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href="https://wcd.copernicus.org/articles/6/211/2025/wcd-6-211-2025.html">Synoptic perspective on the conversion and maintenance of local available potential energy in extratropical cyclones</a> <ul class="list-inline mt-1"> <li class="list-inline-item"><i class="far fa-fw fa-newspaper"></i> <a class="external" href="https://www.weather-climate-dynamics.net/">Weather and Climate Dynamics</a></li> <li class="list-inline-item"><abbr class="initialism" title="Digital object identifier">DOI</abbr> <a class="external" href="https://doi.org/10.5194/wcd-6-211-2025">10.5194/wcd-6-211-2025</a></li> <li class="list-inline-item"><i class="far fa-fw fa-calendar-plus"></i> 21 February 2025</li> </ul> <p>Although extratropical cyclones in the North Atlantic are among the most impactful midlatitude weather systems, their intensification is not entirely understood. Here, we explore how individual cyclones convert available potential energy (APE) into kinetic energy and relate these conversions to the synoptic development of the cyclones. By combining potential vorticity thinking with a local APE framework, we offer a novel perspective on established concepts in dynamic meteorology.</p> <p class="more-link my-1 text-right "><a class="external"href="https://wcd.copernicus.org/articles/6/211/2025/wcd-6-211-2025.html" aria-label="Read more about Synoptic perspective on the conversion and maintenance of local available potential energy in extratropical cyclones">Read more</a> </div> </article> <hr> <article class="media"> <img role="presentation" alt="" class="img-fluid img-thumbnail" src="https://www.egu.eu/media/news/highlightarticles/2025/02/18/9b7894ff-9b0f-4f57-af4f-fa829e17225b.png.120x120_q90_crop_upscale.png" srcset="https://www.egu.eu/media/news/highlightarticles/2025/02/18/9b7894ff-9b0f-4f57-af4f-fa829e17225b.png.120x120_q90_crop_upscale.png 1x, https://www.egu.eu/media/news/highlightarticles/2025/02/18/9b7894ff-9b0f-4f57-af4f-fa829e17225b.png.240x240_q90_crop_upscale.png 2x" loading="lazy"> <div class="media-body"> <a class="h4 external" href="https://bg.copernicus.org/articles/22/841/2025/bg-22-841-2025.html">Toward more robust net primary production projections in the North Atlantic Ocean</a> <ul class="list-inline mt-1"> <li class="list-inline-item"><i class="far fa-fw fa-newspaper"></i> <a class="external" href="https://www.biogeosciences.net/">Biogeosciences</a></li> <li class="list-inline-item"><abbr class="initialism" title="Digital object identifier">DOI</abbr> <a class="external" href="https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-22-841-2025">10.5194/bg-22-841-2025</a></li> <li class="list-inline-item"><i class="far fa-fw fa-calendar-plus"></i> 20 February 2025</li> </ul> <p>The marine biogeochemistry components of Coupled Model Intercomparison Project phase 6 (CMIP6) models vary widely in their process representations. Using an innovative bioregionalization of the North Atlantic, we reveal that this model diversity largely drives the divergence in net primary production projections under a high-emission scenario. The identification of the most mechanistically realistic models allows for a substantial reduction in projection uncertainty.</p> <p class="more-link my-1 text-right "><a class="external"href="https://bg.copernicus.org/articles/22/841/2025/bg-22-841-2025.html" aria-label="Read more about Toward more robust net primary production projections in the North Atlantic Ocean">Read more</a> </div> </article> <hr> <article class="media"> <img role="presentation" alt="" class="img-fluid img-thumbnail" src="https://www.egu.eu/media/news/highlightarticles/2025/02/14/4cf90713-463f-4714-8422-5f84a76acb14.png.120x120_q90_crop_upscale.png" srcset="https://www.egu.eu/media/news/highlightarticles/2025/02/14/4cf90713-463f-4714-8422-5f84a76acb14.png.120x120_q90_crop_upscale.png 1x, https://www.egu.eu/media/news/highlightarticles/2025/02/14/4cf90713-463f-4714-8422-5f84a76acb14.png.240x240_q90_crop_upscale.png 2x" loading="lazy"> <div class="media-body"> <a class="h4 external" href="https://hess.copernicus.org/articles/29/767/2025/hess-29-767-2025.html">Creating a national urban flood dataset for China from news texts (2000–2022) at the county level</a> <ul class="list-inline mt-1"> <li class="list-inline-item"><i class="far fa-fw fa-newspaper"></i> <a