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High static stability in the mixing layer above the extratropical tropopause
The relationship between the static stability N² and the mixing in the tropopause inversion layer (TIL) is investigated using in situ aircraft observations during SPURT (trace...- publication PDF
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The Deep-Tree Approach: An Improved Parallel Matlab Implementation of the...
We implement a parallel version of the Multi-resolution Approximation (MRA) in Matlab for distributed computing environments. This implementation builds upon and improves our...- publication PDF
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Bering Strait throughflow and the thermohaline circulation
In this study, we employ a global coupled climate model to show that the Bering Strait is important to the variations of the thermohaline circulation. Three experiments are...- publication PDF
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Enhancing Ensemble Seasonal Streamflow Forecasts in the Upper Colorado River...
In the Colorado River Basin (CRB), ensemble streamflow prediction (ESP) forecasts drive operational planning models that project future reservoir system conditions. CRB...- publication PDF
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Research data and metadata curation as institutional issues
Research data curation initiatives must support heterogeneous kinds of projects, data, and metadata. This article examines variability in data and metadata practices using...- publication PDF
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Reflection and ducting of gravity waves inside the Sun
Internal gravity waves excited by overshoot at the bottom of the convection zone can be influenced by rotation and by the strong toroidal magnetic field that is likely to be...- publication PDF
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Observations of ozone production in a dissipating tropical convective cell during TC4
From 13 July-9 August 2007, 25 ozonesondes were launched from Las Tablas, Panama as part of the Tropical Composition, Cloud, and Climate Coupling (TC4) mission. On 5 August, a...- publication PDF
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Nowcast guidance of afternoon convection initiation for Taiwan
Focusing on afternoon thunderstorms in Taiwan during the warm season (May-October) under weak synoptic forcing, this study applied the TaiwanAuto-NowCaster (TANC) to produce 1-h...- publication PDF
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Outcomes and lessons learned from implementing a Diversity, Equity, and...
Atmospheric science is male dominated and few students of color matriculate into the field, a trend dating back at least 50 years. UCAR/NCAR Equity and Inclusion (referred to as...- publication PDF
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Chronopolis: Preserving our digital heritage
The Chronopolis Digital Preservation Initiative, one of the Library of Congress' latest efforts to collect and preserve at- risk digital information, has completed its first...- publication PDF
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Theoretical study of the ionospheric plasma cave in the equatorial...
This paper investigates the physical mechanism of an unusual equatorial electron density structure, plasma cave, located underneath the equatorial ionization anomaly by using...- publication PDF
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Regional assessments of low clouds against large-scale stability in CAM5 and...
Daily gridded cloud data from MODIS and ERA-Interim reanalysis have been assessed to examine variations of low cloud fraction (CF) and cloud-top height and their dependence on...- publication PDF
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Prominence mass supply and the cavity
A prevalent but untested paradigm is often used to describe the prominence-cavity system: the cavity is under-dense because it is evacuated by supplying mass to the condensed...- publication PDF
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Impact of tropospheric tides on the nitric oxide 5.3 μm infrared cooling of...
This paper explores the impact of diurnal tides that begin near the surface as heat is released by evaporation and condensation on Earth's upper atmosphere natural thermostat:...- publication PDF
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Getting ocean acidification on decision maker's to-do lists: Dissecting the...
Much detailed, incremental knowledge being generated by current scientific research on ocean acidification (OA) does not directly address the need of decision makers, who are...- publication PDF
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Electron acceleration and radio emission following the early interaction of...
Context. Coronal mass ejections (CMEs) are large eruptions of magnetised plasma from the Sun that are often accompanied by solar radio bursts produced by accelerated...- publication PDF
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Insignificant QBO-MJO prediction skill relationship in the SubX and S2S...
The impact of the stratospheric quasi-biennial oscillation (QBO) on the prediction of the tropospheric Madden-Julian oscillation (MJO) is evaluated in reforecasts from nine...- publication PDF
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Comparison of six lightning parameterizations in CAM5 and the impact on...
We present simulations performed with six lightning parameterizations implemented in the Community Atmosphere Model (CAM5). The amount of lightning-produced nitrogen oxides...- publication PDF
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Towards an end-to-end analysis and prediction system for weather, climate,...
The Red Sea, home to the second-longest coral reef system in the world, is a vital resource for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The Red Sea provides 90% of the Kingdom's potable...- publication PDF
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Low-cost 63% efficient 2.5-kW UHF power amplifier for a wind profiler radar
This paper describes a low-cost 449-MHz 2.5-kW peak pulse amplifier for use in a wind profiling radar. New high-power LDMOS transistors are enabling the use of kilowatt level...- publication PDF
