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Paleoclimate changes in the Pacific Northwest over the past 36,000Â years...
Since the last glacial period, North America has experienced dramatic changes in regional climate, including the collapse of ice sheets and changes in precipitation. We use...- publication PDF
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Parametric and structural sensitivities of turbine-height wind speeds in the...
Structural and parametric problems associated with physical parameterizations are often tied together in weather and climate models. This study examines the sensitivities of...- publication PDF
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Global-scale observations of the equatorial ionization anomaly
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration Global-scale Observations of the Limb and Disk ultraviolet spectrograph has been imaging the equatorial ionization anomaly...- publication PDF
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Variability of the Atlantic meridional overturning circulation in CCSM4
Atlantic meridional overturning circulation (AMOC) variability is documented in the Community Climate System Model, version 4 (CCSM4) preindustrial control simulation that uses...- publication PDF
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Individual feedback contributions to the seasonality of surface warming
Using the climate feedback response analysis method, the authors examine the individual contributions of the COâ radiative forcing and climate feedbacks to the magnitude,...- publication PDF
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Ensemble simulations of the role of the stratosphere in the attribution of...
Despite the need to understand the impact of changes in emissions and climate on tropospheric ozone, the attribution of tropospheric interannual ozone variability to specific...- publication PDF
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Measurements and modeling of the interhemispheric differences of atmospheric...
Chlorinated very short-lived substances (Cl-VSLS) are ubiquitous in the troposphere and can contribute to the stratospheric chlorine budget. In this study, we present...- publication PDF
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LES of laminar flow in the PBL: A potential problem for convective storm simulations
In idealized simulations of convective storms, which are almost always run as large-eddy simulations (LES), the planetary boundary layers (PBLs) are typically laminar (i.e.,...- publication PDF
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Convective storm initiation in a moist tropical environment
Radar and satellite data from the Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission - Large-Scale Biosphere - Atmosphere (TRMM-LBA) project have been examined to determine causes for...- publication PDF
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Editorial: Horizons in astronomy and astrophysics
This article does not have an abstract or article summary.- publication PDF
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Evaluation of a new lightning-produced NOx parameterization for cloud...
This parameterization has been tested on the 10 July 1996 Stratospheric-Tropospheric Experiment: Radiation, Aerosols and Ozone (STERAO) storm. Comparisons of the simulated flash...- publication PDF
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Secondary organic aerosol formation from semi- and intermediate-volatility...
The role of aqueous multiphase chemistry in the formation of secondary organic aerosol (SOA) remains difficult to quantify. We investigate it here by testing the rapid formation...- publication PDF
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The Convective Transport of Active Species in the Tropics (CONTRAST) Experiment
The Convective Transport of Active Species in the Tropics (CONTRAST) experiment was conducted from Guam (13.5°N, 144.8°E) during JanuaryâFebruary 2014. Using the NSF/NCAR...- publication PDF
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High static stability in the mixing layer above the extratropical tropopause
The relationship between the static stability N² and the mixing in the tropopause inversion layer (TIL) is investigated using in situ aircraft observations during SPURT (trace...- publication PDF
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Simulations of the West African monsoon with a superparameterized climate...
The relationship between African easterly waves and convection is examined in two coupled general circulation models: the Community Climate System Model (CCSM) and the...- publication PDF
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Empirical and process-based approaches to climate-induced forest mortality models
Globally, forests store â¼45% of carbon sequestered terrestrially, contribute more to the terrestrial sink per area than any other land cover type, and assimilate an important...- publication PDF
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Perturbations in stratospheric aerosol evolution due to the water-rich plume...
The January 2022 Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai volcanic eruption injected a relatively small amount of sulfur dioxide, but significantly more water into the stratosphere than...- publication PDF
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An improved trajectory model to evaluate the collection performance of snow gauges
Recent studies have used numerical models to estimate the collection efficiency of solid precipitation gauges when exposed to the wind in both shielded and unshielded...- publication PDF
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The (in)visible health risks of climate change
This paper scrutinizes the assertion that knowledge gaps concerning health risks from climate change are unjust, and must be addressed, because they hinder evidence-led...- publication PDF
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Understanding the limitations of gyrochronology for old field stars
Nearly half a century has passed since the initial indications that stellar rotation slows while chromospheric activity weakens with a power-law dependence on age, the so-called...- publication PDF