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New Paper: How Much Does Land–Atmosphere Coupling Influence Summertime Temperature Variability in the Western United States?
Year-to-year variability in summertime temperature has a large impact on drought, wildfire, and extreme heat across the Western United States. In our study, we find strong evidence in both models and observations linking the leading pattern of Western US summertime temperature variability to soil moisture anomalies in the preceding spring. Our results suggest that antecedent…
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New Paper: Land Surface Influence on Convective Available Potential Energy (CAPE) Change during Interstorms
Using two global satellite datasets (SMAP and AIRS), we analyze the impact of surface energy balance partitioning on convective development by tracking CAPE over soil moisture drydowns (interstorms) during the summer, when land–atmosphere coupling is strongest. Our results show that the sign and magnitude of CAPE development during summertime drydowns depends on regional hydroclimate and…
Lily N. Zhang 