Medieval Irish chronicles reveal persistent volcanic forcing of severe winter cold events, 431–1649 CE by Francis Ludlow, Alexander R Stine, Paul Leahy, Enda Murphy, Paul A Mayewski, David Taylor, James Killen, Michael G L Baillie, Mark Hennessy, Gerard Kiely

“…Our results expose, moreover, the extent to which volcanism has impacted winter-season climate for the region, and can help to further resolve the complex spatial patterns of Northern Hemisphere winter-season cooling versus warming after major eruptions.…”
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Warm conveyor belts in present-day and future climate simulations – Part 2: Role of potential vorticity production for cyclone intensification by H. Binder, H. Joos, M. Sprenger, H. Wernli

“…The WCB strength also increases in the Northern Hemisphere (NH) but to a smaller degree, and the cyclone intensification rate is not projected to change considerably. …”
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Molecular Characterization of New Haplotype of Genus <i>Sarcocystis</i> in Seabirds from Magdalena Island, Southern Chile by Igor C. L. Acosta, Solange M. Gennari, Horwald A. B. Llano, Sebastián Muñoz-Leal, Rodrigo M. Soares

“…The nPCR-ITS1 nucleotide sequences from the two skuas, which were identical to each other, were revealed closely related to homologous sequences of <i>Sarcocystis halieti</i>, species found in seabirds of northern hemisphere. Larger fragments of genes encoding 18S and partial sequences of genes coding for cytochrome oxidase subunit 1 were also analyzed, corroborating ITS1 data. …”
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FORCCHN V2.0: an individual-based model for predicting multiscale forest carbon dynamics by J. Fang, J. Fang, H. H. Shugart, F. Liu, F. Liu, X. Yan, Y. Song, F. Lv

“…As case studies, we provide an example of FORCCHN2 running model validations in 78 forest sites and an example model application for the carbon dynamics of Northern Hemisphere forests. We demonstrate that FORCCHN2 can produce a reasonable agreement with flux observations. …”
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Impact of the Present-Day Climate Changes on the Natural Plague Foci Condition, Situated in the Territory of the Russian Federation and Other CIS Countries by N. V. Popov, V. E. Bezsmertny, A. I. Udovikov, A. A. Kuznetsov, A. A. Sludsky, A. N. Matrosov, T. V. Knyazeva, Yu. M. Fedorov, V. P. Popov, A. K. Grazhdanov, T. Z. Ayazbaev, S. A. Yakovlev, T. B. Karavaeva, V. V. Kutyrev

“…Obvious shift to continentality in the Northern hemisphere can put an end to inter-epizootic period in lowland steppe and semi-desert natural foci of the Pre-Caucasian region, North and North-West Caspian Sea regions. …”
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Effective Moisture Evolution since the Last Glacial Maximum Revealed by a Loess Record from the Westerlies-Dominated Ili Basin, NW China by Yudong Li, Yue Li, Yougui Song, Haoru Wei, Yanping Wang, Nosir Shukurov

“…Comparisons of clay mineralogy indices shows that the study area is involved in the Northern Hemisphere dust cycle processes as a dust source, and the content of <2 μm grain size fraction in the ZSP section can thereby be used to reflect the westerlies’ intensity. …”
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Influence of Indian Summer Monsoon on Tropopause, Trace Gases and Aerosols in Asian Summer Monsoon Anticyclone Observed by COSMIC, MLS and CALIPSO by Ghouse Basha, Madineni Venkat Ratnam, Jonathan H. Jiang, Pangaluru Kishore, Saginela Ravindra Babu

“…The existence of the Asian Summer Monsoon Anticyclone (ASMA) during the summer in the northern hemisphere, upper troposphere and lower stratosphere (UTLS) region plays a significant role in confining the trace gases and aerosols for a long duration, thus affecting regional and global climate. …”
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Ectomycorrhizal Inoculation Enhances the Salt Tolerance of <i>Quercus mongolica</i> Seedlings by Xiao-Ning Bai, Han Hao, Zeng-Hui Hu, Ping-Sheng Leng

“…No studies to date have examined the salt tolerance of <i>Quercus mongolica</i>, a typical ectomycorrhizal tree species of temperate forests in the northern hemisphere. Here, we inoculated <i>Q. mongolica</i> with two ectomycorrhizal fungi (<i>Gomphidius viscidus</i>; <i>Suillus luteus</i>) under NaCl stress to characterize the effects of ECM. …”
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Temporal Variability and Predictability of Intense Cyclones in the Western and Eastern Mediterranean by Veronika N. Maslova, Elena N. Voskresenskaya, Andrey S. Lubkov, Alexander V. Yurovsky

“…Additional important synchronous teleconnection patterns for some months were the Arctic Oscillation and East Atlantic/West Russia pattern for the Western Mediterranean, and the Polar/Eurasia pattern and Tropical Northern Hemisphere pattern for the Eastern Mediterranean. …”
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Host generalists dominate fungal communities associated with alpine knotweed roots: a study of Sebacinales by Max Emil Schön, Kessy Abarenkov, Sigisfredo Garnica

