* indicates a group member.
Manuscripts in Review
C. Bertossa*, P. Hitchcock*, A. DeGaetano, and R. Plougonven. “Bimodality in ensemble forecasts of 2-meter temperature: Event aggregation.” Weather Forecast.
Manuscripts in Press
E. Landgren, A. Nadeau, N. Lewis, T. Kataria et al. including P. Hitchcock*. “A shallow water model exploration of atmospheric circulation on sub-neptunes: effects of radiative forcing and rotation period.” Planet. Sci. J.
2023
50. Y. Dai*, P. Hitchcock*, and I. R. Simpson. “Dynamics and impacts of the North Pacific eddy-driven jet response to sudden stratospheric warmings.” J. Clim., pages 865–884, 2023. 10.1175/JCLI-D-22-0300.1.
2022
49. Y. Dai*, P. Hitchcock*, N. M. Mahowald, D. I. V. Domeisen et al. “Stratospheric impacts on dust transport and air pollution in West Africa and the Eastern Mediterranean.” Nat. Commun., 2022. 10.1038/s41467-022-35403-1.
48. N. Goutham, R. Plougonven, H. Omrani, A. Tantet et al. including P. Hitchcock*. “Statistical downscaling to improve the sub-seasonal predictions of energy-relevant surface variables.” Mon. Wea. Rev., 2022. 10.1175/mwr-d-22-0170.1.
47. P. Hitchcock*, A. Butler, A. Charlton-Perez, C. Garfinkel et al. “Stratospheric Nudging And Predictable Surface Impacts (SNAPSI): A protocol for investigating the role of the stratospheric polar vortex in subseasonal to seasonal forecasts.” Geosci. Model Dev., 15:5073–5092, 2022. 10.5194/gmd-15-5073-2022.
46. N. Goutham, R. Plougonven, H. Omrani, S. Parey et al. including P. Hitchcock*. “How skillful are the European sub-seasonal forecasts of surface temperature and wind speed beyond two weeks?” Mon. Wea. Rev., 150:1621–1637, 2022. 10.1175/MWR-D-21-0207.1.
45. I. P. White, C. I. Garfinkel, and P. Hitchcock*. “On the tropospheric response to transient stratospheric momentum torques.” J. Clim., 79:2041–2058, 2022. 10.1175/JAS-D-21-0237.1.
44. W. Cheng, D. G. MacMartin, B. Kravitz, D. Visioni et al. including P. Hitchcock*. “Changes in Hadley circulation and intertropical convergence zone under strategic stratospheric aerosol geoengineering.” NPJ Clim. Atmos. Sci., 5:32, 2022. 10.1038/s41612-022-00254-6.
43. J. Huang*, P. Hitchcock*, J. Sillin*, and W. Tian. “Stratospheric influence on the development of the 2018 late winter European cold air outbreak.” J. Geophys. Res., 127:e2021JD035877, 2022. 10.1029/2021JD035877.
2021
42. W. J. Randel, F. Wu, A. Ming, and P. Hitchcock*. “A simple model of ozone–temperature coupling in the tropical lower stratosphere.” Atmos. Chem. Phys., 21:18531–18542, 2021. 10.5194/acp-21-18531-2021.
41. A. Ming and P. Hitchcock*. “What contributes to the inter-annual variability in tropical lower stratospheric temperatures?” J. Geophys. Res., 127:e2021JD035548, 2021. 10.1029/2021JD035548.
40. C. Bertossa*, P. Hitchcock*, A. DeGaetano, and R. Plougonven. “Bimodality in ensemble forecasts of 2-meter temperature: Identification.” Weather Clim. Disc., 2:1209–1224, 2021. 10.5194/wcd-2-1209-2021.
39. Y. Dai* and P. Hitchcock*. “Understanding the basin asymmetry in surface response to sudden stratospheric warmings from an ocean–atmosphere coupled perspective.” J. Clim., 34:8683–8698, 2021. 10.1175/JCLI-D-21-0314.1.
38. J. Huang*, P. Hitchcock*, A. C. Maycock, C. M. McKenna et al. “Northern hemisphere cold air outbreaks are more likely to be severe during weak polar vortex conditions.” Commun. Earth Environ., 2:147, 2021. 10.1038/s43247-021-00215-6.
37. P. Hitchcock*. “Stratospheric vacillations in a minimal contour dynamics model.” J. Atmos. Sci., 78:2177–2193, 2021. 10.1175/JAS-D-20-0296.1.
36. P. Haynes, P. Hitchcock*, M. Hitchman, S. Yoden et al. “The influence of the stratosphere on the tropical troposphere.” J. Meteor. Soc. Japan, 99:803–845, 2021. 10.2151/jmsj.2021-040.
