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Why do models overestimate surface ozone in the Southeast United States?
Ozone pollution in the Southeast US involves complex chemistry driven by emissions of anthropogenic nitrogen oxide radicals (NOx = NO + NO2) and biogenic isoprene. Model...- publication PDF
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Winter targeted observing periods during the Year of Polar Prediction in the...
The Year of Polar Prediction in the Southern Hemisphere (YOPP-SH) held seven targeted observing periods (TOPs) during the 2022 austral winter to enhance atmospheric...- publication PDF
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Shock Waves From Line Sources
This report describes the background, numerical methods, and results of a theoretical and experimental study of the pressure waves generated by a sudden release of energy along...- publication PDF
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Future sea level change under Coupled Model Intercomparison Project phase 5...
Projections of the sea level contribution from the Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets (GrIS and AIS) rely on atmospheric and oceanic drivers obtained from climate models. The...- publication PDF
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Three-moment representation of rain in a bulk microphysics model
A bulk three-moment representation for rain microphysics is developed and implemented in the Predicted Particle Properties (P3) microphysics scheme. In addition, a new...- publication PDF
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Generation of large-scale gravity waves and neutral winds in the...
We study the response of the thermosphere and ionosphere to the dissipation of gravity waves (GWs) excited by a deep convective plume on 1 October 2005 at 52.5 degrees W, 15.0...- publication PDF
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Cloud-resolving modeling: ARM and the GCSS story
The Global Energy and Water Cycle Experiment (GEWEX) Cloud System Study (GCSS) was created in 1992. As described by Browning et al. (1993, p. 387), "The focus of GCSS is on...- publication PDF
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On the Coupling Strength Between the Land Surface and the Atmosphere
This study addresses the land-atmospheric coupling strength by using long-term AmeriFlux data from a wide range of land covers and climate regimes to reconstitute the surface...- publication PDF
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In memoriam: Patrick Siler McIntosh, 1940-2016
Long-time solar researcher Patrick McIntosh died on 16 October 2016 after developing symptoms of Alzheimer's disease about 2010.- publication PDF
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Optimized localization and hybridization to filter ensemble-based covariances
Localization and hybridization are two methods used in ensemble data assimilation to improve the accuracy of sample covariances. It is shown in this paper that it is beneficial...- publication PDF
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Sensitivity of 0-12-h warm-season precipitation forecasts over the central...
Sensitivity of 0-12 -h warm-season precipitation forecasts to atmospheric initial conditions, including those from different large-scale model analyses and from rapid cycled...- publication PDF
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Linking electricity and water models to assess electricity choices at...
Hydrology/water management and electricity generation projections have been modeled separately, but there has been little effort in intentionally and explicitly linking the two...- publication PDF
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The role of humidity in determining future electricity demand in the...
Co-occurrence of high relative humidity levels and high temperatures can increase human discomfort, thereby affecting electricity requirements for space cooling. While relative...- publication PDF
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Flight control software for the wave-front sensor of SUNRISE 1m balloon telescope
This paper describes the flight control software of the wave-front correction system that flew on the 2009 science flight of the Sunrise balloon telescope. The software...- publication PDF
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The meteorology and impacts of the September 2020 Western United States...
In September 2020, Western North America was impacted by a highly anomalous meteorological event. Over the Pacific Northwest, strong and dry easterly winds exceeded historically...- publication PDF
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Upper atmosphere radiance data assimilation: A feasibility study for GOLD...
Far ultraviolet observations of Earth's dayglow from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Global-scale Observations of the Limb and Disk (GOLD) mission...- publication PDF
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African hydroclimate during the early Eocene from the DeepMIP simulations
The early Eocene (similar to 56-48 Myr ago) is characterized by high CO2 estimates (1,200-2,500 ppmv) and elevated global temperatures (similar to 10 degrees C-16 degrees C...- publication PDF
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Entering negotiations: Early-career perspectives on the UN Conference of...
As the pressure to address the climate crisis builds, scientists must walk the line between research and activism. This was apparent at the 2019 United Nations (UN) Framework...- publication PDF
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Coupled mesoscale-LES modeling of a diurnal cycle during the CWEX-13 field...
Multiscale modeling of a diurnal cycle of real-world conditions is presented for the first time, validated using data from the CWEX-13 field experiment. Dynamical downscaling...- publication PDF
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Evaluating model performance of an ensemble-based chemical data assimilation...
We present a global chemical data assimilation system using a global atmosphere model, the Community Atmosphere Model (CAM3) with simplified chemistry and the Data Assimilation...- publication PDF