Forecast of the Complex of Dangerous Phenomena (Heavy Rainfall, Storm Wind Including Squall and Tornado, Thunderstorm and Hail) at the Territory of Russia Russia 2-19
A.B. Pezza, J.A.P. Veiga, I. Simmonds, P.L. Da Silva Dias 'Energy box diagram' investigation of South Atlantic hurricane Catarina Australia 2-21
I. Simmonds Frontal features over the Southern Ocean Australia 2-23

03. Computational studies including new techniques, the effect of varying model resolution, parallel processing

Author(s) Title Country
Pages
A.S. Daloz, C. Jones
The benefits of increased resolution in simulating precipitation over Sub-Saharan Africa. A comparison of AMIP integrations of GEM at 1° and 2° model resolution
Canada 3-01
R.Y. Fadeev, M.A. Tolstykh Development of the nonhydrostatic dynamical core for SL-AV model Russia
3-03
M. Fox-Rabinovitz, J. Côté, B. Dugas, M. Déqué, J.L. McGregor, A. Belochitski SGMIP-2 (Stretched-Grid Model Intercomparison Project): Decadal Regional Climate Simulations with Enhanced Variable and Uniform-Resolution GCMs USA 3-05
V.M. Krasnopolsky, M.S. Fox-Rabinovitz, S.J. Lord, Y.-T. Hou, A.A. Belochitski Accurate and Fast Neural Network Emulations of Long Wave Radiation for the NCEP Climate Forecast System Model: Preliminary Results USA
3-07
J.A. Pudykiewicz Experiments with Regularization of the Geodesic Icosahedral Grid Canada
3-09

K. Saito, M. Kunii, H. Seko, M. Yamaguchi, K. Aranami

Implementation of lateral boundary perturbations into mesoscale EPS Japan
3-11
A. Shlyaeva, M. Tolstykh Finite-element scheme for the vertical discretization of the global semilagrangian SL-AV model Russia
3-13
M. Tolstykh Implementation of the reduced grid in the shallow-water prototype of the global finite-difference SL-AV model Russia 3-15

04. Parameterization of important atmospheric and surface processes, effects of different parameterizations

Author(s) Title Country
Pages
P.-L. Carpentier, C. Jones Evaluation of the Stable Boundary Layer processes in the Global Environmental Multiscale (GEM) Model over the Arctic Ocean during SHEBA Canada
4-01
J. Dorais, E. Girard, P. Du Simulation of Arctic Mixed-Phase Clouds Observed during M-Pace using the Global Environmental Multiscale Model (GEM): Evaluation of two Bulk Microphysics Schemes Canada
4-03
T. Hara Performance of the improved Mellor-Yamada Level 3 scheme on JMA-NHM Japan
4-05
T. Kato, S. Hayashi Problems on the usage of Kain-Fritsch parameterization in a 5km model: Statistical comparison with cloud-top heights of cumulonimbi simulated by a cloud resolving model Japan
4-07
M. Nakagawa

Improvement of the Cumulus Parameterization Scheme of the Operational Global NWP Model at JMA

Japan
4-09
M. Narita Inclusion of a temperature perturbation based on the relative humidity to the Kain-Fritsch convective parameterization scheme Japan
4-11
V. Shnaydman,G. Stenchikov Improved numerical scheme of turbulence closure USA
4-13

05. Development of and studies with regional and smaller-scale atmospheric models, regional ensemble, monthly and seasonal forecasting

Author(s) Title Country
Pages
M. Déqué, S. Somot Added value of high resolution for ALADIN Regional Climate Model France
5-01
H. Eito, K. Aonashi The sensitivity of passive microwave responses to the hydrometeor properties simulated by a cloud resolving model in real rainfall systems associated with Baiu front Japan
5-03
E. Glebova, I. Trosnikov Helicity as an indicator of tropical cyclone's intensity Russia
5-05

T. Hara, M. Narita, R. Nagasawa, D. Miura, Y. Furuichi

Replacement of lateral boundary condition in the operational meso scale model at JMA Japan
5-07
A. Hashimoto, T. Kato, S. Hayashi, M. Murakami Numerical experiment on the sensitivity of precipitation enhancement to cloud seeding position for the winter orographic cloud in Japan Japan
5-09
A. Kesarkar, M. Dalvi, A. Thomas, A. Kaginalkar Simulation of Diurnal Variation of Planetary Boundary Layer Parameters over Western Ghats of India India
5-11
A. Kesarkar, A. Kaginalkar, B.K. Samala, V.C. Shelke,  R.V. Panse Verification of Experimental Quantitative Precipitation Forecast over Koyna Dam Catchment using WRF India
5-13
I. Marinin, V. Shnaydman Urban Heat  Island over the Coastal City USA
5-15
W. Mashiko Numerical simulation of supercell tornadogenesis associated with Typhoon Shanshan (2006) Japan
5-17
A. Montani, C. Marsigli, T. Paccagnella Five years of COSMO-LEPS at ARPA-SIM Italy
5-19
H. Seko, S. Hayashi, M. Kunii, K. Saito Numerical simulation of severe weather events in South/Southeast Asia using NHM Japan
5-21
K. Takenouchi, H. Kurahashi, T. Fujita, K. Aranami Experimental operation of a high-resolution local forecast model at JMA (2) Japan
5-23
M. Ueno On the phase and amplitude of shear-induced wavenumber-one convective asymmetry in the inner-core region of tropical cyclones Japan
5-25

06. Developments in global forecast models, case studies, predictability investigations, ensemble, monthly and seasonal forecasting