class="external" href="https://www.hydrology-and-earth-system-sciences.net/">Hydrology and Earth System Sciences</a></li> <li class="list-inline-item"><abbr class="initialism" title="Digital object identifier">DOI</abbr> <a class="external" href="https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-29-767-2025">10.5194/hess-29-767-2025</a></li> <li class="list-inline-item"><i class="far fa-fw fa-calendar-plus"></i> 19 February 2025</li> </ul> <p>We create China’s first open county-level urban flood dataset (2000–2022) using news media data with the help of deep learning. The dataset reflects both natural and societal influences and includes 7595 urban flood events across 2051 counties, covering 46 % of China’s land area. It reveals the predominance of summer floods, an upward trend since 2000, and a decline from southeast to northwest. Notably, some highly developed regions show a decrease, likely due to improved flood management.</p> <p class="more-link my-1 text-right "><a class="external"href="https://hess.copernicus.org/articles/29/767/2025/hess-29-767-2025.html" aria-label="Read more about Creating a national urban flood dataset for China from news texts (2000–2022) at the county level">Read more</a> </div> </article> <hr> <article class="media"> <img role="presentation" alt="" class="img-fluid img-thumbnail" src="https://www.egu.eu/media/news/highlightarticles/2025/02/14/e8e14e92-a572-4b49-8634-0ec095b51cb0.png.120x120_q90_crop_upscale.png" srcset="https://www.egu.eu/media/news/highlightarticles/2025/02/14/e8e14e92-a572-4b49-8634-0ec095b51cb0.png.120x120_q90_crop_upscale.png 1x, https://www.egu.eu/media/news/highlightarticles/2025/02/14/e8e14e92-a572-4b49-8634-0ec095b51cb0.png.240x240_q90_crop_upscale.png 2x" loading="lazy"> <div class="media-body"> <a class="h4 external" href="https://bg.copernicus.org/articles/22/791/2025/bg-22-791-2025.html">What controls planktic foraminiferal calcification?</a> <ul class="list-inline mt-1"> <li class="list-inline-item"><i class="far fa-fw fa-newspaper"></i> <a class="external" href="https://www.biogeosciences.net/">Biogeosciences</a></li> <li class="list-inline-item"><abbr class="initialism" title="Digital object identifier">DOI</abbr> <a class="external" href="https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-22-791-2025">10.5194/bg-22-791-2025</a></li> <li class="list-inline-item"><i class="far fa-fw fa-calendar-plus"></i> 17 February 2025</li> </ul> <p>Planktic foraminifers are a plankton whose fossilised shell weight is used to reconstruct past environmental conditions such as seawater CO2. However, there is debate about whether other environmental drivers impact shell weight. Here we use a global data compilation and statistics to analyse what controls their weight. We find that the response varies between species and ocean basin, making it important to use regional calibrations and consider which species should be used to reconstruct CO2.</p> <p class="more-link my-1 text-right "><a class="external"href="https://bg.copernicus.org/articles/22/791/2025/bg-22-791-2025.html" aria-label="Read more about What controls planktic foraminiferal calcification?">Read more</a> </div> </article> <hr> <article class="media"> <img role="presentation" alt="" class="img-fluid img-thumbnail" src="https://www.egu.eu/media/news/highlightarticles/2025/02/11/bb538327-f46f-476b-b230-f2c82a26fbd2.png.120x120_q90_crop_upscale.png" srcset="https://www.egu.eu/media/news/highlightarticles/2025/02/11/bb538327-f46f-476b-b230-f2c82a26fbd2.png.120x120_q90_crop_upscale.png 1x, https://www.egu.eu/media/news/highlightarticles/2025/02/11/bb538327-f46f-476b-b230-f2c82a26fbd2.png.240x240_q90_crop_upscale.png 2x" loading="lazy"> <div class="media-body"> <a class="h4 external" href="https://gmd.copernicus.org/articles/18/787/2025/gmd-18-787-2025.html">Moving beyond post hoc explainable artificial intelligence: a perspective paper on lessons learned from dynamical climate modeling</a> <ul class="list-inline mt-1"> <li class="list-inline-item"><i class="far fa-fw fa-newspaper"></i> <a class="external" href="http://www.geoscientific-model-development.net/">Geoscientific Model Development</a></li> <li class="list-inline-item"><abbr class="initialism" title="Digital object identifier">DOI</abbr> <a class="external" href="https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-18-787-2025">10.5194/gmd-18-787-2025</a></li> <li class="list-inline-item"><i class="far fa-fw fa-calendar-plus"></i> 14 February 2025</li> </ul> <p>We draw from traditional climate modeling practices to make recommendations for machine-learning (ML)-driven climate science. Our intended audience is climate modelers who are relatively new to ML. We show how component-level understanding – obtained when scientists can link model behavior to parts within the overall model – should guide the development and evaluation of ML models. Better understanding yields a stronger basis for trust in the models. We highlight several examples to demonstrate.