Russo, S. and A. Sterl, Global changes in seasonal means and extremes of precipitation from daily climate model data J. Geophys. Res., 2012, 117, D01108, doi:10.1029/2011JD016260. Abstract (html)  Complete text (pdf: 4 MB)

Justino, F., A.S. de Mélo, A. Setzer, R. Sismanoglu, C. Sediyama, G.A. Ribeiro, J.P. Machado and A. Sterl, Greenhouse gas induced changes in the fire risk in Brazil in ECHAM5/MPI-OM coupled climate model Climatic Change, 2011, 106, 285-302, doi:10.1007/s10584-010-9902-x. Abstract (html)  Complete text (pdf: 2 MB)

Katsman, C.A., A. Sterl, J.J. Beersma, H.W. van den Brink, W. Hazeleger and and 15 co-authors, Exploring high-end scenarios for local sea level rise to develop flood protection strategies for a low-lying delta - the Netherlands as an example Climatic Change, 2011, doi:10.1007/s10584-011-0037-5. Abstract (html)  Complete text (pdf: 597 KB)

Russo, S. and A. Sterl, Global changes in indices describing moderate temperature extremes from daily climate model data J. Geophys. Res., 2011, 116, D03104, doi:10.1029/2010JD014727. Abstract (html)

Semedo, A., K. Sušelj, A. Rutgersson and A. Sterl, A global view on the wind sea and swell climate and variability from ERA-40 J. Climate, 2011, 24, 5, 1461-1479, doi:10.1175/2010JCLI3718.1. Abstract (html)  Complete text (pdf: 7 MB)

Hazeleger, W., C. Severijns, T. Semmler, S. Stefanescu, S. Yang, X. Wang, K. Wyser, E. Dutra, R. Bintanja, B. van den Hurk, T. van Noije, F. Selten, A. Sterl and co-authors, EC-Earth: A Seamless Earth-System Prediction Approach in Action Bull. Amer. Meteor. Soc., 2010, 91, 1357-1363, doi:10.1175/2010BAMS2877.1. Complete text (pdf: 296 KB)

Oldenborgh, G.J. van, S.S. Drijfhout, A. van Ulden, R. Haarsma, A. Sterl, C. Severijns, W. Hazeleger and H. Dijkstra, Western Europe is warming much faster than expected Climate of the Past, 2009, 5, 1, 1-12, doi:10.5194/cp-5-1-2009. Abstract (html)  Complete text (pdf: 1 MB)

Sterl, A., H. van den Brink, H. de Vries, R. Haarsma and E. van Meijgaard, An ensemble study of extreme North Sea storm surges in a changing climate Ocean Science, 2009, 5, 369-378. Ocean Science Disc., 2009, 6, 1131-1159. Abstract (html)  Complete text (pdf: 1 MB)

Sterl, A., C. Severijns, H. Dijkstra, W. Hazeleger, G.J. van Oldenborgh, M. van den Broeke, G. Burgers, B. van den Hurk, P.J. van Leeuwen and P. van Velthoven, When can we expect extremely high surface temperatures? Geophys. Res. Lett., 2008, 35, 14, L14703, doi:10.1029/2008GL034071. Abstract (html)  Complete text (pdf: 1 MB)

Sterl, A., G.J. van Oldenborgh, W. Hazeleger and G. Burgers, On the robustness of ENSO teleconnections Clim. Dyn., 2007, 29, 469-485, doi:10.1007/s00382-007-0251-z. Abstract (html)  Complete text (pdf: 6 MB)

Caires, S. and A. Sterl, 100-year return value estimates for ocean wind speed and significant wave height from the ERA-40 data J. Climate, 2005, 18, 7, 1032-1048. Abstract (html)  Complete text (pdf: 449 KB)

Caires, S. and A. Sterl, A new non-parametric method to correct model data: Application to significant wave height from the ERA-40 reanalysis J. Atm. Ocean. Tech., 2005, 22, 4, 443-459. Abstract (html)  Complete text (pdf: 1 MB)

Caires, S., A. Sterl and C.P. Gommemginger, Global ocean mean wave period data: validation and description J. Geophys. Res., C, 2005, 110, 2, doi:10.1029/2004JC002631. Abstract (html)  Complete text (pdf: 1 MB)

