The 2022 Blue Book, by list of authors

01.Assimilation of atmospheric and land observations. Data impact and sensitivity studies. Methodological advances
Author(s)Paper titleCountryPages
A.A.Belochitski, V.KrasnopolskyApplication of Neural Networks to Speed Up Calculations of Radiation Parameterizations in the NOAA Global Ensemble Forecast System and Global Data Assimilation System ensemblesUS1-03
V.A.GordinLocalization of satellite dataRussia1-05
M.HiguchiOperational Use of Shipborne GNSS-derived Precipitable Water Vapor in JMA’s Mesoscale NWP SystemJapan1-07
Y.NakamuraImplementation of New Bias Correction Method for Aircraft Temperature with Kalman Filter in JMA’s Global NWP SystemJapan1-09
K.NonakaOperational Use of GOES-17 Atmospheric Motion Vectors (AMVs) in JMA's Global NWP SystemJapan1-11
M.Rancic, R.J.Purser, M.PondecaEfficiency and Scaling of the Multigrid Beta Filter for Modeling Background Error CovarianceUS1-13
K.Sawada, N. Seino, T. Kawabata, H. SekoEffects of an Urban Canopy Scheme and Surface Observation Data on a Heavy Rain Event through Data AssimilationJapan1-15
H. Shimizu, M. KazumoriAddition of microwave humidity sounder radiance data to all-sky assimilation in the JMA global NWP systemJapan1-17
S.Yokota, T.Banno, M.Oigawa, G.Akimoto, K.Kawano, Y.IkutaImplementation of hybrid 3DVar in JMA's local analysisJapan1-19

02.Data sets, diagnostic and dynamical investigations, statistical post-processing, reanalysis,and associated studies
Author(s)Paper titleCountryPages
O.A. Aldukhov, I.V. ChernykhVertical macrostructure of first- and second-order trends of air temperature in the 0-30-km atmospheric layer from radiosonde observationsRussia2-03
I.V. Chernykh, O.A. AldukhovIntra-annual Changes of Trends of the Number of Reconstructed Cloud Layers for the Northern and Southern Hemispheres from Radiosounding DataRussia2-05
I.V. Chernykh, O.A. AldukhovVertical Distribution of Trends of Relative Humidity in the 0-30-km Atmospheric Layer over the Northern and Southern Hemispheres from Radiosounding DataRussia2-07
V.A.Gordin, D.A.ShadrinFourier analysis of climate change in RussiaRussia2-09
S. K. Mandke, A. PrabhuInterannual variability of ENSO indices and cloud amount over IndiaIndia2-11
I.I.Mokhov, G.P.KlimovichChanges in the hydrological cycle in the Caspian Sea basin in recent decadesRussia2-13
I.I. MokhovRegional temperature anomalies and accompanying processes in connection with the longest La Niña in 1908-1911Russia2-15
I.I.Mokhov, A.V.MateshevaEstimates of the relationship between the atmospheric pressure variability and the frequency of hospitalizationsRussia2-17
M. Parfenova, M. Arzhanov, I. I. MokhovSeasonal features of Snow Cover Extent variations in Eurasia in the annual course and their changes over the decadesRussia2-19
A. Prabhu, S. K. MandkeCloud climatology from ISCCP dataIndia2-21
A.ShishovAnalysis of deep convection distribution in the middle latitudes of Europe using satellite data and the European Severe Weather databaseRussia2-23

03.Computational studies including new techniques, parallel processing, GPUs. Effects of model resolution
Author(s)Paper titleCountryPages
T.Kanehama, T.Takakura, H.Sugimoto, S.Urakawa, K.Sakamoto, H.NakanoOptimization of Meteorological Research Institute Community Ocean Model for Japan Meteorological Agency/Meteorological Research Institute Coupled Prediction System version 3 and beyondJapan3-03

04.Parameterization of atmospheric and surface processes, effects of different physical parameterizations
Author(s)Paper titleCountryPages
M.Ek, W.Li, L.Nance, G.Firl, L.Bernardet, D.HeinzellerImproving the Earth System Model Development process via a Hierarchical System Development approach and use of the Common Community Physics PackageUS4-03
T. Hertneky, W. Li, L. Xue, J. Dudhia, L. BernardetSimulations of Marine Boundary Layer Clouds Using the Common Community Physics Package Single-Column ModelUS4-05
C.Matsukawa, Y.Kuroki, T.KanehamaOptimization of orographic drag parametrizations in the JMA operational global model using COORDE-type experimentsJapan4-07
W.Wang, B.Liu, Z.Zhang, A.Mehra, V.TallapragadaImproving Low-level Wind Simulations of Tropical Cyclones by a Regional Hurricane Analysis and Forecast System US4-09

