Publications
* indicates advised or co-advised group member. See also: Google scholar.
Submitted
Hu A., I. Richter, Y. Okumura, N. Burls, N. Keenlyside, R. Parfitt, K. Bellomo, A. Bellucci, R. Farneti, A. Fedorov, B. S. Ferster, C. He, W. Kim, Q. Li, D. Matei: Unraveling the Complexity of Global Climate Dynamics: ENSO, AMOC, and tropical basin interactions. Submitted to Ocean-Land-Atmosphere Research.
Diamond R., L. C. Sime, D. Schroeder, L. C. Jackson, P. R. Holland, E. A. de Asenjo, K. Bellomo, G. Danabasoglu, A. Hu, J. H. Jungclaus, M. Montoya, V. L. Meccia, O. A. Saenko, D. Swingedouw: A weakened AMOC could cause Southern Ocean temperature and sea-ice change on decadal timescales. Submitted to JGR-Oceans.
Vacca A.*, K. Bellomo, F. Fabiano, J. von Hardenberg: The role of a weakening AMOC in shaping wintertime Euro-Atlantic atmospheric circulation. Submitted to Climate Dynamics.
Kenfack K.*, L. A. Djiotang Tchotchou, K. Bellomo, A. T. Tamoffo, B. C. Tchana, F. C. Donfack, T. C. Fotso-Nguemo, R. S. Tanessong, Z. Y. Djomou, D. A. Vondou: Radiative anomalies associated with extreme precipitation of November 2023 in equatorial central Africa. Submitted to Atmospheric Research.
Cerato G.*, K. Bellomo, J. von Handenberg: Summer drought predictability in the Euro-Mediterranean region in seasonal forecasts. Submitted to Water Resources Research.
Published
[27] Cerato G.*, K. Bellomo, R. D’Agostino, J. von Hardenberg, 2025: Multi-model evidence of future tropical Atlantic precipitation change modulated by AMOC decline. in press at J. Climate.
[26] Meccia V., C. Simolo, K. Bellomo, S. Corti, 2025: The impact of a weakened AMOC on European heatwaves. Env. Res. Letts. 20 024005, DOI 10.1088/1748-9326/ada3e [link]
[25] Mehling O.*, K. Bellomo, J. von Hardenberg, 2024: Centennial-scale variability of the Atlantic meridional overturning circulation in CMIP6 models shaped by Arctic–North Atlantic interactions and sea ice biases. Geophysical Research Letters, 51, e2024GL110791. [link]
[24] Larson, S. M., K. McMonigal, Y. Okumura, D. Amaya, A. Capotondi, K. Bellomo, I. Simpson, and A. Clement, 2024: Ocean complexity shapes sea surface temperature variability in a CESM2 coupled model hierarchy. J. Climate, 37, 4931–4948. J.Climate. [link]
[23] Bellomo K., O. Mehling*, 2024: Impacts and state-dependence of AMOC weakening in a warming climate. Geophysical Research Letters, 51, e2023GL107624. [link]
[22] Fabiano F., P. Davini, V. Meccia, G. Zappa, A. Bellucci, V. Lembo, K. Bellomo, S. Corti, 2024: Multi-centennial evolution of the climate response and deep ocean heat uptake in a set of abrupt stabilization scenarios with EC-Earth3. Earth Syst. Dynam., 15, 527–546 [link]
[21] Meccia V., C. Simolo, K. Bellomo, S. Corti: Extreme cold events in Europe under a reduced AMOC, 2023: Environ. Res. Lett. 19 014054- [link]
[20] Bellomo K., V. Meccia, F. Fabiano, R. D’Agostino, S. Larson, J. von Hardenberg, and S. Corti, 2023: Impacts of a weakened AMOC on precipitation over the Euro-Atlantic sector in the EC-Earth3 climate model. Climate Dynamics. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00382-023-06754-2. [link]
[19] Jackson L., E. Alastrue-De-Asenjo, K. Bellomo, G. Danabasoglu, A. Hu, J. Jungclaus, V. Meccia, O. Saenko, A. Shao, and D. Swingedouw, 2023: Understanding AMOC stability: the North Atlantic Hosing Model Intercomparison Project. Geoscientific Model Development. [link]
[18] Mehling O.*, K. Bellomo, M. Angeloni, C. Pasquero, J. von Hardenberg, 2022: High-latitude precipitation as a driver of multicentennial variability of the AMOC. Climate Dynamics. [link]
