Publications

2020

Assessing historical variability of South Asian monsoon lows and depressions with an optimized tracking algorithm
S. Vishnu, Boos, William R., Ullrich, Paul A., O’Brien, Travis A.

J. Geophys. Res. Atmos., submitted

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Feedbacks and Eddy Diffusivity in an Energy Balance Model of Tropical Rainfall Shifts
Peterson, Henry G., Boos, William R.

npj Clim. Atmos. Sci., 2020, 3, doi:10.1038/s41612-020-0114-4

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Quasigeostrophic controls on precipitating ascent in monsoon depressions
Murthy, Varun S., Boos, William R.

J. Atmos. Sci., 2020, 77, 1213–1232, doi:10.1175/JAS-D-19-0202.1

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2019

Monsoon depression amplification by moist barotropic instability in a vertically sheared environment
Diaz, Michael, Boos, William R.

Q. J. R. Meteorol. Soc., 2019, 145, 2666-2684, doi:10.1002/qj.3585

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Aquaplanet models on eccentric orbits — effects of rotation rate on observables
Adams, Arthur D., Boos, William R., Wolf, Eric T.

Astronomical Journal, 2019, 157, 189(19pp), doi:10.3847/1538-3881/ab107f

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Understanding the vertical structure of potential vorticity in tropical depressions
Murthy, Varun S., Boos, William R.

Q. J. R. Meteorol. Soc., 2019, 145, 1968-1991, doi:10.1002/qj.3539

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Using atmospheric energy transport to quantitatively constrain South Pacific Convergence Zone shifts during ENSO
Lintner, Benjamin R., Boos, William R.

J. Climate, 2019, 32, 1839-1855, doi:10.1175/JCLI-D-18-0151.1

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Barotropic growth of monsoon depressions
Diaz, Michael, Boos, William R.

Q. J. R. Meteorol. Soc., 2019, 145, 824-844, doi:10.1002/qj.3467

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2018

Sensitivity of subtropical stationary circulations to global warming in climate models: a baroclinic Rossby gyre theory
Levine, Xavier J., Boos, William R.

Clim. Dyn., 2018, doi:10.1007/s00382-018-4419-5

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Global energetics and local physics as drivers of past, present and future monsoons
Biasutti, Michela, Voigt, Aiko, Boos, William R., Braconnot, Pascale, Hargreaves, Julia C., Harrison, Sandy P., Kang, Sarah M., Mapes, Brian E., Scheff, Jacob, Schumacher, Courtney, Sobel, Adam H., Xie, Shang-Ping

Nat. Geosci., 2018, 11, 392-400, doi:10.1038/s41561-018-0137-1

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Role of surface enthalpy fluxes in idealized simulations of tropical depression spinup
Murthy, Varun S., Boos, William R.

J. Atmos. Sci., 2018, 75, 1811-1831, doi:10.1175/JAS-D-17-0119.1

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Tropical cyclogenesis in warm climates simulated by a cloud-system resolving model
Fedorov, Alexey V., Muir, Les, Boos, William R., Studholme, Joshua

Clim. Dyn., 2018, 52, 107-127, doi:10.1007/s00382-018-4134-2

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Decline and poleward shift in Indian summer monsoon synoptic activity in a warming climate
Sandeep, S., Ajayamohan, R.S., Boos, William R., Sabin, T.P., Praveen, V.

Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A., 2018, 115, 2681-2686, doi:10.1073/pnas.1709031115

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2017

Volcanic suppression of Nile summer flooding triggers revolt and constrains interstate conflict in ancient Egypt
Manning, Joseph G., Ludlow, Francis, Stine, Alexander R., Boos, William R., Sigl, Michael, Marlon, Jennifer R.

Nat. Commun., 2017, 8, doi:10.1038/s41467-017-00957-y

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The physics of orographic elevated heating in radiative-convective equilibrium
Hu, Shineng, Boos, William R.

J. Atmos. Sci., 2017, 74, 2949-2965, doi:10.1175/JAS-D-16-0312.1

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Weakening of the North American monsoon with global warming
Pascale, Salvatore, Boos, William R., Bordoni, Simona, Delworth, Thomas L., Kapnick, Sarah B., Murakami, Hiroyuki, Vecchi, Gabriel A., Zhang, Wei

Nat. Clim. Change, 2017, 7, 806-812, doi:10.1038/nclimate3412

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Weakening and shifting of the Saharan shallow meridional circulation during wet years of the West African monsoon
Shekhar, Ravi, Boos, William R.

