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Little Ice Age climate reconstruction from ensemble reanalysis of Alpine glacier fluctuations

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.

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.

Fracture-induced softening for large-scale ice dynamics

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.

Regional and inter-regional effects in evolving climate networks

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.

Modelling global-scale climate impacts of the late Miocene Messinian Salinity Crisis

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.

Further evidence of important environmental information content in red-to-green ratios as depicted in paintings by great masters

In this paper, the authors examine sunsets painted by famous artists as proxy information for the aerosol optical depth after major volcanic eruptions.

Characterization of submicron aerosols during a month of serious pollution in Beijing, 2013

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.

Uncertainty analysis of projections of ozone-depleting substances: mixing ratios, EESC, ODPs, and GWPs

Here the authors present a comprehensive uncertainty analysis of future mixing ratios of ozone-depleting substances (ODPs), levels of equivalent effective stratospheric chlorine (EESC), ozone depletion potentials, and global warming potentials (GWPs).

The challenge of simulating the warmth of the mid-Miocene climatic optimum in CESM1

In this paper, the authors use the recently released Community Earth System Model (CESM1.0) with a slab ocean to simulate the mid-Miocene climatic optimum, incorporating recent Miocene CO₂ reconstructions of 400 ppm (parts per million).

Subsurface pH and carbonate saturation state of aragonite on the Chinese side of the North Yellow Sea: seasonal variations and controls

Based upon eight field surveys conducted between May 2011 and May 2012, we investigated seasonal variations in pH, carbonate saturation state of aragonite, and ancillary data on the Chinese side of the North Yellow Sea.

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