2020
35. B. Ayarzagüena, A.J. Charlton-Perez, A.H. Butler, P. Hitchcock* et al. “Uncertainty in the response of sudden stratospheric warmings and stratosphere-troposphere coupling to quadrupled CO2 concentrations in CMIP6 models.” J. Geophys. Res., 125:e2019JD032345, 2020. 10.1029/2019JD032345.
34. A. C. Maycock, G. I. T. Masukwedza, P. Hitchcock*, and I. R. Simpson. “A regime perspective on the North Atlantic eddy-driven jet response to sudden stratospheric warmings.” J. Clim., 33:3901–3917, 2020. 10.1175/JCLI-D-19-0702.1.
33. I. P. White, C. Garfinkel, E. Gerber, M. Jucker et al. including P. Hitchcock*. “The generic nature of the tropospheric response to sudden stratospheric warmings.” J. Clim., 33:5589–5610, 2020. 10.1175/JCLI-D-19-0697.1.
32. D. I. V. Domeisen, A. H. Butler, A. J. Charlton‐Perez, B. Ayarzagüena et al. including P. Hitchcock*. “The role of the stratosphere in subseasonal to seasonal prediction Part I: Predictability of the stratosphere.” J. Geophys. Res., 125:e2019JD030920, 2020. 10.1029/2019JD030920.
31. D. I. V. Domeisen, A. H. Butler, A. J. Charlton‐Perez, B. Ayarzagüena et al. including P. Hitchcock*. “The role of the stratosphere in subseasonal to seasonal prediction Part II: Predictability arising from stratosphere ‐ troposphere coupling.” J. Geophys. Res., 125:e2019JD030923, 2020. 10.1029/2019JD030923.
2019
30. C. Rae, J. Keeble, P. Hitchcock*, and J. Pyle. “Prescribing zonally-asymmetric ozone climatologies in climate models: Performance compared to a chemistry-climate model.” J. Adv. Model. Earth Sy., 11:918–933, 2019. 10.1029/2018MS001478.
29. P. Hitchcock*. “On the value of reanalyses prior to 1979 for dynamical studies.” Atmos. Chem. Phys., 19:2749–2764, 2019. 10.5194/acp-19-2749-2019.
28. A. Butler, A. Charlton-Perez, D. I.V. Domeisen, C. Garfinkel et al. including P. Hitchcock*.
Chapter 11 – sub-seasonal predictability and the stratosphere.
In A. W. Robertson and F. Vitart, editors, Sub-Seasonal to Seasonal Prediction, pages 223 – 241.
Elsevier, 2019.
10.1016/B978-0-12-811714-9.00011-5.
2018
27. A. de la Cámara, M. Abalos, P. Hitchcock*, N. Calvo et al. “Response of arctic ozone to sudden stratospheric warmings.” Atmos. Chem. Phys., 18:16499–16513, 2018. 10.5194/acp-18-16499-2018.
26. I. R. Simpson, P. Hitchcock*, R. Seager, Y. Wu et al. “The downward influence of uncertainty in the northern hemisphere stratospheric polar vortex response to climate change.” J. Clim., 31:6371–6391, 2018. 10.1175/JCLI-D-18-0041.1.
25. A. de la Cámara, M. Abalos, and P. Hitchcock*. “Changes in stratospheric transport and mixing during sudden stratospheric warmings.” J. Geophys. Res., 123:3356–3373, 2018. 10.1002/2017JD028007.
24. P. Hitchcock*, P. H. Haynes, W. J. Randel, and T. Birner. “The emergence of shallow easterly jets within qbo westerlies.” J. Atmos. Sci., 75:21–40, 2018. 10.1175/JAS-D-17-0108.1.
2017
23. A. de la Cámara, J. R. Albers, T. Birner, R. R. Garcia et al. including P. Hitchcock*. “Sensitivity of sudden stratospheric warmings to previous stratospheric conditions.” J. Atmos. Sci., 74:2857–2877, 2017. 10.1175/JAS-D-17-0136.1.
22. A. Ming, A. C. Maycock, P. Hitchcock*, and P. H. Haynes. “The role of ozone and water vapour in driving the annual cycle in temperatures.” Atmos. Chem. Phys., :, 2017. 10.5194/acp-2016-951.
21. A. Y. Karpechko, P. Hitchcock*, D. Peters, and A. Schneidereit. “Predictability of downward propagation of major sudden stratospheric warmings.” Q. J. R. Meteorol. Soc., 143:1459–1470, 2017. 10.1002/qj.3017.
2016
20. P. Hitchcock* and P. H. Haynes. “Stratospheric control of planetary waves.” Geophys. Res. Lett., 43:11884–11892, 2016. 10.1002/2016GL071372.
19. P. Hitchcock* and I. R. Simpson. “Quantifying eddy feedbacks and forcings in the tropospheric response to stratospheric sudden warmings.” J. Atmos. Sci., 73:3641–3657, 2016. 10.1175/JAS-D-16-0056.1.