[17] Meccia V., R. Fuentes-Franco, P. Davini, K.Bellomo, F. Fabiano, S. Yang, and J. von Hardenberg, 2022: Internal multi-centennial variability of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation simulated by EC-Earth3. Climate Dynamics. [link]
[16] Larson S., Y. Okumura, K. Bellomo, and M. Breeden, 2022: Destructive Interference of ENSO on North Pacific SST and North American Precipitation Associated with Aleutian Low Variability, Journal of Climate, 35(11), 3567-3585. [pdf]
[15] Bellomo K., M. Angeloni, S. Corti, and J. von Hardenberg, 2021: Future climate change scenarios shaped by inter-model differences in Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation response. Nature Communications 12, 3659. [link]
[14] Polvani L.M. and K. Bellomo, 2019: The key role of ozone depleting substances in weakening the Walker circulation in the second half of the 20th century, J. Climate, 32, 1411-1418. [link]
[13] Bellomo K., L. N. Murphy, M. A. Cane, A. C. Clement, L. M. Polvani, 2018: Historical forcings as main drivers of the Atlantic Multidecadal Oscillation in the CESM Large Ensemble. Climate Dynamics, 50 (9-10), 3687-3698. [link]
[12] Cane M. A., A. C. Clement, L. N. Murphy, and K. Bellomo, 2017: Low-pass filtering, heat flux and the Atlantic Multidecadal Variability, J. Climate, 30 (18), 7529-7553. [link]
[11] Murphy L., K. Bellomo, M. A. Cane, A. C. Clement, 2017: The Role of Historical Forcings in Simulating the Atlantic Multidecadal Oscillation, Geophys. Res. Lett., 44 (5), 2472-2480. [link]
[10] Bellomo K., A. Clement, L. Murphy, L. Polvani, M. Cane, 2016: New Observational Evidence for Cloud Feedbacks Amplifying the Atlantic Multidecadal Oscillation. Geophys. Res. Lett, 43 (18), 9852-9859. [link]
[9] Zuidema P., and Coauthors, 2016: Challenges and Prospects for Reducing Coupled Climate Model Biases in the Eastern Tropical Atlantic and Pacific Oceans: the US Clivar Eastern Tropical Oceans Synthesis Working Group. Bull. Am. Met. Soc., 97 (12), 2305-2328. [link]
[8] Clement A. C., M. A. Cane, L. N. Murphy, K. Bellomo, T. Mauritsen, B. Stevens, 2016: Response to Comment on “The Atlantic Multidecadal Oscillation without a role for ocean circulation”. Science, 352, 1527. [link]
[7] Radel G., T. Mauritsen, B. Stevens, D. Dommenget, D. Matei, K. Bellomo, and A. C. Clement, 2016: Amplification of El Nino by Cloud Longwave Coupling to Atmospheric Circulation. Nature Geoscience, 9(2), 106-110. [pdf1 + pdf2]
[6] Clement A.C., K. Bellomo, L. Murphy, M. Cane, T. Mauritsen, G. Radel, and B. Stevens, 2015: The Atlantic Multidecadal Oscillation without a Role for Ocean Circulation. Science, 350, 320-324. [pdf1 + pdf2]
[5] Bellomo K. and A.C. Clement, 2015: Evidence for Weakening of the Walker Circulation from Cloud Observations. Geophys. Res. Lett., 42 (18), 7758-7766. [link]
[4] Bellomo K., A.C. Clement, T. Mauritsen, G. Radel, and B. Stevens, 2015: The Influence of Cloud Feedbacks on Equatorial Atlantic Variability. J. Climate, 28, 2725-2744. [link]
[3] Bellomo K., A.C. Clement, T. Mauritsen, G. Radel, and B. Stevens, 2014: Simulating the Role of Subtropical Stratocumulus Clouds in Driving Pacific Climate Variability. J. Climate, 27, 5119-5131. [link]
[2] Bellomo K., A.C. Clement, J.R. Norris, and B.J. Soden, 2014: Observational and Model Estimates of Cloud Amount Feedback over the Indian and Pacific Oceans. J. Climate, 27, 925–940. [link]
[1] Costa A., A.R. Osborne, D.T. Resio, S. Alessio, E. Chirivi’, E. Saggese, K. Bellomo, and C.E. Long, 2014: Soliton Turbulence in Shallow Water Ocean Surface waves. Phys. Rev. Lett. 113, 108501. [pdf]