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Sir Brian Hoskins is best known for his work on the mathematical theory of extratropical cyclones and frontogenesis,particularly through the use of potential vorticity.This review paper highlights many of the properties of PV and give an outline of the PV perspective on atmospheric flow. The Greenland ice sheet （GrIS） is the only present-day ice sheet in the Northern Hemisphere and Sea Level Rise is one of the major socioeconomic risks associated with global warming.This research studies the variations of the GrIS under past, present and future climate.Significant increases of in precipitation intensity, have been observed in gauge data over extensive land areas. This paper concluded that global warming rather than aerosol effects is the primary cause of the increases in precipitation intensity in eastern China. This paper inspired heated discussion.Geophysical data sets are growing at an ever-increasing rate, requiring computationally efficient data selection (thinning) methods to preserve essential information. This study demonstrates that TSVR pipeline thinning is an accurate and computationally efficient alternative to commonly used data selection techniques.In real forecast systems, the forecast intensity, especially for the intensity of the heavy rain area, is most likely uncertain. It can be affected by factors such as model resolution, model physics, and initial conditions. The traditional threat score based on fixed thresholds for precipitation verification is sensitive to intensity forecast bias. In this study, the neighborhood precipitation threat score is modified by defining the thresholds in terms of the percentiles of overall precipitation instead of fixed threshold values. The idea of the “raw threshold” is also borrowed from the object-based method to reduce the initial size error. The impact of intensity forecast bias on the calculated threat score is found to be reduced. This review paper highlights major breakthroughs in monsoon research since MONEX and points out that an evolving monsoon system poses great challenges for near-term prediction and long-term projection.
