1. Optimal precursors triggering the Kuroshio Extension state transition obtained by the Conditional Nonlinear Optimal Perturbation approach

   • Xing Zhang
   • Mu Mu
   • Stefano Pierini

   Original Paper 29 April 2017 Pages: 685 - 699

2. Effects of tropical cyclone activity on the boundary moisture budget over the eastern China monsoon region

   • Xiaobin Lin
   • Zhiping Wen
   • Ruidan Chen

   Original Paper 29 April 2017 Pages: 700 - 712

3. A trend towards a stable warm and windless state of the surface weather conditions in northern and northeastern China during 1961–2014

   • Bo Sun
   • Huijun Wang

   Original Paper 29 April 2017 Pages: 713 - 726

4. Statistical characteristics of raindrop size distribution in the Tibetan Plateau and southern China

   • Yahao Wu
   • Liping Liu

   Original Paper 29 April 2017 Pages: 727 - 736

5. Nonlinearity modulating intensities and spatial structures of central Pacific and eastern Pacific El Niño events

   • Wansuo Duan
   • Chaoming Huang
   • Hui Xu

   Original Paper 29 April 2017 Pages: 737 - 756

6. A high-resolution simulation of Supertyphoon Rammasun (2014)—Part I: Model verification and surface energetics analysis

   • Xinghai Zhang
   • Yihong Duan
   • Hao Hu

   Original Paper 29 April 2017 Pages: 757 - 770

7. Different impact of central Pacific and eastern Pacific El Niño on the duration of sudden stratospheric warming

   • Yuanpu Li
   • Wenshou Tian

   Original Paper Open access 29 April 2017 Pages: 771 - 782

8. Intensive radiosonde measurements of summertime convection over the Inner Mongolia grassland in 2014: Difference between shallow cumulus and other conditions

   • Hongrong Shi
   • Hongbin Chen
   • Chao Ling

   Original Paper 29 April 2017 Pages: 783 - 790

9. Initial error-induced optimal perturbations in ENSO predictions, as derived from an intermediate coupled model

   • Ling-Jiang Tao
   • Rong-Hua Zhang
   • Chuan Gao

   Original Paper 29 April 2017 Pages: 791 - 803