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SPARC Data Initiative: A comparison of ozone climatologies from...
A comprehensive quality assessment of the ozone products from 18 limb-viewing satellite instruments is provided by means of a detailed intercomparison. The ozone climatologies...- publication PDF
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Nonspherical and spherical characterization of ice in Hurricane Erin for...
In order to better understand the characteristics and physical-to-radiative relationships of frozen hydrometeors in hurricane systems, computed brightness temperatures (TB) from...- publication PDF
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Nitric oxide response to the April 2010 electron precipitation event: Using...
Energetic electrons from the magnetosphere deposit their energy in the atmosphere and lead to production of nitric oxide (NO) in the mesosphere and lower thermosphere. We study...- publication PDF
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Mechanisms for spontaneous gravity-wave generation within a dipole vortex
Previous simulations of dipole vortices propagating through rotating, stratified fluid have revealed small-scale inertia–gravity waves that are embedded within the dipole near...- publication PDF
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Effect of climate change on surface ozone over North America, Europe, and East Asia
The effect of future climate change on surface ozone over North America, Europe, and East Asia is evaluated using present-day (2000s) and future (2100s) hourly surface ozone...- publication PDF
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A comparison of mesoscale eddy heat fluxes from observations and a...
For the first time estimates of divergent eddy heat flux (DEHF) from a high-resolution (0.1°) simulation of the Parallel Ocean Program (POP) are compared with estimates made...- publication PDF
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Methodological intercomparisons of station-based gridded meteorological...
This study presents a gridded meteorology intercomparison using the State of Hawaii as a testbed. This is motivated by the goal to provide the broad user community with...- publication PDF
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The semiannual oscillation of the tropical zonal wind in the middle...
The dominantmode of seasonal variability in the global tropical upper-stratosphere and mesosphere zonalwind is the semiannual oscillation (SAO). However, it is notoriously...- publication PDF
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Comparison of different real time VOC measurement techniques in a ponderosa...
Volatile organic compound (VOC) mixing ratios measured by five independent instruments are compared at a forested site dominated by ponderosa pine (Pinus Ponderosa) during the...- publication PDF
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On the anomalous counterclockwise turning of the surface wind with time in...
Vertical shear in the boundary layer affects the mode of convective storms that can exist if they are triggered. In western portions of the southern Great Plains of the United...- publication PDF
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Influence of the Valley Surroundings on Valley Wind Dynamics
In a recent study, the authors investigated the mechanisms leading to the formation of diurnal along-valley winds in a valley formed by two isolated mountain ridges on a...- publication PDF
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Interaction of oppositely traveling medium�scale traveling ionospheric...
In this study, an unusual event of medium-scale traveling ionospheric disturbances (MSTIDs) that propagated in opposite directions was observed by multi-instruments (all-sky...- publication PDF
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GPU computing for atmospheric modeling: Experience with a small kernel and...
Modern graphics processing units (GPUs) offer the potential for extremely high performance floating point computation. Many important kernels, as well as certain types of...- publication PDF
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Global patterns of crop yield stability under additional nutrient and water inputs
Agricultural production must increase to feed a growing and wealthier population, as well as to satisfy increasing demands for biomaterials and biomass-based energy. At the same...- publication PDF
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A new generic method for quantifying the scale predictability of the fractal...
The authors revisit the issue regarding the predictability of a flow that possesses many scales of motion raised by Lorenz in 1969 and apply the general systems theory developed...- publication PDF
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Corridors of warm season precipitation in the central United States
During the warm season in the central United States there often exists a corridor of precipitation where a succession of mesoscale convective systems (MCSs) follow similar paths...- publication PDF
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Improving societal outcomes of extreme weather in a changing climate: An...
Despite hazard mitigation efforts and scientific and technological advances, extreme weather events continue to cause substantial losses. The impacts of extreme weather result...- publication PDF
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Sensitivity of tropical cyclone intensity to ventilation in an axisymmetric model
The sensitivity of tropical cyclone intensity to ventilation of cooler, drier air into the inner core is examined using an axisymmetric tropical cyclone model with parameterized...- publication PDF
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Exploration of health risks related to air pollution and temperature in...
This paper explores whether the health risks related to air pollution and temperature extremes are spatially and socioeconomically differentiated within three Latin American...- publication PDF
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NCAR Graphics Installer's Guide: Version 2.00
This manual represents the first release of the NCAR Graphics Installer's Guide. It is for use with version 2.00 of NCAR Graphics. The material in this manual is intended to be...- publication PDF