</p> <p class="more-link my-1 text-right "><a class="external"href="https://gmd.copernicus.org/articles/18/787/2025/gmd-18-787-2025.html" aria-label="Read more about Moving beyond post hoc explainable artificial intelligence: a perspective paper on lessons learned from dynamical climate modeling">Read more</a> </div> </article> <hr> <article class="media"> <img role="presentation" alt="" class="img-fluid img-thumbnail" src="https://www.egu.eu/media/news/highlightarticles/2025/02/10/f20a4b89-edbd-4b6e-84e0-aab867ec9228.png.120x120_q90_crop_upscale.png" srcset="https://www.egu.eu/media/news/highlightarticles/2025/02/10/f20a4b89-edbd-4b6e-84e0-aab867ec9228.png.120x120_q90_crop_upscale.png 1x, https://www.egu.eu/media/news/highlightarticles/2025/02/10/f20a4b89-edbd-4b6e-84e0-aab867ec9228.png.240x240_q90_crop_upscale.png 2x" loading="lazy"> <div class="media-body"> <a class="h4 external" href="https://nhess.copernicus.org/articles/25/581/2025/nhess-25-581-2025.html">Causes of the exceptionally high number of fatalities in the Ahr valley, Germany, during the 2021 flood</a> <ul class="list-inline mt-1"> <li class="list-inline-item"><i class="far fa-fw fa-newspaper"></i> <a class="external" href="https://www.natural-hazards-and-earth-system-sciences.net/">Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences</a></li> <li class="list-inline-item"><abbr class="initialism" title="Digital object identifier">DOI</abbr> <a class="external" href="https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-25-581-2025">10.5194/nhess-25-581-2025</a></li> <li class="list-inline-item"><i class="far fa-fw fa-calendar-plus"></i> 12 February 2025</li> </ul> <p>In July 2021, flooding killed 190 people in Germany, 134 of them in the Ahr valley, making it the deadliest flood in recent German history. The flash flood was extreme in terms of water levels, flow velocities and flood extent, and early warning and evacuation were inadequate. Many died on the ground floor or in the street, with older and impaired individuals especially vulnerable. Clear warnings should urge people to seek safety rather than save belongings, and timely evacuations are essential.</p> <p class="more-link my-1 text-right "><a class="external"href="https://nhess.copernicus.org/articles/25/581/2025/nhess-25-581-2025.html" aria-label="Read more about Causes of the exceptionally high number of fatalities in the Ahr valley, Germany, during the 2021 flood">Read more</a> </div> </article> <hr> <article class="media"> <img role="presentation" alt="" class="img-fluid img-thumbnail" src="https://www.egu.eu/media/news/highlightarticles/2025/02/07/7319b278-9339-4c8f-892a-870f4f9b9f0c.png.120x120_q90_crop_upscale.png" srcset="https://www.egu.eu/media/news/highlightarticles/2025/02/07/7319b278-9339-4c8f-892a-870f4f9b9f0c.png.120x120_q90_crop_upscale.png 1x, https://www.egu.eu/media/news/highlightarticles/2025/02/07/7319b278-9339-4c8f-892a-870f4f9b9f0c.png.240x240_q90_crop_upscale.png 2x" loading="lazy"> <div class="media-body"> <a class="h4 external" href="https://dx.doi.org/10.5194/os-21-359-2025">Turbulent heat flux dynamics along the Dotson and Getz ice-shelf fronts (Amundsen Sea, Antarctica)</a> <ul class="list-inline mt-1"> <li class="list-inline-item"><i class="far fa-fw fa-newspaper"></i> <a class="external" href="https://www.ocean-science.net/">Ocean Science</a></li> <li class="list-inline-item"><abbr class="initialism" title="Digital object identifier">DOI</abbr> <a class="external" href="https://doi.org/10.5194/os-21-359-2025">10.5194/os-21-359-2025</a></li> <li class="list-inline-item"><i class="far fa-fw fa-calendar-plus"></i> 7 February 2025</li> </ul> <p>Few observations exist in the Amundsen Sea. Consequently, studies rely on reanalysis (e.g., ERA5) to investigate how the atmosphere affects ocean variability (e.g., sea-ice formation and melt). We use data collected along ice shelves to show that cold, dry air blowing from Antarctica triggers large ocean heat loss, which is underestimated by ERA5. We then use an ocean model to show that this bias has an important impact on the ocean, with implications for sea-ice forecasts.