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The Model Intercomparison Project on the climatic response to Volcanic...
The enhancement of the stratospheric aerosol layer by volcanic eruptions induces a complex set of responses causing global and regional climate effects on a broad range of...- publication PDF
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Differentiating freezing drizzle and freezing rain in HRRR model forecasts
Significance Statement Aircraft icing is a hazardous condition that can lead to aviation accidents. We are working to improve forecasts of when aircraft icing conditions occur,...- publication PDF
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Global evolution of Birkeland currents on 10 min timescales: MHD simulations...
In this paper we compare time-dependent global ionospheric field-aligned current (FAC) patterns on 10 min timescales inferred from the Active Magnetosphere and Polar...- publication PDF
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Tropospheric ozone in CMIP6 simulations
The evolution of tropospheric ozone from 1850 to 2100 has been studied using data from Phase 6 of the Coupled Model Intercomparison Project (CMIP6). We evaluate long-term...- publication PDF
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Sensitivity of tropical cyclone rainfall to idealized global-scale forcings
Heavy rainfall and flooding associated with tropical cyclones (TCs) are responsible for a large number of fatalities and economic damage worldwide. Despite their large...- publication PDF
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Disentangling land model uncertainty via Matrix-based Ensemble Model...
Background Large uncertainty in modeling land carbon (C) uptake heavily impedes the accurate prediction of the global C budget. Identifying the uncertainty sources among models...- publication PDF
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Distribution and direct radiative forcing of carbonaceous and sulfate...
A multimode, two-moment aerosol model has been incorporated in the NCAR CAM3 to develop an interactive aerosol-climate model and to study the impact of anthropogenic aerosols on...- publication PDF
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New solar irradiance measurements from the Cubesat
The goal of the Miniature X-ray Solar Spectrometer (MinXSS) CubeSat is to explore the energy distribution of soft X-ray (SXR) emissions from the quiescent Sun, active regions,...- publication PDF
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An Overview of NCAR's Computing Environment
The Scientific Computing Division is charged with providing computing support for research conducted by NCAR staff and for extending the computing resources of university...- publication PDF
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WRF-TEB: Implementation and evaluation of the coupled Weather Research and...
Urban land surface processes need to be represented to inform future urban climate and building energy projections. Here, the single layer urban canopy model Town Energy Balance...- publication PDF
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Listening to stakeholders: Initiating research on subseasonal-to-seasonal...
Heavy precipitation events and their associated flooding can have major impacts on communities and stakeholders. There is a lack of knowledge, however, about how stakeholders...- publication PDF
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A frequent-updating analysis system based on radar, surface, and mesoscale...
The Variational Doppler Radar Analysis System (VDRAS) was implemented in Beijing, China, and contributed to the Beijing 2008 Forecast Demonstration Project (B08FDP) in support...- publication PDF
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An investigation comparing ground-based techniques that quantify auroral...
We present three case studies that examine optical and radar methods for specifying precipitating auroral flux parameters and conductances. Three events were chosen...- publication PDF
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Novel approaches to improve estimates of short-lived halocarbon emissions...
Fluxes of halogenated volatile organic compounds (VOCs) over the Southern Ocean remain poorly understood, and few atmospheric measurements exist to constrain modeled emissions...- publication PDF
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Extratropical–Tropical Interaction Model Intercomparison Project (ETIN-MIP):...
This article introduces the Extratropical-Tropical Interaction Model Intercomparison Project (ETIN-MIP), where a set of fully coupled model experiments are designed to examine...- publication PDF
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Constraining ensemble forecasts of discrete convective initiation with...
Predicting when and where individual convective storms will develop remains an elusive challenge. Previous studies have suggested that surface observations can capture...- publication PDF
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Sources and characteristics of summertime organic aerosol in the Colorado...
The evolution of organic aerosols (OAs) and their precursors in the boundary layer (BL) of the Colorado Front Range during the Front Range Air Pollution and Photochemistry...- publication PDF
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Explicit form of the radiative and collisional branching ratios in polarized...
We consider the vector emissivity of the polarized radiation transfer in a Lambda-type atomic transition, which we recently proposed to account for both complete frequency...- publication PDF
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Contribution of atmospheric rivers to Antarctic precipitation
Atmospheric rivers (ARs) are efficient mechanisms for transporting atmospheric moisture from low latitudes to the Antarctic Ice Sheet (AIS). While AR events occur infrequently,...- publication PDF
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Does increased horizontal resolution Improve hurricane wind forecasts?
The representation of tropical cyclone track, intensity, and structure in a set of 69 parallel forecasts performed at each of two horizontal grid increments with the Advanced...- publication PDF