18. A. Ming, P. Hitchcock*, and P. H. Haynes. “The response of the lower stratosphere to zonally symmetric thermal and mechanical forcing.” J. Atmos. Sci., 73:1903–1922, 2016. 10.1175/JAS-D-15-0294.1.
17. A. Ming, P. Hitchcock*, and P. H. Haynes. “The double peak in upwelling and heating in the tropical lower stratosphere.” J. Atmos. Sci., 73:1889–1901, 2016. 10.1175/JAS-D-15-0293.1.
2015
16. A. C. Maycock and P. Hitchcock*. “Do split and displacement sudden stratospheric warmings have different annular mode signatures?” Geophys. Res. Lett., 42:10943–10951, 2015. 10.1002/2015GL066754.
2014
15. P. Hitchcock* and P. H. Haynes. “Zonally symmetric adjustment in the presence of artificial relaxation.” J. Atmos. Sci., 71:4349–4368, 2014. 10.1175/JAS-D-14-0013.1.
14. P. Hitchcock* and I. R. Simpson. “The downward influence of stratospheric sudden warmings.” J. Atmos. Sci., 71:3856–3876, 2014. 10.1175/JAS-D-14-0012.1.
2013
13. P. Hitchcock*, T. G. Shepherd, M. Taguchi, S. Yoden et al. “Lower-stratospheric radiative damping and polar-night jet oscillation events.” J. Atmos. Sci., 70:1391–1408, 2013. 10.1175/JAS-D-12-0193.1.
12. P. Hitchcock* and T. G. Shepherd. “Zonal-mean dynamics of extended recoveries from stratospheric sudden warmings.” J. Atmos. Sci., 70:688–707, 2013. 10.1175/JAS-D-12-0111.1.
11. P. Hitchcock*, T. G. Shepherd, and G. L. Manney. “Statistical characterization of Arctic Polar-night Jet Oscillation events.” J. Clim., 26:2096–2116, 2013. 10.1175/JCLI-D-12-00202.1.
10. I. R. Simpson, P. Hitchcock*, T. G. Shepherd, and J. F. Scinocca. “Southern Annular Mode dynamics in observations and models. Part I: The influence of climatological zonal wind biases in a comprehensive GCM.” J. Clim., 26:3953–3967, 2013. 10.1175/JCLI-D-12-00348.1.
9. I. R. Simpson, T. G. Shepherd, P. Hitchcock*, and J. F. Scinocca. “Southern Annular Mode dynamics in observations and models. Part II: Eddy feedbacks.” J. Clim., 26:5220–5241, 2013. 10.1175/JCLI-D-12-00495.1.
2011
8. I. R. Simpson, P. Hitchcock*, T. G. Shepherd, and J. F. Scinocca. “Stratospheric variability and tropospheric annular-mode timescales.” Geophys. Res. Lett., 38:L20806, 2011. 10.1029/2011GL049304.
2010
7. P. Hitchcock*, T. G. Shepherd, and S. Yoden. “On the approximation of local and linear radiative damping in the middle atmosphere.” J. Atmos. Sci., 67:2070–2085, 2010. 10.1175/2009JAS3286.1.
2009
6. P. Hitchcock*, T. G. Shepherd, and C. McLandress. “Past and future conditions for polar stratospheric cloud formation simulated by the Canadian Middle Atmosphere Model.” Atmos. Chem. Phys., 9:483–495, 2009. 10.5194/acp-9-483-2009.
2006
5. P. Hitchcock* and E. S. Sørensen. “Bose-glass to superfluid transition in the three-dimensional Bose-Hubbard model.” Phys. Rev. B, 73:174523, 2006. 10.1103/PhysRevB.73.174523.
2004
4. P. Hitchcock*, E. S. Sørensen, and F. Alet. “Dual geometric worm algorithm for two-dimensional discrete classical lattice models.” Phys. Rev. E, 70:016702, 2004. 10.1103/PhysRevE.70.016702.
2003
3. A.L.D. Kilcoyne, T. Tyliszczak, W.F. Steele, S. Fakra et al. including P. Hitchcock*. “Interferometrically controlled scanning transmission microscopes at the Advanced Light Source.” J. Synchrotron Radiation, 10:125–136, 2003. 10.1107/S0909049502017739.
2. H. Ade, A.L.D. Kilcoyne, T. Tyliszczak, P. Hitchcock* et al. “Scanning transmission X-ray microscopy at a bending magnet beamline at the Advanced Light Source.” J. de Physique Coll., 104:3–8, 2003. 10.1051/jp4:200300017.
2002
1. T. Warwick, H. Ade, A.L.D. Kilcoyne, M. Kritscher et al. including P. Hitchcock*. “A new bend magnet beam line for scanning transmission X-ray microscopy at the Advanced Light Source.” J. Synchrotron Radiation, 9:254–257, 2002. 10.1107/S0909049502005502.