</p> <p class="more-link my-1 text-right "><a class="external"href="https://dx.doi.org/10.5194/os-21-359-2025" aria-label="Read more about Turbulent heat flux dynamics along the Dotson and Getz ice-shelf fronts (Amundsen Sea, Antarctica)">Read more</a> </div> </article> <hr> <article class="media"> <img role="presentation" alt="" class="img-fluid img-thumbnail" src="https://www.egu.eu/media/filer_public_thumbnails/filer_public/33/27/3327750e-304f-4997-84a2-5cd0fdac2b3f/os.png__120x120_crop_subject_location-327%2C109_subsampling-2_upscale.png" srcset="https://www.egu.eu/media/filer_public_thumbnails/filer_public/33/27/3327750e-304f-4997-84a2-5cd0fdac2b3f/os.png__120x120_crop_subject_location-327%2C109_subsampling-2_upscale.png 1x, https://www.egu.eu/media/filer_public_thumbnails/filer_public/33/27/3327750e-304f-4997-84a2-5cd0fdac2b3f/os.png__240x240_crop_subject_location-327%2C109_subsampling-2_upscale.png 2x" loading="lazy"> <div class="media-body"> <a class="h4 external" href="https://dx.doi.org/10.5194/os-21-325-2025">Internal tides off the Amazon shelf in the western tropical Atlantic: analysis of SWOT Cal/Val mission data</a> <ul class="list-inline mt-1"> <li class="list-inline-item"><i class="far fa-fw fa-newspaper"></i> <a class="external" href="https://www.ocean-science.net/">Ocean Science</a></li> <li class="list-inline-item"><abbr class="initialism" title="Digital object identifier">DOI</abbr> <a class="external" href="https://doi.org/10.5194/os-21-325-2025">10.5194/os-21-325-2025</a></li> <li class="list-inline-item"><i class="far fa-fw fa-calendar-plus"></i> 4 February 2025</li> </ul> <p>This study focuses on the internal tides (ITs) off the Amazon shelf in the tropical Atlantic. It is based on 2 km horizontally gridded observations along the swaths of SWOT (Surface Water and Ocean Topography) track 20 during the calibration/validation phase (Cal/Val, 1 d orbit) from late March to early July 2023. We evaluate the amplitude of M2, N2, and S2 frequencies and use the M2 atlas as an internal tide correction model for SWOT observations. Internal tide amplitudes (models or atlases) are first derived by harmonic analysis of the SWOT sea level anomaly (SLA). The estimation is improved by performing a principal component analysis before the harmonic analysis. The results compare very well with the high-resolution empirical tide (HRET) internal tide model, the reference product for internal tide corrections in altimetry observations. The coherent mode 1 and mode 2 M2 can be distinguished in the internal tide model derived from SWOT, while the higher modes with their strong SLA signature are seen mostly in the incoherent part. In comparison to HRET, the correction of SWOT observations with SWOT-based atlases may be more relevant for this track.</p> <p class="more-link my-1 text-right "><a class="external"href="https://dx.doi.org/10.5194/os-21-325-2025" aria-label="Read more about Internal tides off the Amazon shelf in the western tropical Atlantic: analysis of SWOT Cal/Val mission data">Read more</a> </div> </article> <hr> <article class="media"> <img role="presentation" alt="" class="img-fluid img-thumbnail" src="https://www.egu.eu/media/news/highlightarticles/2025/01/27/e14d1be2-1961-4c92-bed5-0a3246e15b42.png.120x120_q90_crop_upscale.png" srcset="https://www.egu.eu/media/news/highlightarticles/2025/01/27/e14d1be2-1961-4c92-bed5-0a3246e15b42.png.120x120_q90_crop_upscale.png 1x, https://www.egu.eu/media/news/highlightarticles/2025/01/27/e14d1be2-1961-4c92-bed5-0a3246e15b42.png.240x240_q90_crop_upscale.png 2x" loading="lazy"> <div class="media-body"> <a class="h4 external" href="https://dx.doi.org/10.5194/os-21-181-2025">The alongshore tilt of mean dynamic topography and its implications for model validation and ocean monitoring</a> <ul class="list-inline mt-1"> <li class="list-inline-item"><i class="far fa-fw fa-newspaper"></i> <a class="external" href="https://www.ocean-science.net/">Ocean Science</a></li> <li class="list-inline-item"><abbr class="initialism" title="Digital object identifier">DOI</abbr> <a