Sterl, A. and S. Caires, Climatology, Variability and Extrema of Ocean Waves - The Web-based KNMI/ERA-40 Wave Atlas Int. J. Climatology, 2005, 25, 7, 963-977, doi:10.1002/joc.1175. Complete text (pdf: 3 MB)

Sterl, A. and W. Hazeleger, The relative roles of tropical and extratropical forcing on atmospheric variability Geophys. Res. Lett., 2005, 32, L18716, doi:10.1029/2005GL023757. Abstract (html)  Complete text (pdf: 1 MB)

Uppala, S.M., P.W. Kallberg, A.J. Simmons, ...., S. Caires, ...., A. Sterl, ... and J. Woolllen, The ERA-40 Reanalysis Quart. J. Royal Meteorol. Soc., 2005, 131, 612, 2961-3012, doi:10.1256/qj.04.176.

Caires, S., A. Sterl, J.R. Bidlot, N. Graham and V. Swail, Intercomparison of different wind wave reanalyses J. Climate, 2004, 17, 10, 1893-1913. Abstract (html)  Complete text (html)

Sterl, A., On the (in-)homogeneity of reanalysis products J. Climate, 2004, 17, 19, 3866-3873. Abstract (html)  Complete text (pdf: 2 MB)

Caires, S. and A. Sterl, Validation of ocean wind and wave data using triple collocation J. Geophys. Res., C, 2003, 108, 3, 3098, doi:10.1029/2002JC001491. Complete text (shtml)

Gulev, S.K., V. Grigorieva, A. Sterl and D. Woolf, Assessment of the reliability of wave observations from voluntary observing ships: Insights from the validation of a global wind wave climatology based on voluntary observing ship data J. Geophys. Res., C, 2003, 108, 3236-3236, doi:10.1029/2002JC001437. Abstract (html)  Complete text (pdf: 2 MB)

Sterl, A. and W. Hazeleger, Coupled variability and air-sea interaction in the South Atlantic Ocean Clim. Dyn., 2003, 21, 550-571, doi:10.1007/s00382-003-0348-y. Abstract (html)  Complete text (pdf: 2 MB)

Bonekamp, H., G.J. Komen, A. Sterl, P.A.E.M. Janssen, P.K. Taylor and M.J. Yelland, Statistical comparisons of observed and ECMWF modelled open ocean surface drag J. Phys. Oceanogr., 2002, 32, 1010-1027. Complete text (pdf: 498 KB)

Weijer, W., W.P.M. de Ruijter, A. Sterl and S.S. Drijfhout, Response of the Atlantic overturning circulation to South Atlantic sources of buoyancy Glob. Plan. Change, 2002, 34, 293-311, doi:10.1016/S0921-8181(02)00121-2. Complete text (pdf: 813 KB)

Sterl, A., On the impact of gap-filling algorithms on variability patterns of reconstructed oceanic surface fields Geophys. Res. Lett., 2001, 28, 12, 2473-2476. Abstract (html)  Complete text (pdf: 1 MB)

Bonekamp, H., A. Sterl and G.J. Komen, Interannual variability in the Southern Ocean from an ocean model forced by European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts reanalysis fluxes J. Geophys. Res., C, 1999, 104, 13317-13331. Abstract (html)  Complete text (pdf: 11 MB)

Weisse, R., U. Mikolajewicz, A. Sterl and S.S. Drijfhout, Stochastically forced variability in the Antarctic Circumpolar Current. J. Geophys. Res., 1999, 104, 11049-11064, doi:10.1029/1999JC900040. Complete text (pdf: 1 MB)

Gulev, S.K., D. Cotton and A. Sterl, Intercomparison of the North Atlantic wave climatology from voluntary observing ships, satellite data and modelling Phys. Chem. Earth, 1998, 23, 5, 587-592. Abstract (html)

Sterl, A., G.J. Komen and P.D. Cotton, Fifteen years of global wave hindcasts using winds from the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts reanalysis: Validating the reanalyzed winds and assessing the wave climate J. Geophys. Res., C, 1998, 103, 5477-5492. Abstract (html)  Complete text (pdf: 5 MB)