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Preindustrial to present-day changes in tropospheric hydroxyl radical and...
We have analysed time-slice simulations from 17 global models, participating in the Atmospheric Chemistry and Climate Model Intercomparison Project (ACCMIP), to explore changes...- publication PDF
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Effects of dust aerosols on tropospheric chemistry during a typical...
This study examines the effect of a typical pre-monsoon season dust storm on tropospheric chemistry through a case study in northern India. Dust can alter photolysis rates by...- publication PDF
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Forecasting of SYMH and ASYH indices for geomagnetic storms of solar cycle...
Artificial Neural Network (ANN) has proven to be very successful in forecasting a variety of irregular magnetospheric/ionospheric processes like geomagnetic storms and...- publication PDF
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Evaluating seasonal orographic precipitation in the interior Western United...
There are several high-resolution (1-12 km) gridded precipitation datasets covering the interior western United States. This study cross validates seasonal orographic...- publication PDF
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The microphysical structure and evolution of Hawaiian rainband clouds. Part...
Radar reflectivity factors exceeding 60 dBZ are documented within shallow (<3 km), warm (>0°C), summertime tropical rainbands offshore of the island of Hawaii. Dual-...- publication PDF
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Limitations of assuming internal mixing between different aerosol species: A...
Simulating the complex aerosol microphysical processes in a comprehensive Earth system model can be very computationally intensive; therefore many models utilize a modal...- publication PDF
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Community support and transition of research to operations for the Hurricane...
The Hurricane Weather Research and Forecasting Model (HWRF) is an operational model used to provide numerical guidance in support of tropical cyclone forecasting at the National...- publication PDF
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Examination of mixed-phase precipitation forecasts from the High-Resolution...
Accurate prediction of mixed-phase precipitation remains challenging for numerical weather prediction models even at high resolution and with a sophisticated explicit...- publication PDF
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Verifying forecasts spatially
Numerous new methods have been proposed for using spatial information to better quantify and diagnose forecast performance when forecasts and observations are both available on...- publication PDF
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Impact assessment of simulated Doppler wind lidars with a multivariate...
This paper deals with the dynamical aspect of variational data assimilation in the tropics and the role of the background-error covariances in the observing system simulation...- publication PDF
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Single Doppler radar observation of the concentric eyewall in Typhoon...
Landfalling Typhoon Saomai (2006) was observed by the CINRAD WSR-98D radar on the southeast coast of China. This study documents the formation and evolution of a concentric...- publication PDF
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A decadal satellite analysis of the origins and impacts of smoke in Colorado
We analyze the record of aerosol optical depth (AOD) measured by the MODerate resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) aboard the Terra satellite in combination with surface...- publication PDF
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Suppression of CO2 outgassing by gas bubbles under a hurricane
The role of gas bubbles on the air-sea CO2 flux during Hurricane Frances (2004) is studied using a large-eddy simulation model that couples ocean surface boundary layer...- publication PDF
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Evaluation of snow water equivalent in NARCCAP simulations, including...
This study evaluates snow water equivalent (SWE) over North America in the reanalysis-driven NARC-CAP regional climate model (RCM) experiments. Examination of SWE in these runs...- publication PDF
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A large eddy simulation study of moist convection initiation over...
This study uses large eddy simulations to investigate processes of moist convection initiation (CI) over heterogeneous surface fluxes. Surface energy balance is imposed via a...- publication PDF
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A moment-based polarimetric radar forward operator for rain microphysics
There is growing interest in combining microphysical models and polarimetric radar observations to improve our understanding of storms and precipitation. Mapping model-predicted...- publication PDF
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The influence of entrainment and mixing on the initial formation of rain in...
The objective of this study is to address the problem of the production of rain in warm cumulus clouds that has been observed to occur within about 20 min. A hybrid model...- publication PDF
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A constellation of microsatellites promises to help in a range of geoscience...
An octet of microsatellites to be launched in 2003 promises to deliver a large amount of useful data for meteorological, climatic, ionospheric, and geodetic research as well as...- publication PDF
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Diurnal variation in water vapor over North America and its implications for...
Diurnal variations in atmospheric water vapor are studied by analyzing 30-min-averaged data of atmospheric precipitable water (PW) for 1996–2000 derived from Global Position...- publication PDF
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Evaluating the large-scale hydrological cycle response within the Pliocene...
The mid-Pliocene (similar to 3 Ma) is one of the most recent warm periods with high CO2 concentrations in the atmosphere and resulting high temperatures, and it is often cited...- publication PDF