class="external" href="https://doi.org/10.5194/os-21-181-2025">10.5194/os-21-181-2025</a></li> <li class="list-inline-item"><i class="far fa-fw fa-calendar-plus"></i> 31 January 2025</li> </ul> <p>Mean dynamic topography (MDT) describes variations in the mean sea surface height above a reference surface called a geoid. We show that MDT predicted by a regional ocean model, including a significant tilt of several centimeters along the coast of Nova Scotia, is in good agreement with estimates based on sea level observations. We demonstrate that this alongshore tilt of MDT can provide a direct estimate of the average alongshore current and also of the area-integrated nearshore circulation.</p> <p class="more-link my-1 text-right "><a class="external"href="https://dx.doi.org/10.5194/os-21-181-2025" aria-label="Read more about The alongshore tilt of mean dynamic topography and its implications for model validation and ocean monitoring">Read more</a> </div> </article> <hr> <article class="media"> <img role="presentation" alt="" class="img-fluid img-thumbnail" src="https://www.egu.eu/media/news/highlightarticles/2025/01/28/b03b7ca2-1ccc-40eb-9e61-f2db9d4a9ab0.png.120x120_q90_crop_upscale.png" srcset="https://www.egu.eu/media/news/highlightarticles/2025/01/28/b03b7ca2-1ccc-40eb-9e61-f2db9d4a9ab0.png.120x120_q90_crop_upscale.png 1x, https://www.egu.eu/media/news/highlightarticles/2025/01/28/b03b7ca2-1ccc-40eb-9e61-f2db9d4a9ab0.png.240x240_q90_crop_upscale.png 2x" loading="lazy"> <div class="media-body"> <a class="h4 external" href="https://dx.doi.org/10.5194/bg-22-473-2025">Assessment framework to predict sensitivity of marine calcifiers to ocean alkalinity enhancement – identification of biological thresholds and importance of precautionary principle</a> <ul class="list-inline mt-1"> <li class="list-inline-item"><i class="far fa-fw fa-newspaper"></i> <a class="external" href="https://www.biogeosciences.net/">Biogeosciences</a></li> <li class="list-inline-item"><abbr class="initialism" title="Digital object identifier">DOI</abbr> <a class="external" href="https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-22-473-2025">10.5194/bg-22-473-2025</a></li> <li class="list-inline-item"><i class="far fa-fw fa-calendar-plus"></i> 31 January 2025</li> </ul> <p>The environmental impacts of ocean alkalinity enhancement (OAE) are unknown. Our synthesis, based on 68 collected studies with 84 unique species, shows that 35 % of species respond positively, 26 % respond negatively, and 39 % show a neutral response to alkalinity addition. Biological thresholds were found from 50 to 500 µmol kg−1 NaOH addition. A precautionary approach is warranted to avoid potential risks, while current regulatory framework needs improvements to assure safe biological limits.</p> <p class="more-link my-1 text-right "><a class="external"href="https://dx.doi.org/10.5194/bg-22-473-2025" aria-label="Read more about Assessment framework to predict sensitivity of marine calcifiers to ocean alkalinity enhancement – identification of biological thresholds and importance of precautionary principle">Read more</a> </div> </article> <hr> <nav class="btn-toolbar btn-toolbar-pagination mt-2" role="presentation" aria-label="Pagination navigation"> <div class="btn-group btn-group-sm mx-auto" role="group"> <a href="?page=1" data-ic-page="1" role="button" class="btn btn-tag active" aria-pressed="true">1</a> <a href="?page=2" data-ic-page="2" role="button" class="btn btn-tag">2</a> <a href="?page=3" data-ic-page="3" role="button" class="btn btn-tag">3</a> <a href="#" disabled type="button" class="btn btn-tag disabled">...</a> <a href="?page=182" data-ic-page="182" role="button" class="btn btn-tag">182</a> <a href="?page=2" data-ic-page="2" role="button" class="btn btn-tag" aria-label="Next"> <i class="fas fa-fw fa-angle-double-right" aria-hidden="true"></i> <span class="sr-only">Next</span> </a> </div> </nav> </div> </div> </form> </div> </main>  <footer class="d-print-none"> <div class="footer"> <div class="container"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-md-6 mb-4 mb-md-0"> <div class="footer-heading"> <h2>About EGU</h2> </div> <p>EGU, the European Geosciences Union, is Europe’s premier geosciences union, dedicated to the pursuit of excellence in the Earth, planetary, and space sciences for the benefit of humanity, worldwide. 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