J. Climate, 2017, 30, 7399-7422, doi:10.1175/JCLI-D-16-0696.1

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Origins of moist air in global Lagrangian simulations of the Madden–Julian Oscillation
Haertel, Patrick, Boos, William R., Straub, Katherine

Atmosphere, 2017, 8, 158

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Identifying climate drivers of infectious disease dynamics: recent advances and challenges ahead
Metcalf, C. Jessica E., Walter, Katharine S., Wesolowski, Amy, Buckee, Caroline O., Shevliakova, Elena, Tatem, Andrew J., Boos, William R., Weinberger, Daniel M., Pitzer, Virginia E.

Proc. R. Soc. London B Biol. Sci., 2017, 284, 20170901

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Global association of the Madden-Julian Oscillation with monsoon lows and depressions
Haertel, Patrick, Boos, William R.

Geophys. Res. Lett., 2017, 44, 8065-8074

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The drying tendency of shallow meridional circulations in monsoons
Zhai, Jun, Boos, William R.

Q. J. R. Meteorol. Soc., 143, 2655-2664, doi:10.1002/qj.3091

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Competing effects of surface albedo and orographic elevated heating on regional climate
Hu, Shineng, Boos, William R.

Geophys. Res. Lett., 2017, 44, doi:10.1002/2016GL072441

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Land surface albedo bias in climate models and its association with tropical rainfall
Levine, Xavier J., Boos, William R.

Geophys. Res. Lett., 2017, 44, doi:10.1002/2017GL072510

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Potential vorticity structure and propagation mechanism of Indian monsoon depressions
Boos, William R., Mapes, Brian E., Murthy, Varun S.

The Global Monsoon System: Research and Forecast, 2017, 187-199

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The influence of orographic Rossby and gravity waves on rainfall
Cohen, Naftali Y., Boos, William R.

Q. J. R. Meteorol. Soc., 2017, 143, 845-851

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2016

Reply to Levermann et al.: Linear scaling for monsoons based on well-verified balance between adiabatic cooling and latent heat release
Boos, W.R., Storelvmo, T.

Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U. S. A., 2016, 113, E2350-E2351

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Near-linear response of mean monsoon strength to a broad range of radiative forcings
Boos, W.R., Storelvmo, T.

Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U. S. A., 2016, 113, 1510-1515

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A genesis index for monsoon disturbances
Ditchek, S.D., Boos, W.R., Camargo, S.J., Tippett, M.K.

J. Clim., 2016, 29, 5189-5208

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A mechanism for the response of the zonally asymmetric subtropical hydrologic cycle to global warming
Levine, X.J., Boos, W.R.

J. Clim., 2016, 29, 7851-7867

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Convective self-aggregation and tropical cyclogenesis under the hypohydrostatic rescaling
Boos, W.R., Fedorov, A., Muir, L.

J. Atmos. Sci., 2016, 73, 525-544

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Improving energy-based estimates of monsoon location in the presence of proximal deserts
Shekhar, R., Boos, W.R.

J. Clim., 2016, 29, 4741-4761

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Modulation of subtropical stratospheric gravity waves by equatorial rainfall
Cohen, N.Y., Boos, W.R.

Geophys. Res. Lett., 2016, 43, 466-471

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Perspectives on moist baroclinic instability: implications for the growth of monsoon depressions
Cohen, N.Y., Boos, W.R.

J. Atmos. Sci., 2016, 73, 1767-1788

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Regional energy budget control of the intertropical convergence zone and application to mid-Holocene rainfall
Boos, W.R., Korty, R.L.

Nat. Geosci., 2016, 9, 892-897

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2015

A review of recent progress on Tibet’s role in the South Asian monsoon
Boos, William R.

CLIVAR Exchanges, 2015, 19, 23-27

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Adiabatic westward drift of Indian monsoon depressions
Boos, William R., Hurley, John V., Murthy, Varun S.

Q. J. R. Meteorol. Soc., 2015, 141, 1035–1048

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A global climatology of monsoon low-pressure systems
Hurley, J.V., Boos, W.R.

