A general framework for understanding the response of the water cycle to global warming over land and ocean Hydrology and Earth System Sciences DOI 10.5194/hess-18-1575-2014 6 May 2014 In an attempt to develop a simple framework for local-scale analysis we found that the climate model output shows a remarkably close relation to the long-standing Budyko framework of catchment hydrology. Read more
Modelling environmental influences on calving at Helheim Glacier in eastern Greenland The Cryosphere DOI 10.5194/tc-8-827-2014 6 May 2014 Calving is an important mass-loss process for many glaciers worldwide, and has been assumed to respond to a variety of environmental influences. We present a grounded, flowline tidewater glacier model using a physically-based calving mechanism, applied to Helheim Glacier, eastern Greenland. Read more
Effects of stratospheric ozone recovery on photochemistry and ozone air quality in the troposphere Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics DOI 10.5194/acp-14-4079-2014 23 April 2014 In this study, the authors examine the implications of stratospheric ozone recovery for the tropospheric chemistry and ozone air quality with a global chemical transport model (GEOS-Chem). Read more
Little Ice Age climate reconstruction from ensemble reanalysis of Alpine glacier fluctuations The Cryosphere DOI 10.5194/tc-8-639-2014 14 April 2014 Here the author analyses terminus position histories from an ensemble of seven glaciers in the Alps with a macroscopic model of glacier dynamics to derive a history of glacier equilibrium line altitude for the time span 400–2010 C.E. Read more
Earthquake-induced ground failures in Italy from a reviewed database Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences DOI 10.5194/nhess-14-799-2014 10 April 2014 A database of earthquake-induced ground failures in Italy is presented, and the related content is analysed. The catalogue collects data regarding landslides, liquefaction, ground cracks, surface faulting and ground changes triggered by earthquakes of Mercalli epicentral intensity 8 or greater that occurred in the last millennium in Italy. Read more
Fracture-induced softening for large-scale ice dynamics The Cryosphere DOI 10.5194/tc-8-587-2014 8 April 2014 To account for the macroscopic effect of fracture processes on large-scale viscous ice dynamics (i.e., ice-shelf scale), the authors apply a continuum representation of fractures and related fracture growth into the prognostic Parallel Ice Sheet Model and compare the results to observations. Read more
Regional and inter-regional effects in evolving climate networks Nonlinear Processes in Geophysics DOI 10.5194/npg-21-451-2014 1 April 2014 In this study we identify the sources of the evolving network characteristics by considering a reduced-dimensionality description of the climate system using network nodes given by rotated principal component analysis. The time evolution of structures in local intra-component networks is studied and compared to evolving inter-component connectivity. Read more
Modelling global-scale climate impacts of the late Miocene Messinian Salinity Crisis Climate of the Past DOI 10.5194/cp-10-607-2014 25 March 2014 By running extreme, sensitivity-type experiments with a fully coupled ocean–atmosphere general circulation model, this paper investigates the potential of various Messinian Salinity Crisis Mediterranean Outflow Water scenarios to impact global-scale climate. Read more
Further evidence of important environmental information content in red-to-green ratios as depicted in paintings by great masters Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics DOI 10.5194/acp-14-2987-2014 25 March 2014 In this paper, the authors examine sunsets painted by famous artists as proxy information for the aerosol optical depth after major volcanic eruptions. Read more
Characterization of submicron aerosols during a month of serious pollution in Beijing, 2013 Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics DOI 10.5194/acp-14-2887-2014 20 March 2014 In January 2013, Beijing experienced several serious haze events. To achieve a better understanding of the characteristics, sources and processes of aerosols during this month, an Aerodyne high-resolution time-of-flight aerosol mass spectrometer was deployed at an urban site between 1 January and 1 February 2013 to obtain the size-resolved chemical composition of non-refractory submicron particles. Read more
