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Cloud activating properties of aerosol observed during CELTIC
Measurements of aerosol size distribution, chemical composition, and cloud condensation nuclei (CCN) concentration were performed during the Chemical Emission, Loss,...- publication PDF
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Partitioning climate projection uncertainty with multiple large ensembles and CMIP5/6
Partitioning uncertainty in projections of future climate change into contributions from internal variability, model response uncertainty and emissions scenarios has...- publication PDF
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Experimental implementation of an ensemble adjustment filter for an...
The assimilation of sea surface temperature (SST) anomalies into a coupled ocean–atmosphere model of the tropical Pacific is investigated using an ensemble adjustment Kalman...- publication PDF
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First results for Solar Soft X-Ray irradiance measurements from the...
Three generations of the Miniature X-ray Solar Spectrometer (MinXSS) have flown on small satellites with the goal "to explore the energy distribution of soft X-ray (SXR)...- publication PDF
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The Montreal Protocol and the fate of environmental plastic debris
Microplastics (MPs) are an emerging class of pollutants in air, soil and especially in all aquatic environments. Secondary MPs are generated in the environment during...- publication PDF
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Discharge and floods projected to increase more than precipitation extremes
Floods claim a high toll in fatalities and economic impacts. Despite their societal relevance, there is much more to learn about the projected changes in discharge and flooding....- publication PDF
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Connections between deep tropical clouds and the Earth's ionosphere
We report on a series of simulations with the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) thermosphere-ionosphere-mesosphere-electrodynamics general circulation model (TIME-...- publication PDF
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A SmallSat concept to resolve diurnal and vertical variations of aerosols,...
A SmallSat mission concept is formulated here to carry out Time-varying Optical Measurements of Clouds and Aerosol Transport (TOMCAT) from space while embracing low-cost...- publication PDF
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A new method to correct the electrochemical concentration cell (ECC)...
The electrochemical concentration cell (ECC) ozonesonde has been the main instrument for in situ profiling of ozone worldwide; yet, some details of its operation, which...- publication PDF
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The Mauna Loa Solar Observatory Automatic Dome Rotator System
In this report E. Yasukawa writes the description for the newest system integrated into the Coronal Dynamics Project's experiment system, located at the Mauna Loa Solar...- publication PDF
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Multifunctional mesoscale observing networks
More than 120 scientists, engineers, administrators, and users met on 8–10 December 2003 in a workshop format to discuss the needs for enhanced three-dimensional mesoscale...- publication PDF
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An initialized attribution method for extreme events on subseasonal to...
When record-breaking climate and weather extremes occur, decision-makers and planners want to know whether they are random natural events with historical levels of reoccurrence...- publication PDF
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Evolution of ocean heat content related to ENSO
As the strongest interannual perturbation to the climate system, El Nino-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) dominates the year-to-year variability of the ocean energy budget. Here we...- publication PDF
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Observations of severe local storms and tornadoes with the atmospheric imaging radar
Mobile radar platforms designed for observation of severe local storms have consistently pushed the boundaries of spatial and temporal resolution in order to allow for detailed...- publication PDF
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Impacts of different causes on the inter-hemispheric asymmetry of...
In this study, the Global Ionosphere Thermosphere Model is utilized to investigate the inter-hemispheric asymmetry in the ionosphere-thermosphere (I-T) system at mid- and high-...- publication PDF
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Estimating geocenter variations from a combination of GRACE and ocean model output
In this study, we estimate a time series of geocenter anomalies from a combination of data from the Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment (GRACE) satellite mission and the...- publication PDF
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Kicking the can down the road: Understanding the effects of delaying the...
Climate change is a prevalent threat, and it is unlikely that current mitigation efforts will be enough to avoid unwanted impacts. One potential option to reduce climate change...- publication PDF
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The three-cornered hat method for estimating error variances of three or...
The three-cornered hat (3CH) method, which was originally developed to assess the random errors of atomic clocks, is a means for estimating the error variances of three...- publication PDF
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Improved sea ice shortwave radiation physics in CCSM4: The impact of melt...
The Community Climate System Model, version 4 has revisions across all components. For sea ice, the most notable improvements are the incorporation of a new shortwave radiative...- publication PDF
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Future changes in regional precipitation simulated by a half-degree coupled...
The global fully coupled half-degree Community Climate System Model Version 4 (CCSM4) was integrated for a suite of climate change ensemble simulations including five historical...- publication PDF
