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Executive editors: Camille Li, Stephan Pfahl & Heini Wernli
eISSN: WCD 2698-4016, WCDD 2698-4024
Weather and Climate Dynamics (WCD) is a not-for-profit international scientific journal dedicated to the publication and public discussion of high-quality research on dynamical processes in the atmosphere. It represents a timely effort to establish a seamless perspective on atmospheric flows, on scales from weather to climate (minutes to decades). The scope of the journal includes the following: the dynamics of extreme weather events (case studies and climatological analyses); weather system dynamics in tropical, midlatitude and polar regions; interactions of atmospheric flows with cloud physics and/or radiation; links between the atmospheric water cycle and weather systems; tropical-extratropical and midlatitude-polar interactions; atmospheric teleconnections and stratosphere-troposphere coupling; boundary-layer dynamics and coupling to land, ocean and ice; atmospheric variability and predictability on time scales from minutes to decades; storm track and Hadley cell dynamics; role of atmospheric dynamics in paleoclimate and climate change projections; and other aspects of weather and climate dynamics. Theoretical studies, idealized numerical studies, full-physics numerical studies, and diagnostic studies using (re)analysis and/or observational data are welcome.

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Recent papers

08 Apr 2026
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Contrasting impact of different Mediterranean cyclones on the hydrological cycle and ocean heat content
Yonatan Givon, Douglas Keller Jr., Philippe Drobinski, and Shira Raveh-Rubin
Weather Clim. Dynam., 7, 567–582, https://doi.org/10.5194/wcd-7-567-2026,https://doi.org/10.5194/wcd-7-567-2026, 2026
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08 Apr 2026
The influence of El Niño-Southern Oscillation on cool-season precipitation variability in the arid Middle East
Andries-Jan de Vries, Steven B. Feldstein, Jake W. Casselman, Georgios Fragkoulidis, Jos Lelieveld, and Daniela I. V. Domeisen
EGUsphere, https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2026-1569,https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2026-1569, 2026
Preprint under review for WCD (discussion: open, 0 comments)
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07 Apr 2026
Interhemispheric perspective on the most extreme surface winds in the storm tracks
Aleksa Stanković, Rodrigo Caballero, and Gabriele Messori
EGUsphere, https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2026-1649,https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2026-1649, 2026
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31 Mar 2026
Global characterisation of the vertical temperature anomaly structure of heat extremes over land in ERA5
Belinda Hotz, Heini Wernli, Matthias Röthlisberger, and Robin Noyelle
EGUsphere, https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2026-1522,https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2026-1522, 2026
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30 Mar 2026
The role of the secondary circulation in the tropical transition of Hurricane Ophelia
Carlos Calvo-Sancho, Richard Rotunno, Ana Montoro-Mendoza, Mauricio López-Reyes, Juan Jesús González-Alemán, Pedro Bolgiani, and María Luisa Martín
EGUsphere, https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2026-1446,https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2026-1446, 2026
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27 Mar 2026
The role of radiation in the Northern Hemisphere troposphere-to-stratosphere transport
Tuule Müürsepp, Michael Sprenger, Heini Wernli, and Hanna Joos
Weather Clim. Dynam., 7, 547–565, https://doi.org/10.5194/wcd-7-547-2026,https://doi.org/10.5194/wcd-7-547-2026, 2026
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25 Mar 2026
Explaining monthly precipitation anomalies in northwestern South America by integrating vertical dynamics and energetics
Jose Obregon-Yataco
EGUsphere, https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2026-1049,https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2026-1049, 2026
Preprint under review for WCD (discussion: open, 0 comments)
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25 Mar 2026
Derecho-favoring atmospheric environments in Finland: characteristics, identification criteria, and increasing frequency
Oskari Rantala, Jouni Räisänen, Jenni Rauhala, and Marja Bister
EGUsphere, https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2026-1174,https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2026-1174, 2026
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24 Mar 2026
Dynamic forcing behind Hurricane Lidia's rapid intensification
Mauricio López-Reyes, María Luisa Martín, Carlos Calvo-Sancho, and Juan Jesús González-Alemán
Weather Clim. Dynam., 7, 523–545, https://doi.org/10.5194/wcd-7-523-2026,https://doi.org/10.5194/wcd-7-523-2026, 2026
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24 Mar 2026
Deficient ocean–atmosphere feedbacks constrain seasonal NAO prediction
Erik W. Kolstad
Weather Clim. Dynam., 7, 507–522, https://doi.org/10.5194/wcd-7-507-2026,https://doi.org/10.5194/wcd-7-507-2026, 2026
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Highlight articles

08 Apr 2026
Contrasting impact of different Mediterranean cyclones on the hydrological cycle and ocean heat content
Yonatan Givon, Douglas Keller Jr., Philippe Drobinski, and Shira Raveh-Rubin
Weather Clim. Dynam., 7, 567–582, https://doi.org/10.5194/wcd-7-567-2026,https://doi.org/10.5194/wcd-7-567-2026, 2026
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12 Mar 2026
The impact of Aeolus observations on wind and rainfall predictions
Maurus Borne, Peter Knippertz, Michael Rennie, and Martin Weissmann
Weather Clim. Dynam., 7, 489–505, https://doi.org/10.5194/wcd-7-489-2026,https://doi.org/10.5194/wcd-7-489-2026, 2026
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27 Nov 2025
Clear-air turbulence derived from in situ aircraft observation – a weather feature-based typology using ERA5 reanalysis
Ming Hon Franco Lee and Michael Sprenger
Weather Clim. Dynam., 6, 1583–1604, https://doi.org/10.5194/wcd-6-1583-2025,https://doi.org/10.5194/wcd-6-1583-2025, 2025
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06 Nov 2025
Drivers and impacts of westerly moisture transport events in East Africa
Robert Peal and Emily Collier
Weather Clim. Dynam., 6, 1365–1378, https://doi.org/10.5194/wcd-6-1365-2025,https://doi.org/10.5194/wcd-6-1365-2025, 2025
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21 Oct 2025
Estimating return periods for extreme events in climate models through Ensemble Boosting
Luna Bloin-Wibe, Robin Noyelle, Vincent Humphrey, Urs Beyerle, Reto Knutti, and Erich Fischer
Weather Clim. Dynam., 6, 1147–1177, https://doi.org/10.5194/wcd-6-1147-2025,https://doi.org/10.5194/wcd-6-1147-2025, 2025
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13 Feb 2026 University of Western Ontario partners with Copernicus Publications to support open-access publishing

Copernicus Publications has signed a new agreement with Western Libraries at the University of Western Ontario, providing a 50% APC reduction for eligible corresponding authors submitting from 1 January 2026. Please read more.

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03 Dec 2025 New MS Word template available for manuscript preparation

The existing MS Word template for authors has been significantly expanded and now includes many important notes on the standard sections that must be included in the manuscript. Please visit the "Submission" page, section "Templates for your manuscript file" and download the new template before writing your next manuscript.

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13 Mar 2025 New agreement between California Digital Library and Copernicus Publications

We are delighted to announce a new agreement between the California Digital Library and Copernicus Publications. The University of California will cover 50% of article processing charges (APCs) for manuscripts affiliated with any of their research units. Read more.

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