| The 2016 Blue Book, by list of authors |
| 01.Atmospheric data assimilation schemes, analysis and initialization, data impact studies, observing system experiments |
| 02.Data sets, diagnostic and dynamical investigations, statistical postprocessing, multi-year reanalyses and associated studies |
| Author(s) | Paper title | Country | Pages |
| M.Akperov,A.Rinke, I.Mokhov, D.Handorf, K.Dethloff | Cyclone activity in the Arctic from an ensemble of regional climate models (Arctic CORDEX) | Russia | 2-03 |
| M. Akperov, I. Mokhov | Polar lows over Nordic seas from satellite observations and reanalysis data | Россия | 2-05 |
| I.Mokhov, M.Akperov, M.Dembitskaya | Lapse-rate feedback assessment from reanalysis data | Russia | 2-07 |
| I.I. Mokhov, A.V. Timazhev | Climate anomalies and tendencies of change in Lake Baikal basin | Russian Federation | 2-09 |
| A.E.Pokhil, I.A.Gorlach | Blocking synoptic pattern: formation of “small” eddies in troposphere. | Russia | 2-11 |
| A.E.Pokhil | Numerical simulations of “small” eddies formation in the atmosphere | Russia | 2-13 |
| A. Timazhev | Frequency of blocking anticyclones in the Northern Hemisphere from RIHMI data: Interannual variability | Russian Federation | 2-15 |
| 03.Computational studies including new techniques, the effect of varying model resolution, parallel processing |
| Author(s) | Paper title | Country | Pages |
| T.Kato | Influence of horizontal resolution on structure change of atmospheric stratification in the 2015 Hiroshima heavy rainfall | Japan | 3-03 |
| 04.Parameterization of important atmospheric and surface processes, effects of different parameterizations |
| Author(s) | Paper title | Country | Pages |
| K. Araki | Influence of Cloud Microphysics Scheme and Ice Nuclei on Forecasting a Heavy Snowfall Event in Japan associated with the | Japan | 4-03 |
| T. Komori, A. Shimpo | Improvement of MJO prediction and moistening processes for the DYNAMO period | Japan | 4-05 |
| P. Marquet | The mixed-phase version of moist-air entropy. | France | 4-07 |
| J. Wang, S. Lu, X. Zhang, S. Kondragunta, A. da Silva, J. McQueen, P. Bhattacharjee, S. Moorthi, A. Harris, P. Koner, Y-T. Hou, V. Tallapragada | The implementation of NEMS GFS Aerosol Component (NGAC) Version 2: Global aerosol forecasting at NCEP using satellite-based smoke emissions | USA | 4-09 |
| Y. Yamada | Development of a two-moment three-ice bulk microphysical model for ice | Japan | 4-11 |
| 05.Development of and studies with regional and smaller-scale atmospheric models, regional ensemble, monthly and seasonal forecasting |
| Author(s) | Paper title | Country | Pages |
| L.-P. Caron, C. A. Mehta, J. M. Collins, A.-S. Daloz | Prospects of hurricane variability analysis in dynamically downscaled tropical cyclone simulations | Spain | 5-03 |
| G.P. Lou, Q. Liu, E. Rogers, G. DiMego,D. Jovic | Tropical storm relocation in the North American Model (NAM) | USA | 5-05 |
| J. McQueen | NOAA's National Air Quality Forecast Capability for ozone and fine particulate matter | USA | 5-07 |
| J. McQueen | NWS HYSPLIT atmospheric transport and dispersion modeling | USA | 5-08 |
| V. Tallapragada and the team of the Global Climate and Weather Modeling Branch, Environmental Modeling Center | Upgrade of the NCEP GFS to a 4D Hybrid Ensemble Variational Data Assimilation | USA | 5-10 |
| M. Tsyrulnikov, D.Gayfulin | A spatio-temporal Stochastic Pattern Generator for use in ensemble prediction and ensemble data assimilation | Russia | 5-12 |
