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A study on local‐scale thermal and dynamical mechanisms in the initiation of...
A convective system was initiated under weak forcing on the plains near Beijing on the afternoon of 26 June 2009 and developed into a squall line that resulted in heavy...- publication PDF
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The DOE E3SM Model Version 2: Overview of the physical model and initial...
This work documents version two of the Department of Energy's Energy Exascale Earth System Model (E3SM). E3SMv2 is a significant evolution from its predecessor E3SMv1, resulting...- publication PDF
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The relative importance of geoeffective length versus Alfvén wing formation...
We compare the relative importance of two competing mechanisms (Alfven wing vs. magnetosheath force balance) in determining the saturation of the reverse convection potential...- publication PDF
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Mid-pliocene Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation not unlike modern
In the Pliocene Model Intercomparison Project (PlioMIP), eight state-of-the-art coupled climate models have simulated the mid-Pliocene warm period (mPWP, 3.264 to 3.025 Ma)....- publication PDF
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On the origin of the asymmetric helicity injection in emerging active regions
To explore the possible causes of the observed asymmetric helicity flux in emerging active regions between the leading and following polarities reported in a recent study by...- publication PDF
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Global climate impacts of fixing the southern ocean shortwave radiation bias...
A large, long-standing, and pervasive climate model bias is excessive absorbed shortwave radiation (ASR) over the midlatitude oceans, especially the Southern Ocean. This study...- publication PDF
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Science communication during COVID-19: When theory meets practice and best...
This paper synthesizes the efforts of an interdisciplinary, University-convened communication task force in the U.S. that used science communication theory to develop an...- publication PDF
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A chromospheric conundrum?
We examine spectra of the Ca II H line, obtained under good seeing conditions with the VTT Echelle Spectrograph in 2007 June, and higher resolution data of the Ca II λ8542 line...- publication PDF
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Ozone production and its sensitivity to NOx and VOCs: Results from the...
An observation-constrained box model based on the Carbon Bond mechanism, version 5 (CB05), was used to study photochemical processes along the NASA P-3B flight track and spirals...- publication PDF
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What controls the interannual variation of the wet season onsets over the Amazon?
Previous studies have established that sea surface temperature anomalies (SSTAs) in the tropical Pacific and Atlantic are the main forcing of the interannual variation of the...- publication PDF
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Evaluation of the use of a commercially available cavity ringdown absorption...
Real time, atmospheric NO2 column profiles over the Mid-Atlantic states, during the July 2011 National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Deriving Information on...- publication PDF
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Job analyses of Earth Science data managers: A survey validation of...
The expansion of research data availability and production has highlighted the need for proper training in data stewardship. Recent years have seen both incentivized and...- publication PDF
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Implementation and evaluation of irrigation techniques in the Community Land Model
Several previous studies have highlighted the irrigation-induced impacts on the global and regional water cycle, energy budget, and near-surface climate. While land models are...- publication PDF
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CAM-SE-CSLAM: Consistent coupling of a conservative semi-Lagrangian...
An algorithm to consistently couple a conservative semi-Lagrangian finite-volume transport scheme with a spectral element (SE) dynamical core is presented. The semi-Lagrangian...- publication PDF
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On the role of "vortical" hot towers in the formation of tropical cyclone...
A high-resolution (3-km horizontal grid spacing) near-cloud-resolving numerical simulation of the formation of Hurricane Diana (1984) is used to examine the contribution of deep...- publication PDF
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Longitudinal variations of thermospheric composition at the solstices
O/N2, measured by the Global Ultraviolet Imager on board the Thermosphere Ionosphere Mesosphere Energetics Dynamics satellite, has large longitudinal variations at the...- publication PDF
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Increased variability of biomass burning emissions in CMIP6 amplifies...
Historical simulations performed for the Coupled Model Intercomparison Project Phase 6 used biomass burning emissions between 1997 and 2014 containing higher spatial and...- publication PDF
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Initial observations by the GOLD mission
The NASA Global-scale Observations of the Limb and Disk (GOLD) mission has flown an ultraviolet-imaging spectrograph on SES-14, a communications satellite in geostationary orbit...- publication PDF
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Impacts of anthropogenic and natural sources on free tropospheric ozone over...
Significant progress has been made in identifying the influence of different processes and emissions on the summertime enhancements of free tropospheric ozone (O₃) at northern...- publication PDF
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The sensitivity of springtime Arctic mixed-phase stratocumulus clouds to...
In this study, a series of idealized large-eddy simulations is used to understand the relative impact of cloud-top and subcloud-layer sources of moisture on the...- publication PDF