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Assimilation of semi-qualitative observations with a stochastic ensemble...
The ensemble Kalman filter assumes observations to be Gaussian random variables with a pre-specified mean and variance. In practice, observations may also have detection limits,...- publication PDF
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Assessing state-of-the-art capabilities for probing the atmospheric boundary...
To assess current capabilities for measuring flow within the atmospheric boundary layer, including within wind farms, the U.S. Department of Energy sponsored the eXperimental...- publication PDF
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Scaling carbon dioxide and water vapour exchange from leaf to canopy in a...
The scaling of CO2 and water vapour transfer from leaf to canopy dimensions was achieved by integrating mechanistic models for physiological (photosynthesis, stomatal...- publication PDF
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Frozen soil degradation and its effects on surface hydrology in the northern...
Frozen soil was simulated at six seasonally frozen and seven permafrost stations over the northern Tibetan Plateau using the Variable Infiltration Capacity (VIC) model for the...- publication PDF
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Formation of the summertime ozone valley over the Tibetan Plateau: The Asian...
The summertime ozone valley over the Tibetan Plateau is formed by two influences, the Asian summer monsoon (ASM) and air column variations. Total ozone over the Tibetan Plateau...- publication PDF
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Effects of realistic land surface initializations on subseasonal to seasonal...
Fully coupled global climate model experiments are performed using the Community Climate System Model version 4.0 (CCSM4) for preindustrial, present, and future climate to study...- publication PDF
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Numerical simulation of mountain waves over the Southern Andes. Part II:...
A companion paper by Lund et al. employed a compressible model to describe the evolution of mountain waves arising due to increasing flow with time over the southern Andes,...- publication PDF
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The abuse of popular performance metrics in hydrologic modeling
The goal of this commentary is to critically evaluate the use of popular performance metrics in hydrologic modeling. We focus on the Nash-Sutcliffe Efficiency (NSE) and the...- publication PDF
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Simulation of effects of atmospheric aerosols on deep turbulent convective...
An updated version of the spectral (bin) microphysics cloud model developed at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem [the Hebrew University Cloud Model (HUCM)] is described. The...- publication PDF
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Robust winter warming over Eurasia under stratospheric sulfate...
It has been suggested that increased stratospheric sulfate aerosol loadings following large, low latitude volcanic eruptions can lead to wintertime warming over Eurasia through...- publication PDF
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A review of the role of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation in...
By synthesizing recent studies employing a wide range of approaches (modern observations, paleo reconstructions, and climate model simulations), this paper provides a...- publication PDF
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Meteorological factors contributing to the interannual variability of...
We use daily maximum 8 h average surface O₃concentrations (MDA8) for July 1995-2013, meteorological variables from the National Center for Environmental Prediction/National...- publication PDF
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The coupled boundary layers and air-sea transfer experiment in low winds
The Office of Naval Research's Coupled Boundary Layers and Air–Sea Transfer (CBLAST) program is being conducted to investigate the processes that couple the marine boundary...- publication PDF
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Quantifying the role of fire in the earth system - Part 2: Impact on the net...
Modeling fire as an integral part of an Earth system model (ESM) is vital for quantifying and understanding fire–climate–vegetation interactions on a global scale and from an...- publication PDF
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Laboratory study on new particle formation from the reaction OH + SO₂:...
Nucleation experiments starting from the reaction of OH radicals with SO₂ have been performed in the IfT-LFT flow tube under atmospheric conditions at 293±0.5 K for a relative...- publication PDF
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Investigation of the sources and processing of organic aerosol over the...
Organic aerosol (OA) represents approximately half of the submicron aerosol in Mexico City and the Central Mexican Plateau. This study uses the high time resolution measurements...- publication PDF
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Urban carbon dioxide cycles within the Salt Lake Valley: A multiple-box...
A multiple-box model was developed to determine how meteorological, anthropogenic, and biological processes combine to produce diel cycles of carbon dioxide (CO₂) mole fraction...- publication PDF
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Turbulent flow over steep steady and unsteady waves under strong wind forcing
Turbulent flow over strongly forced steep steady and unsteady waves is simulated using large-eddy simulation (LES) with time t and space x varying wave height h(x, t) imposed as...- publication PDF
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Simulations of Cyclone Sidr in the Bay of Bengal with a high-resolution...
The predictability of Cyclone Sidr in the Bay of Bengal was explored in terms of track and intensity using the Advanced Research Hurricane Weather Research Forecast (AHW) model....- publication PDF
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Low-cost 63% efficient 2.5-kW UHF power amplifier for a wind profiler radar
This paper describes a low-cost 449-MHz 2.5-kW peak pulse amplifier for use in a wind profiling radar. New high-power LDMOS transistors are enabling the use of kilowatt level...- publication PDF