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Parallelization strategies for the GPS radio occultation data assimilation...
The nonlocal excess phase observation operator for assimilating the global positioning system (GPS) radio occultation (RO) sounding data has been proven by some research papers...- publication PDF
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The HAMMONIA Chemistry Climate Model: Sensitivity of the mesopause region to...
This paper introduces the three-dimensional Hamburg Model of the Neutral and Ionized Atmosphere (HAMMONIA), which treats atmospheric dynamics, radiation, and chemistry...- publication PDF
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Complex refractive indices in the ultraviolet and visible spectral region...
Biomass burning aerosol is a major source of PM2.5, and significantly affects Earth's radiative budget. The magnitude of its radiative effect is poorly quantified due to...- publication PDF
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Importance of reactive halogens in the tropical marine atmosphere:...
This study investigates the impact of reactive halogen species (RHS, containing chlorine (Cl), bromine (Br) or iodine (I)) on atmospheric chemistry in the tropical troposphere...- publication PDF
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A multi-time-scale four-dimensional variational data assimilation scheme and...
In this study, a multi-time-scale four-dimensional variational data assimilation (MTS-4DVar) scheme is developed and applied to the assimilation of radar observations. The...- publication PDF
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Estimating return intervals for extreme climate conditions related to winter...
Mass livestock mortality events during severe winters, a phenomenon that Mongolians call dzud, cause the country significant socioeconomic problems. Dzud is an example of a...- publication PDF
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Selecting representative days for more efficient dynamical climate...
This paper describes a new computationally efficient and statistically robust sampling method for generating dynamically downscaled climatologies. It is based on a Monte Carlo...- publication PDF
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Local time variations of the Equatorial Electrojet in simultaneous response...
Based on 1-year equatorial electrojet (EEJ) measurements from Swarm, and ion velocity from the Defense Meteorological Satellite Program, this study first examines the...- publication PDF
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Divergent controls of soil organic carbon between observations and...
The storage and cycling of soil organic carbon (SOC) are governed by multiple co-varying factors, including climate, plant productivity, edaphic properties, and disturbance...- publication PDF
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SoDaH: The SOils DAta Harmonization database, an open-source synthesis of...
Data collected from research networks present opportunities to test theories and develop models about factors responsible for the long-term persistence and vulnerability of soil...- publication PDF
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On long-term SABER CO2 trends and effects due to nonuniform space and time sampling
The Sounding of the Atmosphere using Broadband Emission Radiometry (SABER) instrument on board the TIMED satellite has been continuously operating for more than 16 years, since...- publication PDF
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Key challenges for tropospheric chemistry in the Southern Hemisphere
This commentary paper from the recently formed International Global Atmospheric Chemistry (IGAC) Southern Hemisphere Working Group outlines key issues in atmospheric composition...- publication PDF
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Reviews and syntheses: Field data to benchmark the carbon cycle models for...
For more accurate projections of both the global carbon (C) cycle and the changing climate, a critical current need is to improve the representation of tropical forests in Earth...- publication PDF
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Estimation of the equivalent Rayleigh friction in mesosphere/lower...
We use Thermosphere, Ionosphere, Mesosphere, Energetics and Dynamics (TIMED) global temperature and wind data from 2002 to 2007 to investigate the damping of the diurnal tide....- publication PDF
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Contribution of TRMM 3B42 data to improve knowledge on rainfall in the...
The use of Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM) data is an option for counteracting challenge of the lack of ground based observations, particularly in Kayanga/GĂŞba. This...- publication PDF
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Change in the composition of fauna associated with Pocillopora spp....
Introduction: Associated fauna comprises most of the diversity of a coral reef and performs ecological func-tions essential to the reef's survival. Since Pocillopora corals...- publication PDF
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Antarctic ice sheet response to sudden and sustained ice-shelf collapse (ABUMIP)
Antarctica's ice shelves modulate the grounded ice flow, and weakening of ice shelves due to climate forcing will decrease their 'buttressing' effect, causing a response in the...- publication PDF
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Integrated impacts of future electricity mix scenarios on select...
Recent studies on the relationship between thermoelectric cooling and water resources have been made at coarse geographic resolution and do not adequately evaluate the localized...- publication PDF
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Comparison of chemical characteristics of 495 biomass burning plumes...
This paper compares measurements of gaseous and particulate emissions from a wide range of biomass-burning plumes intercepted by the NASA DC-8 research aircraft during the three...- publication PDF
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Stormtime substorm onsets: Occurrence and flow channel triggering
Bright auroral emissions during geomagnetic storms provide a good opportunity for testing the proposal that substorm onset is frequently triggered by plasma sheet flow bursts...- publication PDF
