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A wordle (http://www.wordle.net/) of the abstracts of all my publications (generated May 2016).

Publications List

Published
  1. Priestley, Matthew D. K., Duncan Ackerley, Jennifer L. Catto, and Kevin I. Hodges. "Drivers of biases in the CMIP6 extratropical storm tracks. Part 2: Southern Hemisphere", Journal of Climate, 2022 (accepted July 2022)
  2.  Priestley, Matthew D. K., Duncan Ackerley, Jennifer L. Catto, and Kevin I. Hodges. "Drivers of biases in the CMIP6 extratropical storm tracks. Part 1: Northern Hemisphere", Journal of Climate, 2022, https://doi.org/10.1175/JCLI-D-20-0976.1
  3. Liang, J., Tan, M.L., Catto, J.L. et al. Projected near-term changes in monsoon precipitation over Peninsular Malaysia in the HighResMIP multi-model ensembles. Clim Dyn (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00382-022-06363-5
  4. Leung, L. R., Boos, W. R., Catto, J. L., A. DeMott, C., Martin, G. M., Neelin, J. D., O’Brien, T. A., Xie, S., Feng, Z., Klingaman, N. P., Kuo, Y., Lee, R. W., Martinez-Villalobos, C., Vishnu, S., Priestley, M. D. K., Tao, C., & Zhou, Y. (2022). Exploratory Precipitation Metrics: Spatiotemporal Characteristics, Process-Oriented, and Phenomena-Based, Journal of Climate, 35(12), 3659-3686. 
  5. Priestley, M. D. K., & Catto, J. L. (2022). Improved representation of extratropical cyclone structure in HighResMIP models. Geophysical Research Letters, 49, e2021GL096708. https://doi.org/10.1029/2021GL096708
  6. Priestley, M. D. K. and J. L. Catto (2022): Future changes in the extratropical storm tracks and cyclone intensity, wind speed, and structure, Weather Clim. Dynam. https://doi.org/10.5194/wcd-2021-75.
  7. Liang, J., M. L. Tan, M. Hawcroft, J. L. Catto, K. I. Hodges, and J. M. Haywood (2021) Monsoonal precipitation over Peninsular Malaysia in the CMIP6 2 HighResMIP experiments: The role of model resolution, Climate Dynamics, (in press).
  8. Owen, L. E., J. L. Catto, N. J. Dunstone, and D. B. Stephenson (2021) How well can a seasonal forecast system represent 3 hourly compound wind and precipitation extremes over Europe?,  Environ. Res. Lett.,  https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/ac092e
  9. Liang, J., J. L. Catto, M. Hawcroft, K. I. Hodges, M. L. Tan, and J. M. Haywood (2021) Climatology of Borneo Vortices in the HadGEM3-GC31 General Circulation Model, Journal of Climate, https://doi.org/10.1175/JCLI-D-20-0604.1.
  10. Owen LE, Catto JL, Stephenson DB, Dunstone NJ. (2021) Compound precipitation and wind extremes over Europe and their relationship to extratropical cyclones, Weather and Climate Extremes, volume 33, pages 100342-100342, article no. 100342, DOI:10.1016/j.wace.2021.100342.
  11. Grist, J., S. Josey, B. Sinha, J. L. Catto, M. Roberts, and A. Coward (2021) Future evolution of an eddy rich ocean associated with enhanced east Atlantic storminess in a coupled model projection, Geophysical Research Letters, 48, e2021GL092719. https://doi.org/10.1029/2021GL092719
  12.  Catto, J. L., and A. J. Dowdy (2021) Understanding compound hazards from a weather system perspective, Weather and Climate Extremes, 32, 100313, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wace.2021.100313.
  13. Liang, J., J. L. Catto, M. Hawcroft, K. I. Hodges, M. L. Tan, and J. M. Haywood (2021) Climatology of Borneo Vortices in the HadGEM3-GC31 General Circulation Model, Journal of Climate, 34, 3401-3419, https://doi.org/10.1175/JCLI-D-20-0604.1
  14. Pepler, A.S., Dowdy, A.J., van Rensch, P. et al. (2020) The contributions of fronts, lows and thunderstorms to southern Australian rainfall. Clim Dyn (2020) https://doi.org/10.1007/s00382-020-05338-8.
  15. Priestley M, Ackerley D, Catto J, Hodges K, McDonald R, Lee R. (2020) An Overview of the Extratropical Storm Tracks in CMIP6 Historical Simulations, Journal of Climate, DOI:10.1175/JCLI-D-19-0928.1. 
  16. Catto, J. L., D. Ackerley, J. Booth, A. J. Champion, B. A. Colle, S. Pfahl, J. Pinto, J. Quinting, and C. Seiler (2019), The Future of Mid-Latitude Cyclones, Current Climate Change Reports, 5, 407-420, https://doi.org/10.1007/s40641-019-00149-4.