| Y. Wu, M. Ek | Improve and maintain LSM in NAM | USA | 5-14 |
| 06.Developments in global forecast models, case studies, predictability, investigations, global ensemble, monthly and seasonal forecasting |
| Author(s) | Paper title | Country | Pages |
| L. Auger, E. Bazile, L. Berre, P. Brousseau, Y. Bouteloup, F. Bouyssel, N. Boullot, P. Cébron, P. Chambon, G. Desroziers, R. El Khatib, G. Faure, C. Fischer, V. Guidard, F. Guillaume, A. Joly, C. Labadie, C. Loo, J.F. Mahfouf, P. Marguinaud, P. Marquet, A. Mary, N. Merlet, L.F. Meunier, Y. Michel, P. Moll, C. Payan, J.M. Piriou, D. Ricard, Y. Seity, F. Taillefer, F. Voitus, E. Wattrelot, K. Yessad | The 2015 upgrades of the Météo-France NWP system | France | 6-03 |
| H-M.H. Juang | Improving spherical harmonic coefficients for the fine resolution NCEP global atmospheric spectral modeling | USA | 6-05 |
| I.I. Mokhov, A.V. Timazhev | Summer climate anomalies in the Northern Eurasia during intra-annual transitions from El Niño to La Niña | Russian Federation | 6-07 |
| I.I. Mokhov, A.V. Timazhev | Weather-climate anomalies in Russian Regions: El Nino-associated predictability | Russian Federation | 6-09 |
| 07.Global and regional climate models, sensitivity and impact experiments, response to external forcing |
| 08.Development of and advances in ocean modelling and data assimilation, sea-ice modelling, wave modeling |
| Author(s) | Paper title | Country | Pages |
| S. Flampouris, J.-H. Alves, M. Pondeca, J. Whiting | Inclusion of significant wave height analysis to NCEP's Unrestricted Mesoscale Analysis (URMA) | USA | 8-03 |
| Z.D. Garrafo, P. Hogan, A. Mehra, I. Rivin, B. Balasubramaniyan, T. Spindler, H-C. Kim, S. Paturi | Surface heat flux corrections for global ocean forecasts | USA | 8-05 |
| H-C. Kim, A. Mehra, S. Nadiga, Z. Garraffo, S. Son | Simulated global HYCOM (GBLa0.24) results from various ocean color forcings: Preliminary results from sensitivity analysis | USA | 8-07 |
| V. Krasnopolsky, S. Nadiga, E. Bayler, A. Mehra, D. Behringer | Consistent Ocean Color and its Assimilation in Ocean Models | USA | 8-09 |
| B. Li, A. Mehra, E. Bayler | SMOS satellite sea-surface salinity data: Impact on upper-ocean modeling | USA | 8-11 |
| T. Spindler, A. Mehra, D. Spindler | Applying multi-model superensemble methods to global ocean operational systems | USA | 8-13 |
| 09.Development of and studies with coupled ocean-atmosphere models |
| Author(s) | Paper title | Country | Pages |
| H-S. Kim, D. Iredell, S. Trahan, A. Mehra | The impact of ocean conditions on the Hurricane Blanca (2015) Forecasts with a coupled model | USA | 9-03 |
| A. Wada, M. Kunii | The effect of predicted oceanic conditions on the assimilation of Typhoon Sinlaku (2008) | Japan | 9-05 |
| A. Wada | Idealized storm evolution and the difference between the eastern and the western North Pacific calculated by an atmosphere-wave-ocean coupled model | Japan | 9-07 |
| A. Wada | Comparison of numerical simulations of Typhoon Haiyan in 2013 and Typhoon Mike in 1990 | Japan | 9-09 |
| A. Wada | Typhoon Man-yi in 2013 simulated by an atmosphere-wave-ocean coupled model with 1.2-km horizontal resolution | Japan | 9-11 |
| A. Wada | Extremely deepening of central pressures for Typhoon Neoguri in 2014 simulated by an atmosphere-wave-ocean coupled model and its dependency on the horizontal resolution. | Japan | 9-13 |
| 10.Back Cover |