Q. J. R. Meteorol. Soc., 2015, 141, 1049-1064

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Regime transitions of cross-equatorial Hadley circulations with zonally asymmetric thermal forcings
Zhai, J., Boos, W.

J. Atmos. Sci., 2015, 72, 3800-3818

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The effect of midlatitude transient eddies on monsoonal southerlies over eastern China
Park, Hyo-Seok, Lintner, Benjamin R., Boos, William R., Seo, Kyong-Hwan

J. Clim., 2015, 28, 8450-8465

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2014

Cirrus cloud seeding: A climate engineering mechanism with reduced side effects?
Storelvmo, T., Boos, W.R., Herger, N.

Philos. Trans. R. Soc. A Math. Phys. Eng. Sci., 2014, 372, 20140116

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Effects of orography and surface heat fluxes on the South Asian summer monsoon
Ma, D., Boos, W., Kuang, Z.

J. Clim., 2014, 27, 6647-6659

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Has the number of Indian summer monsoon depressions decreased over the last 30 years?
Cohen, Naftali Y, Boos, William R

Geophys. Res. Lett, 2014, 41, 7846-7853

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2013

Interannual variability of monsoon precipitation and local subcloud equivalent potential temperature
Hurley, J.V., Boos, W.R.

J. Clim., 2013, 26, 9507-9527

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Sensitivity of the South Asian monsoon to elevated and non-elevated heating.
Boos, William R, Kuang, Zhiming

Sci. Rep., 2013, 3, 1192

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The effect of moist convection on the tropospheric response to tropical and subtropical zonally asymmetric torques
Boos, W.R., Shaw, T.A.

J. Atmos. Sci., 2013, 70, 4089-4111

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Thermodynamic bias in the multimodel mean boreal summer monsoon
Boos, W.R., Hurley, J.V.

J. Clim., 2013, 26, 2279-2287

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2012

The Tropospheric Response to Tropical and Subtropical Zonally Asymmetric Torques: Analytical and Idealized Numerical Model Results
Shaw, Tiffany A., Boos, William R.

J. Atmos. Sci., 2012, 69, 214-235

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Thermodynamic scaling of the hydrological cycle of the last glacial maximum
Boos, William R.

J. Clim., 2012, 25, 992-1006

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2011

Cold winters from warm oceans
Boos, William R.

Nature, 2011, 471, 584-586

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2010

Orographic Controls on Climate and Paleoclimate of Asia: Thermal and Mechanical Roles for the Tibetan Plateau
Molnar, Peter, Boos, William R., Battisti, David S.

Annual Review of Earth and Planetary Sciences

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Dominant control of the South Asian monsoon by orographic insulation versus plateau heating.
Boos, William R, Kuang, Zhiming

Nature, 2010, 463, 218-222

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Excitation of Intraseasonal Variability in the Equatorial Atmosphere by Yanai Wave Groups via WISHE-Induced Convection
Solodoch, Aviv, Boos, William R., Kuang, Zhiming, Tziperman, Eli

J. Atmos. Sci., 2010, 68, 210-225

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Mechanisms of Poleward Propagating, Intraseasonal Convective Anomalies in Cloud System–Resolving Models
Boos, William R., Kuang, Zhiming

J. Atmos. Sci., 2010, 67, 3673-3691

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Observational evaluation of a convective quasi-equilibrium view of monsoons
Nie, Ji, Boos, William R., Kuang, Zhiming

J. Clim., 2010, 23, 4416-4428

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2009

Annual intensification of the Somali jet in a quasi-equilibrium framework: Observational composites
Boos, W.R., Emanuel, K.A.

Q. J. R. Meteorol. Soc., 2009, 135, 319-335

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2008

Wind-evaporation feedback and the axisymmetric transition to angular momentum-conserving Hadley flow
Boos, W.R., Emanuel, K.A.

J. Atmos. Sci., 2008, 65, 3758-3778

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Wind-evaporation feedback and abrupt seasonal transitions of weak, axisymmetric Hadley circulations
Boos, W.R., Emanuel, K.A.

J. Atmos. Sci., 2008, 65, 2194-2214

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2004

Transient Diapycnal Mixing and the Meridional Overturning Circulation
Boos, William R., Scott, Jeffery R., Emanuel, Kerry A.

J. Phys. Oceanogr., 2004, 34, 334-341

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