  17. Catto, J. L., and S. Raveh-Rubin, Climatology and Dynamics of the Link Between Dry Intrusions and Cold Fronts During Winter.  Part I: Global Climatology, Climate Dynamics, 53, https://doi.org/10.1007/s00382-019-04745-w
  18. Raveh-Rubin, S., and J. L. Catto, Climatology and Dynamics of the Link Between Dry Intrusions and Cold Fronts During Winter.  Part II: Front-centered perspective, 53,  doi.org/10.1007/s00382-019-04793-2
  19. Quinting, J., J. L. Catto, and M. J. Reeder (2018), Synoptic climatology of hybrid cyclones in the Australian region, Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society, doi.org/10.1002/qj.3431.
  20. Quinting, J., M. J. Reeder, and J. L. Catto (2018), The intensity and motion of hybrid cyclones in the Australian region in a composite potential vorticity framework, Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society, doi.org/10.1002/qj.3430.
  21. Agel, L. et al. (2018), Dynamical Analysis of Extreme Precipitation in the US Northeast based on Large-scale Meteorological Patterns, Climate Dynamics, https://doi.org/10.1007/s00382-018-4223-2.
  22. Catto, J. L. (2018), A New Method to Objectively Classify Extratropical Cyclones for Climate Studies: Testing in the Southwest Pacific Region, Journal of Climate, doi: 10.1175/JCLI-D-17-0746.1.
  23. Osburn, L., K. Keay, and J. L. Catto (2018), Projected change in wintertime precipitation in California using projected changes in extratropical cyclone activity, Journal of Climate, https://doi.org/10.1175/JCLI-D-17-0556.1 .
  24. Dowdy, A., and J. L. Catto (2017), Extreme weather caused by concurrent cyclone, front and thunderstorm occurrences, Scientific Reports, 7:40359,  DOI: 10.1038/srep40359.
  25. Catto, J. L. (2016), Extratropical cyclone classification and its use in climate studies, Reviews of Geophysics, doi: 10.1002/2016RG000519.
  26. Catto, J. L., C. Jakob, and N. Nicholls (2015), Can the CMIP5 models represent winter frontal precipitation?, Geophys. Res. Lett., doi: 10.1002/2015gl066015.
  27. Catto, J. L., E. Madonna, H. Joos, I. Rudeva, and I. Simmonds (2015),  Global relationship between fronts and warm conveyor belts and the impact on extreme precipitation, J. Climate, 28, 8411-8429,  http://dx.doi.org/10.1175/JCLI-D-15-0171.1.
  28. Catto, J. L., N. Nicholls, C. Jakob, and K. L. Shelton (2014), Atmospheric fronts in present and future climates, Geophys. Res. Lett., 41, doi:10.1002/2014GL061943.
  29. Govekar, P. D., C. Jakob, and J. L. Catto (2014), The relationship between clouds and dynamics in Southern Hemisphere extratropical cyclones in the real world and a climate model, J. Geophys. Res. Atmos., 119, 6609-6628, DOI:10.1002/2013JD020699.
  30. Hope, P., K. Keay, M. Pook, J. L. Catto, I. Simmonds, G. Mills, P. McIntosh, J. Risbey, and G. Berry (2013), A Comparison of automated methods of front recognition for climate studies - a case study in south west Western Australia, Mon. Wea. Rev., 142, 343-363, doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1175/MWR-D-12-00252.1.
  31. Catto, J. L., S. Pfahl (2013), The importance of fronts for precipitation extremes, J. Geophys. Res. Atmos., 118, 10791-10801, DOI: 10.1002/jgrd.50852.
  32. Catto, J. L., C. Jakob and N. Nicholls (2013), A global evaluation of fronts and precipitation in the ACCESS model, Australian Meteorological and Oceanographic Society Journal, 63, 191-203.
  33. Catto, J. L. (2012), When is it hottest in Victoria?, BAMOS, 25 (4), 63-67.
  34. Catto, J. L., N. Nicholls and C. Jakob (2012), North Australian sea surface temperatures and the El Nino Southern Oscillation in the CMIP5 models, J. Climate, 25, 6375-6382.
  35. Martinez-Alvarado, O., S. L. Gray, J. L. Catto and P. A. Clark (2012), Sting jets in intense winter North-Atlantic windstorms, Environ. Res. Lett., 7, doi:10.1088/1748-9326/7/2/024014.
  36. Catto, J. L., C. Jakob, G. Berry, and N. Nicholls (2012), Relating global precipitation to atmospheric fronts, Geophys. Res. Lett., 39, doi:10.1029/2012GL051736.
  37. Catto, J. L., C. Jakob, and N. Nicholls (2012), The influence of changes in synoptic regimes on North Australian wet season rainfall trends, J. Geophys. Res. Atmos., 117, doi:10.1029/2012JD017472.
  38. Catto, J. L., N. Nicholls and C. Jakob (2012), North Australian sea surface temperatures and the El Nino Southern Oscillation in observations and models, J. Climate, 25, 5011-5029.
  39. Catto, J. L., L. C. Shaffrey and K. I. Hodges (2011), Northern Hemisphere extratropical cyclones in a warming climate in the HiGEM high-resolution climate model, J. Climate, 24, 5336-5352
  40. Catto, J. L., L. C. Shaffrey and K. I. Hodges (2010), Can climate models capture the structure of extratropical cyclones?, J. Climate, 23, 1621-1635