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AMSU-B observations of mixed-phase clouds over land
Measurements from passive microwave satellite instruments such as the Advanced Microwave Sounding Unit B (AMSU-B) are sensitive to both liquid and ice cloud particles. Radiative...- publication PDF
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Exploring practical estimates of the ensemble size necessary for particle filters
Particle filtering methods for data assimilation may suffer from the "curse of dimensionality," where the required ensemble size grows rapidly as the dimension increases. It...- publication PDF
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Regional carbon fluxes from an observationally constrained dynamic ecosystem...
The Ecosystem Demography (ED) model was parameterized with ecological, forest inventory, and historical land use observations in an intensively managed, wetland-rich forested...- publication PDF
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Doppler lidar measurements of vertical velocity spectra in the convective...
We utilized a Doppler lidar to measure spectra of vertical velocity w from 390m above the surface to the top of the daytime convective boundary layer (CBL). The high resolution...- publication PDF
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Exploring the effects of rooftop mitigation strategies on urban temperatures...
This paper describes and evaluates physical parameterizations accounting for the effect of rooftop mitigation strategies (RMSs) on the urban environment, in the context of the...- publication PDF
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Reduced biomass burning emissions reconcile conflicting estimates of the...
Several viable but conflicting explanations have been proposed to explain the recent similar to 8 p.p.b. per year increase in atmospheric methane after 2006, equivalent to net...- publication PDF
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Parameterization of the bulk liquid fraction on mixed-phase particles in the...
Bulk microphysics parameterizations that are used to represent clouds and precipitation usually allow only solid and liquid hydrometeors. Predicting the bulk liquid fraction on...- publication PDF
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The impact of an intense cyclone on short-term sea ice loss in a fully...
Arctic cyclones may be associated with periods of locally enhanced sea ice loss during the summer, and some studies have found that an intense cyclone in August 2012 resulted in...- publication PDF
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Long-lasting response of the global thermosphere and ionosphere to the 21...
Previous studies have been devoted to examining the ionosphere and thermosphere response during the solar eclipse, but the posteclipse response of the global ionosphere and...- publication PDF
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A Bayesian approach to upscaling and downscaling of aircraft measurements of...
This study addresses the issue of how to upscale cloud-sized in situ measurements of ice to yield realistic simulations of ice clouds for a variety of modeling studies. Aircraft...- publication PDF
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Scenarios for vulnerability: Opportunities and constraints in the context of...
Most scientific assessments for climate change adaptation and risk reduction are based on scenarios for climatic change. Scenarios for socio-economic development, particularly...- publication PDF
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Global premature mortality due to anthropogenic outdoor air pollution and...
Increased concentrations of ozone and fine particulate matter (PM2.5) since preindustrial times reflect increased emissions, but also contributions of past climate change. Here...- publication PDF
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Effect of increasing CO2 on the terrestrial carbon cycle
Feedbacks from the terrestrial carbon cycle significantly affect future climate change. The CO2 concentration dependence of global terrestrial carbon storage is one of the...- publication PDF
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The GLACE-Hydrology Experiment: Effects of land-atmosphere coupling on soil...
The impact of land-atmosphere anomaly coupling on land variability is investigated using a new two-stage climate model experimental design called the "GLACE-Hydrology''...- publication PDF
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Ice cloud microphysical trends observed by the Atmospheric Infrared Sounder
We use the Atmospheric Infrared Sounder (AIRS) version 6 ice cloud property and thermodynamic phase retrievals to quantify variability and 14-year trends in ice cloud frequency,...- publication PDF
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Effect of deep convection on the tropical tropopause layer composition over...
Balloon-borne measurements of cryogenic frost-point hygrometer (CFH) water vapor, ozone and temperature and water vapor lidar measurements from the Maido Observatory on Reunion...- publication PDF
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Characterizing extratropical tropopause bimodality and its relationship to...
Lapse rate tropopause (LRT) heights in the extratropics have been shown to display a bimodal distribution, with one modal maxima above 15 km (typical of the tropical tropopause)...- publication PDF
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Coupled chemistry climate model simulations of stratospheric temperatures...
Temperature results from multi-decadal simulations of coupled chemistry climate models for the recent past are analyzed using multi-linear regression including a trend, solar...- publication PDF
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Skillful decadal prediction skill over the Southern Ocean based on GFDL...
The Model-Analogs technique is used in the present study to assess the decadal sea surface temperature (SST) prediction skill over the Southern Ocean (SO). The Model-Analogs...- publication PDF
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CCM2 Datasets and Circulation Statistics
This technical report documents the data findings from simulations and condensations which includes actual simulations, climatological monthly averaged sea surface temperature;...- publication PDF
