GregLocock
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None of these are accounted for in the models h/t Willie Eschenbach who painstakingly walked an AI through the options. This list may not be accurate but does at least need to be evaluated if modellers are pursuing Gold Standard Science. I've only included the names, the entire article is too long to post https://wattsupwiththat.com/2025/06/21/the-emergence-of-emergence/
Comprehensive Synopsis of Emergent Thermoregulatory Weather Phenomena
Thunderstorms
Cirrus Cloud Fields
Rayleigh-Bénard Overturning
Cyclones
El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO)
Tornadoes
Dust Devils
Cumulus Convection
Madden-Julian Oscillation (MJO)
Monsoon Circulation
Sea Breeze Circulation
Stratocumulus Cloud Decks
Reflective Tropical Cloud Shields
Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ)
Mesoscale Convective Systems (MCSs)
Hadley Cell Expansion
Polar Vortex Dynamics
Cumulus-to-Cumulonimbus Transition
Tropical Sky Clearing
Atmospheric Blocking
Open/Closed-Cell Stratocumulus
Synoptic-Scale Air Advection
Heat Bursts
Haboobs
Chinook/Foehn Winds
Quasi-Resonant Amplification (QRA)
Tropical Easterly Waves
Atmospheric Rivers
Derechos
Virga
Cold-Air Pool Formation
Bow Echoes
Gust Fronts
Fair-Weather Gale (California)
Diablo Winds
Oceanic Bénard Cells
Synthesis of Thermoregulatory Networks
Earth’s climate stability arises from interconnected emergent phenomena operating across scales. Each process exhibits nonlinear threshold behavior, where small forcings trigger disproportional responses that redistribute heat. This network—from microscale dust devils to planetary-scale ENSO—forms a self-regulating system where local interactions constrain global temperature extremes through complementary cooling/warming feedbacks. The diversity of mechanisms (radiative, convective, advective) ensures resilience, as the suppression of one process activates compensatory phenomena elsewhere in the system.
Comprehensive Synopsis of Emergent Thermoregulatory Weather Phenomena
Thunderstorms
Cirrus Cloud Fields
Rayleigh-Bénard Overturning
Cyclones
El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO)
Tornadoes
Dust Devils
Cumulus Convection
Madden-Julian Oscillation (MJO)
Monsoon Circulation
Sea Breeze Circulation
Stratocumulus Cloud Decks
Reflective Tropical Cloud Shields
Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ)
Mesoscale Convective Systems (MCSs)
Hadley Cell Expansion
Polar Vortex Dynamics
Cumulus-to-Cumulonimbus Transition
Tropical Sky Clearing
Atmospheric Blocking
Open/Closed-Cell Stratocumulus
Synoptic-Scale Air Advection
Heat Bursts
Haboobs
Chinook/Foehn Winds
Quasi-Resonant Amplification (QRA)
Tropical Easterly Waves
Atmospheric Rivers
Derechos
Virga
Cold-Air Pool Formation
Bow Echoes
Gust Fronts
Fair-Weather Gale (California)
Diablo Winds
Oceanic Bénard Cells
Synthesis of Thermoregulatory Networks
Earth’s climate stability arises from interconnected emergent phenomena operating across scales. Each process exhibits nonlinear threshold behavior, where small forcings trigger disproportional responses that redistribute heat. This network—from microscale dust devils to planetary-scale ENSO—forms a self-regulating system where local interactions constrain global temperature extremes through complementary cooling/warming feedbacks. The diversity of mechanisms (radiative, convective, advective) ensures resilience, as the suppression of one process activates compensatory phenomena elsewhere in the system.