Author(s) Title Country
Pages
F. Bouttier and collaborators
Recent progress in operational Numerical Weather Prediction at Météo-France
France 6-01
K. Iwamura, H. Kitagawa An upgrade of the JMA Operational Global NWP Model Japan
6-03
I.A. Kulikova, A.V.Muraviev Trends in circulation indices extremes in reanalysis data and seasonal hindcast integrations Russia
6-05
I.A. Rozinkina, E.D. Astakhova, Y.V. Alferov, T.Y. Ponomareva, V.I. Tsvetkov, D. V. Blinov Predictions of extremely low near-surface temperatures over Eastern Siberia in winter with spectral model with different resolutions Russia
6-07
R. Sakai, M. Kyouda, M. Yamaguchi,  T. Kadowaki A new operational one-week Ensemble Prediction System at Japan Meteorological Agency Japan
6-09
M. Yamaguchi, R. Sakai, M. Kyoda, T. Komori, T. Kadowaki Typhoon Ensemble Prediction System developed at Japan Meteorological Agency Japan
6-11

07. Global and regional climate models, sensitivity and impact experiments, response to external forcing

Author(s) Title Country
Pages
M.M. Arzhanov, P.F. Demchenko, A.V. Eliseev, I.I. Mokhov Response of permafrost to SRES A2 forcing in a climate model of intermediate complexity with a detailed soil module Russia
7-01
N. Buenning, D. Noone Using Isotopes and an Observational Based Regression Model to Assess the Hydrological Cycle in GCMs USA
7-03
L.-P. Caron, C.G. Jones, K. Winger Simulating High-Resolution Atlantic Tropical Cyclones with GEM-Climate Canada
7-05
A.V. Chernokulsky, I.I. Mokhov Forest fire conditions in Eurasian regions from model simulation Russia
7-07
A.V. Chernokulsky, A.V. Eliseev, I.I. Mokhov Geoengineering efficiency: Preliminary assessment for year 2100 with an energy-balance climate model Russia
7-09
S.N. Denisov, A.V. Eliseev, I.I. Mokhov Evaluation of changes in methane emissions by wetlands of the European and Asian parts of Russia in the 21th century based on regional climate model simulations Russia
7-11
F. Kaspar, U. Cubasch Modelling regional climate change in Eastern Africa on orbital and tectonic time scales
Germany
7-13
M. Markovic, C. Jones, K. Winger An Assessment of the Surface Radiation Budget over North America in the GEM-LAM Regional Climate model, Reanalysis Datasets and Satellite Based Products Canada
7-15
J.L. McGregor, K.C. Nguyen, M. Thatcher Regional climate simulation at 20 km using CCAM with a scale-selective digital filter Australia
7-17
I.I. Mokhov, V.A. Semenov, V.C. Khon Simulation of the oceanic temperatures impact on the European weather conditions Russia
7-19
I.I. Mokhov, A.V. Eliseev Geoengineering efficiency: Preliminary assessment with a climate model of intermediate complexity Russia
7-21
K.E. Muryshev, A.V. Eliseev, I.I. Mokhov Climate simulations by the IAP RAS model of intermediate complexity with an implemented ocean general circulation module Russia
7-23
D. Paquin-Ricard, C. Jones, P. Vaillancourt Comparison of the Cloud-Radiation Interaction between GEM and ARM-SGP Observations Canada
7-25
D. Simjanovski, E. Girard, C. Jones, P. Du An Evaluation of Cloud and Radiation Processes Simulated by GEM-LAM for the Arctic SHEBA Year Canada
7-27

08. Development of and advances in ocean modelling and data assimilation, sea-ice modelling, wave modelling

Author(s) Title Country
Pages
A. Bozec, E. Chassignet, S. Lozier, Z. Garraffo, G. Halliwell On the Variability of the Mediterranean Outflow Water in North Atlantic HYCOM Simulations USA
8-01
R. Danielson Western North Pacific SST Analyses based on Ship and Buoy Observations Canada
8-03
V.P. Parkhomenko Sea Ice Modelling in Global Climate Model Russia
8-05
Y.D. Resnyansky, B.S. Strukov, M.D. Tsyrulnikov, A.A. Zelenko Three-Dimensional Covariances of Temperature and Salinity Fields Estimated from Argo Data Russia
8-07
S. Shimokawa, T. Matsuura Chaotic behaviors of oceanic double-gyre under seasonal forcing Japan
8-09
S. Somot, J. Colin First step towards a multi-decadal high-resolution Mediterranean sea reanalysis using dynamical downscaling of ERA40 France
8-11
B. H. Vaid, C. Gnanaseelan, J. Kumar Intraseasonal signals in the daily high resolution blended Reynolds sea surface temperature product and their validation over the Tropical Indian Ocean India
8-13
A. Wada, H. Niino, H. Nakano Sensitivity of tuning parameters in a mixed-layer scheme to simulated sea surface cooling caused by a passage of a typhoon Japan
8-15
A.A. Zelenko, Y.D. Resnyansky, M.D. Tsyrulnikov, B.S. Strukov, P.I. Svirenko Development of a Global Ocean Data Assimilation System Russia
8-17

09. Development of and studies with coupled ocean-atmosphere models

Author(s)
Title
Country Pages
D. Noone Variability in the Southern Annular Mode due to decadal variations in tropical heating
USA
9-01
A. Wada, N. Usui, H. Niino The impact of oceanic observations on tropical cyclone intensity prediction in the case of Typhoon Namtheun (2004)
Japan
9-03
A. Wada, H. Niino Numerical experiments of intensification of an idealized typhoon-like vortex under various sea surface temperatures by a nonhydrostatic atmosphere-ocean coupled model
Japan
9-05