05.Development of and studies with regional and convective-scale atmospheric models and ensembles
Author(s)Paper titleCountryPages
D. Blinov, A. Revokatova, I. Rozinkina, G. RivinEffect of the initial temperature field correction on weather parameters in the short-range numerical forecastRussia5-03
A. Hashimoto, S. Nakai, M. Katsumata, S. HayashiNumerical simulation of the melting layer with a distorted bright band, observed on February 15, 2014, in JapanJapan5-05
M.Sawada, Y.Kitamura, K.Matsubayashi, H.Kusabiraki, S.Nishimoto, T.Aikawa, Y.YamasakiExtending Forecast Range and Introducing an Ocean Mixed Layer Model in JMA’s Mesoscale NWP SystemJapan5-07
K.Wu, X.Wu, V.Tallapragada, F.M.RalphAtmospheric River Analysis and Forecast System (AR-AFS): Atmospheric River Reconnaissance 2021 Dropsonde Data Impact Study on California Precipitation ForecastsUS5-09
G.Zhao, M.Pondeca, M.Morris, E.Colon, R.Todling, J.CarleyThree-Dimensional Real-Time Mesoscale Analysis (3D-RTMA) Quality Assessment for Aviation ApplicationsUS5-11

06.Developments in global forecast models, case studies, predictability investigations, global ensembles
Author(s)Paper titleCountryPages
R. Sekiguchi, Y. Ichikawa, K. Ochi, T. TakakuraHindcast verification of JMA’s GEPS for one-month predictionJapan6-03
T.Takakura, K.Ochi, Y.Adachi, T.KomoriAssessing the feasibility for Atmosphere-Ocean Coupling of JMA’s Global Ensemble Prediction SystemJapan6-05
X.Wu, K.Wu, V.Tallapragada, F.M.RalphAtmospheric River Reconnaissance 2021: Dropsonde Data Impact on GFSv16 Precipitation Forecasts for CaliforniaUS6-07
H.Yamaguchi, Y.Adachi, S.Hirahara, Y.Ichikawa, T.Iwahira, Y.Kuroki, C.Matsukawa, R.Nagasawa, K.Ochi, R.Sekiguchi, T.Takakura, M.Ujiie, H.YoneharaUpgrade of JMA's Global Ensemble Prediction SystemJapan6-09
G. Zängl, H. AnlaufAssimilation of 2-m temperatures and adaptive adjustment of uncertain model parameters building upon itGermany6-11

07.Global and regional climate models, sensitivity and impact experiments, response to external forcing, monthly and seasonal forecasting
Author(s)Paper titleCountryPages
M.M.Arzhanov, S.N.DenisovEstimates of changes in soil thermal regime and methane emissions in the northern regions of Western Siberia in the 21st centuryRussia7-03
S.N.Denisov, I.I.MokhovEstimates of contemporary natural carbon dioxide fluxes in Russia and their uncertainties based on CMIP6 ensemble dataRussia7-05
H. Kawai, T. Koshiro, S. YukimotoCloud feedbacks in MRI-ESM2Japan7-07
I.I. Mokhov, A.M. Osipov, A.V. ChernokulskyAtmospheric centers of action in the Northern Hemisphere: Possible changes in the 21st century from CMIP6 model simulationsRussia7-09
Muryshev K.E., Eliseev A.V., Mokhov I.I., Timazhev A.V.Determining the cause-effect relationship between climatic variables based on time series: is it possible or not?Russia7-11

08.Development of and advances in ocean, sea-ice, and wave modelling and data assimilation
Author(s)Paper titleCountryPages
H.C.Lee, D.KleistImpacts of Ocean Observing Systems in NCEP GODAS in the Tropical PacificUS8-03
E.S.Nesterov, V.D.Zhupanov, A.V.FedorenkoModeling of the Caspian Sea ice on a seasonal scaleRussia8-05
S.Paturi, J.Zhu, T.Sluka, G.Vernieres, A. van der Westhuysen, D.KleistReal-Time Extension of NOAA-NCEP Next Generation Global Ocean Data Assimilation System (NG-GODAS)US8-07
S.Paturi, A.Bozec, E.Chassignet, A.vanderWesthuysen, D.KleistEvaluation of Ocean and Sea-ice Model States in a 20-year Spin-up of 1/4deg UFS DATM-MOM6-CICE6 and HYCOM-CICE4 ModelsUS8-09
S.Ray, L.Stefanova, J.Wang, J.Meixner, A.MehraEffect of Higher Resolution and Advanced Atmospheric Physics Package on Week 3&4 Equatorial Thermocline ForecastsUS8-11
Yu.D. Resnyanskii, А.А. Zelenko, V.N. Stepanov, and B.S. StrukovInfluence of Short-Period Variations of Atmospheric Forcing on Large-Scale Ocean DynamicsRussia8-13

09.Development of and studies with coupled and Earth system models and data assimilation systems
Author(s)Paper titleCountryPages
A.Wada, W.Yanase, S.TsujinoNumerical simulations of Typhoon Chanthu (2021) by two nonhydrostatic atmosphere models and an atmosphere-wave ocean coupled modelJapan9-03
A.Wada, W.Yanase, S.TsujinoNumerical simulations of Typhoon Rai (2021) by two nonhydrostatic atmosphere models and an atmosphere-wave ocean coupled modelJapan9-05
A.WadaThe effects of oceanic initial conditions created from different reanalysis datasets on the intensity prediction of Typhoon Trami (2018)Japan9-07

10.Forecast verification: methods and studies
Author(s)Paper titleCountryPages
R. Ashrit, A.DubeVerification of Ensemble Rainfall Forecasts over India: Application of CRA methodIndia10-03
E.GillelandComparing the distance-based methodsUS10-05
Y. Kubo, K. OchiVerification of JMA/MRI-CPS3 and JMA Global Ensemble Prediction System in the sub-seasonal forecastJapan10-19