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Three-dimensional structure of convectively coupled equatorial waves in...
Accurate simulations of convectively coupled equatorial waves (CCEWs) are key to properly forecasting rainfall and weather patterns within (and outside) the tropics. Many...- 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
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The influence of metallicity on stellar differential rotation and magnetic activity
Observations of Sun-like stars over the past half-century have improved our understanding of how magnetic dynamos, like that responsible for the 11 yr solar cycle, change with...- publication PDF
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Dependencies of four mechanisms of secondary ice production on cloud-top...
Various mechanisms of secondary ice production (SIP) cause multiplication of numbers of ice particle, after the onset of primary ice. A measure of SIP is the ice enhancement...- publication PDF
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Evaluations of upper-level turbulence diagnostics performance using the...
The forecast skill of upper-level turbulence diagnostics is evaluated using available turbulence observations [viz., pilot reports (PIREPs)] over East Asia. The six years...- publication PDF
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An impact study of GPS radio occultation observations on frontal rainfall...
The impact of global positioning system (GPS) radio occultation (RO) soundings on the prediction of severe mei-yu frontal rainfall near Taiwan in June 2012 was investigated in...- publication PDF
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Characterizing changes in Eastern U.S. pollution events in a warming world
Risk assessments of air pollution impacts on human health and ecosystems would ideally consider a broad set of climate and emission scenarios, as well as natural internal...- publication PDF
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Quantitative evaluation of the low Earth orbit satellite based slant total...
With the increased number of low Earth orbit (LEO) satellites equipped with GPS receivers, LEO based GPS observations play a more important role in space weather research...- publication PDF
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A multidecadal study of cirrus in the tropical tropopause layer
Changes in the distributions of cirrus in the upper troposphere centered at 100âhPa in the tropical tropopause layer (TTL) during the last 27âyears (1985-2012) are...- publication PDF
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Ozone exchange within and above an irrigated Californian orchard
In this study, the canopy effects on the vertical ozone exchange within and above Californian orchard are investigated. We examined the comprehensive dataset obtained from the...- publication PDF
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Contributions of natural and anthropogenic forcing to changes in temperature...
Observations averaged over the U.S. for the second half of the 20th century have shown a decrease of frost days, an increase in growing season length, an increase in the number...- publication PDF
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Keys to differentiating between small- and large-drop icing conditions in...
Using observations from research aircraft flights over the Great Lakes region, synoptic and mesoscale environments that appear to drive a relationship between liquid water...- publication PDF
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Snowmelt response to simulated warming across a large elevation gradient,...
In a warmer climate, the fraction of annual meltwater produced at high melt rates in mountainous areas is projected to decline due to a contraction of the snow-cover season,...- publication PDF
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Mesoscale phenomena and their contribution to the global response: A focus...
An important question that is being increasingly studied across subdisciplines of Heliophysics is "how do mesoscale phenomena contribute to the global response of the system?"...- publication PDF
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S-5P/TROPOMI-derived NOx emissions from copper/cobalt mining and other...
We have analyzed Sentinel-5 Precursor TROPOspheric Monitoring Instrument (TROPOMI) data over the Copperbelt mining region (Democratic Republic of Congo and Zambia). Despite high...- publication PDF
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Validation of Goddard Earth Observing System-version 5 MERRA planetary...
This study compares the planetary boundary layer (PBL) height produced by the Goddard Earth Observing System-version 5 (GEOS-5) model with Cloud-Aerosol Lidar and Infrared...- publication PDF
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Jet alignment in a two-layer quasigeostrophic channel using one-dimensional...
Because of position errors traditional methods of data assimilation can broaden and weaken jets or other flow structures leading to reduced forecast skill. Here a technique to...- publication PDF
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Computational modeling of large wildfires: A roadmap
Wildland fire behavior, particularly that of large, uncontrolled wildfires, has not been well understood or predicted. Our methodology to simulate this phenomenon use s high-...- publication PDF
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Implementation of new diffusion/filtering operators in the CAM-FV dynamical core
Two new filtering/diffusion operators have been implemented in the Community Atmosphere Model finite-volume dynamical core (CAM-FV). First, a fourth-order divergence damping...- publication PDF
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Importance of ice nucleation and precipitation on climate with the...
Cloud microphysics is critical for weather and climate prediction. In this work, we document updates and corrections to the cloud microphysical scheme used in the Community...- publication PDF
