Nili Harnik – list of publications



Peer reviewed:

Shaw, T. A., J. Perlwitz, N. Harnik, P. A. Newman, and S. Pawson, 2011:

The impact of stratospheric ozone changes on downward wave coupling in the

Southern Hemisphere. J. Clim., in press. pdf


Harnik, N., J. Perlwitz and T. A. Shaw, 2011: Observed decadal changes in

downward wave coupling between the stratosphere and troposphere in the

Southern Hemisphere. J. Clim., in press. pdf


Rabinovich A., O. M. Umurhan, N. Harnik, F. Lott, E. Heifetz,

2011: Vorticity inversion and action-at-a-distance instability in

stably stratified shear flow. Under revision J. Fluid Mech. 670, 301-325 pdf file


Shaw, T. A., J. Perlwitz and N. Harnik, 2010: Downward wave coupling

between the statosphere and troposphere: The importance of meridional

wave guiding and comparison with zonal-mean coupling.  J. Climate, 23,

6365-6381.  pdf

 

Harnik N, R. Seager, N. Naik, M. Cane, and M. Ting, 2010.

The role of linear wave refraction in the transient eddy-mean flow

response to tropical Pacific SST anomalies.  Quart. J. Roy. Meteor. Soc.,

136: 2132–2146. doi: 10.1002/qj.688 pdf file


Seager R., N. Naik, M. Ting, M. A. Cane, N. Harnik and Y. Kushnir, 2010: 

Adjustment of the atmospheric circulation to tropical Pacific SST

anomalies: Variability of transient eddy propagation in the

Pacific-North America sector. Quart. J. Roy. Meteor. Soc. 136, 277-296.  pdf file

 

Ziv B., H. Saaroni, M. Romem, E. Heifetz, N. Harnik and A. Baharad,

2009: Analysis of Conveyor Belts in Winter Mediterranean

Cyclones. Theor. App. Clim, DOI 10.1007/s00704-009-0150-9.  pdf file

 

Heifetz E., N. Harnik, T. Tamarin, 2009 Canonical Hamiltonian

representation of pseudoenergy in shear flows using

counter-propagating Rossby waves Quart. J. Roy. Meteor. Soc. 135, 2161-2167.  pdf file

 

Orli Lachmy, Nili Harnik, 2009: A Wave Amplitude Transition in a

Quasi-Linear Model with Radiative Forcing and Surface Drag

J. Atmos. Sci. 66, 3479-3490. pdf file

 

Harnik, N., 2009: Observed stratospheric downward reflection and its

relation to upward pulses of wave activity. J. Geophys. Res. 114, D08120, 

doi:10.1029/2008JD010493. pdf file

 

Harnik N. and E. Heifetz, O.M. Umuhan, and F. Lott, 2008. A buoyancy-vorticity wave interaction

approach to stratified shear flow. JAS, 65 2615-2630.  pdf file

 

Harnik N. and E. Heifetz, 2007. Relating Over--Reflection and Wave Geometry to the Counter

Propagating Rossby Wave Perspective: Toward a Deeper Mechanistic  Understanding of 

Shear Instability.  J. Atmos. Sci.64 2238-61. pdf file

 

Seager, R., M. F. Ting, I. Held, Y. Kushnir, J. Lu, G. Vecchi, H. P. Huang, N. Harnik, A. Leetmaa,

N. C. Lau, C. H. Li, J. Velez and N. Naik, 2007: Model projections of an imminent transition

to a more arid climate in southwestern North America. Science, 316(5828): 1181-1184. link to paper

 

Seager, R., N. Harnik, Y. Kushnir, M. Ting, H.-P. Huang, and J. Velez, 2005. Mechanisms of

ENSO-forcing of hemispherically symmetric precipitation variability. Quart. J. Roy. Meteor. 

Soc. 131 1501-1528 link to paper

 

Harnik N., R, K. Scott, and J. Perlwitz, 2005:  Wave reflection and focusing prior
to the major stratospheric warming of September 2002. JAS 62, 640-650.  
pdf file

 

Perlwitz, J., and N. Harnik, 2004.  Downward coupling between the stratosphere and

troposphere: The relative roles of wave and zonal mean processes. J. Clim. 17, 4902-4909 pdf file

 

Harnik, N., and E. K. M. Chang, 2004: The effects of variations in jet width on the
growth of baroclinic waves: Implications for midwinter Pacific stormtrack variability.
JAS 61, 23-40 
pdf file

Perlwitz, J., and N. Harnik, 2003: Observational Evidence of a Stratospheric Influence
on the Troposphere by Planetary Wave Reflection.
J. Clim  16  3011-3026.
pdf file

Seager, R., N. Harnik, Y. Kushnir, W. Robinson, and J. Miller, 2003: Mechanisms of hemispherically
symmetric climate variability. J. Clim 16, 2960-2978.  
pdf file 

Harnik, N. and E. K. M. Chang, 2003. Storm track variations as seen in radiosonde observations
and reanalysis data. J.Climate 16, 480-495. 
pdf file

Harnik, N., 2002: The evolution of a stratospheric wave packet. JAS 59, 202-217.   pdf file

Harnik, N., and R. S. Lindzen, 2001: The effect of reflecting surfaces
on the vertical structure and variability of stratospheric planetary
waves. JAS 58, 2872-2894.
pdf file

Harnik, N., and R. S. Lindzen, 1998: The effect of basic-state
potential vorticity gradients on the growth of baroclinic waves and
the height of the tropopause, JAS 55, 344-360.  
pdf file

Unpublished:

Harnik, N., and R. S. Lindzen, Are TOVS temperature retrievals
capable of resolving the vertical structure of stratospheric planetary
waves?
pdf file

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