“…Bistorta vivipara is a widespread herbaceous perennial plant with a discontinuous pattern of distribution in arctic, alpine, subalpine and boreal habitats across the northern Hemisphere. Studies of the fungi associated with the roots of B. vivipara have mainly been conducted in arctic and alpine ecosystems. …”
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Immunogenicity and safety of a novel seasonal influenza preservative-free vaccine manufactured in Kazakhstan: Results of a randomized, comparative, phase II clinical trial in adult... by Gulbanu Sarsenbayeva, Yevgeniy Volgin, Markhabat Kassenov, Timur Issagulov, Nikolay Bogdanov, Abylay Sansyzbay, Marina Stukova, Zhanna Buzitskaya, Ilyas Кulmagambetov, Timur Davlyatshin, Berik Khairullin

“…One dose (0.5 ml) of either vaccine contained 15 μg of hemagglutinin of each influenza virus strain recommended by WHO for the Northern hemisphere in 2016–2017 flu season. The observation period lasted 21 day. …”
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Climatic and societal impacts in Scandinavia following the 536 and 540&thinsp;CE volcanic double event by E. van Dijk, I. Mørkestøl Gundersen, A. de Bode, H. Høeg, K. Loftsgarden, F. Iversen, C. Timmreck, J. Jungclaus, K. Krüger

“…<p>In the Northern Hemisphere, the mid-6th century was one of the coldest periods of the last 2000 years, which was initiated by volcanic eruptions in 536 and 540 CE. …”
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Surveillance and Genetic Analysis of Low-Pathogenicity Avian Influenza Viruses Isolated from Feces of Wild Birds in Mongolia, 2021 to 2023 by Yong-Myung Kang, Erdene-Ochir Tseren Ochir, Gyeong-Beom Heo, Se-Hee An, Hwanseok Jeong, Urankhaich Dondog, Temuulen Myagmarsuren, Youn-Jeong Lee, Kwang-Nyeong Lee

“…The introduction of novel highly pathogenic (HPAI) viruses into Korea has been attributed to recombination events occurring at breeding sites in the Northern Hemisphere. This has increased interest in monitoring and genetically analyzing avian influenza viruses (AIVs) in northern regions, such as Mongolia, which share migratory bird flyways with Korea. …”
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Mutual Interference of Local Gravity Wave Forcings in the Stratosphere by Nadja Samtleben, Aleš Kuchař, Petr Šácha, Petr Pišoft, Christoph Jacobi

“…In particular, regions of enhanced GW breaking, so-called GW hotspots, have been identified, major Northern Hemisphere examples being located above the Rocky Mountains, the Himalayas and the East Asian region. …”
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Genetic structure and diversity of the seagrass Zostera marina along a steep environmental gradient, with implications for genetic monitoring by Stefanie R. Ries, Ellika Faust, Kerstin Johannesson, Per R. Jonsson, Per-Olav Moksnes, Ricardo T. Pereyra, Marlene Jahnke

“…Zostera marina (eelgrass) is a foundation species in coastal zones in the northern hemisphere. Eelgrass is declining across its distribution, a trend likely to accelerate under climate change. …”
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Historical Trends and Projections of Snow Cover over the High Arctic: A Review by Hadi Mohammadzadeh Khani, Christophe Kinnard, Esther Lévesque

“…The snow cover in the HA is involved in climate feedbacks that influence the global climate system, and greatly impacts the hydrology and the ecosystems of the coldest biomes of the Northern Hemisphere. The ongoing global warming trend and its polar amplification is threatening the long-term stability of the snow cover in the HA. …”
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International Legal Issues of Preventing Unregulated Fishing in the Arctic by V. K. Zilanov, E. V. Kienko, A. A. Lugovskaya

“…This would prevent illegal, unregulated and unreported fishing in advance and thus prevent the depletion of marine living resources in this part of the Arctic Ocean, unlike it happened in other enclaves of the high seas in the Northern Hemisphere.   DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSIONS. The entry into force of the 2018 Agreement marked the beginning of cooperation among interested states in prevention of unregulated high seas fishing in the Central Arctic Ocean. …”
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Safety, immunogenicity, and lot-to-lot consistency of a split-virion quadrivalent influenza vaccine in younger and older adults: A phase III randomized, double-blind clinical trial by Sanie Sesay, Jerzy Brzostek, Ingo Meyer, Yves Donazzolo, Geert Leroux-Roels, Régine Rouzier, Béatrice Astruc, Henryk Szymanski, Nicole Toursarkissian, Corinne Vandermeulen, Edyta Kowalska, Pierre Van Damme, Camille Salamand, Stephanie Pepin

“…Here, we report a randomized multicenter phase III trial assessing the lot-to-lot consistency of the 2014–2015 Northern Hemisphere quadrivalent split-virion inactivated influenza vaccine (IIV4; Sanofi Pasteur) and comparing its immunogenicity and safety with that of trivalent inactivated influenza vaccine (IIV3) in younger and older adults (EudraCT no. 2014-000785-21). …”
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Leaf Habit and Stem Hydraulic Traits Determine Functional Segregation of Multiple Oak Species along a Water Availability Gradient by Maribel Arenas-Navarro, Felipe García-Oliva, Teresa Terrazas, Andrés Torres-Miranda, Ken Oyama

“…Oaks are a dominant woody plant genus in the northern hemisphere that occupy a wide range of habitats and are ecologically diverse. …”
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Der Humboldt’sche Magnetische Verein im historischen Kontext by Karin Reich

“…Its predecessor, the Societas meteorologica Palatina (1780–1795), enclosed 17 stations distributed over the northern hemisphere, where magnetical observations took place. …”
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