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Distance Velocity-Azimuth Display (DVAD)âNew interpretation and analysis...
The concept and mathematical framework of the distance velocityâazimuth display (DVAD) methodology is presented. DVAD uses rVd (Doppler velocity scaled by the distance from...- publication PDF
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Global warming due to increasing absorbed solar radiation
Global climate models used in the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Fourth Assessment Report (AR4) are examined for the top-of-atmosphere radiation changes as...- publication PDF
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Higher water loss on Earth-like exoplanets in eccentric orbits
The climate of a terrestrial exoplanet is controlled by the type of host star, the orbital configuration, and the characteristics of the atmosphere and the surface. Many rocky...- publication PDF
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The Sunrise Mission
The first science flight of the balloon-borne Sunrise telescope took place in June 2009 from ESRANGE (near Kiruna/Sweden) to Somerset Island in northern Canada. We describe the...- publication PDF
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A new characterization within the spatial verification framework for false...
This paper proposes new diagnostic plots that take advantage of the lack of symmetry in the mean-error distance measure (MED) for binary images to yield a new concept of false...- publication PDF
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GOLD observations of longitudinal variations in the nighttime Equatorial...
Each day the Global-scale Observations of the Limb and Disk imager observes the equatorial ionization anomaly (EIA) near sunset from similar to 10 degrees E to similar to 80...- publication PDF
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Predictability and predictions
This essay describes the author's lifetime experiences with predictability theory and weather predictions.- publication PDF
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The use of a numerical weather prediction model to simulate the release of a...
The spread of a dense gas in the atmosphere is a phenomenon that occurs widely with natural (and anthropogenic) causes and is often associated with high impact and hazardous...- publication PDF
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Footprint of tropical mesoscale convective system variability on...
Mesoscale convective systems (MCSs) play a dominant role in tropical climate. However, the variabilities of their occurrences on a tropical-wide scale remain elusive, and the...- publication PDF
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The role of elevated terrain and the Gulf of Mexico in the production of...
The prevailing conceptual model for the production of severe local storm (SLS) environments over North America asserts that upstream elevated terrain and the Gulf of Mexico are...- publication PDF
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The effect of solar radio bursts on the GNSS radio occultation signals
Solar radio burst (SRB) is the radio wave emission after a solar flare, covering a broad frequency range, originated from the Sun's atmosphere. During the SRB occurrence, some...- publication PDF
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The effect of a giant wind farm on precipitation in a regional climate model
The Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF) model is employed as a nested regional climate model to study the effect of a giant wind farm on warm-season precipitation in the...- publication PDF
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CMIP5 multi-model hindcasts for the mid-1970s shift and early 2000s hiatus...
Compared to uninitialized climate change projections, a multi-model ensemble from the CMIP5 10âyear decadal prediction experiments produces more warming during the mid-1970s...- publication PDF
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Does downscaling improve the performance of urban ozone modeling?
Increasing the model resolution is expected to be one way for improving air quality forecasts in urban areas. In this study, we evaluate the model performance in a large city at...- publication PDF
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Projected changes in seasonal precipitation extremes over the United States...
Quantifying how climate change may impact precipitation extremes is a priority for informing adaptation and policy planning. In this study, Coupled Model Intercomparison Project...- publication PDF
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Convective snowbands downstream of the Rocky Mountains in an environment...
Convective snowbands moved slowly over Wyoming and northern Colorado on 16-17 February 2007 and produced up to 71 mm (2.8 in.) of snow that was unpredicted by operational...- publication PDF
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North Atlantic Oscillation response in GeoMIP experiments G6solar and...
The realization of the difficulty of limiting global-mean temperatures to within 1.5 or 2.0 degrees C above preindustrial levels stipulated by the 21st Conference of Parties in...- publication PDF
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The value of initial condition large ensembles to robust adaptation decision-making
The origins of uncertainty in climate projections have major consequences for the scientific and policy decisions made in response to climate change. Internal climate...- publication PDF
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Observational quantification of the separation of simple and complex...
The impact of ice clouds on weather and climate is a function of ice particle shape through light scattering properties and cloud lifetime through ice particle sedimentation...- publication PDF
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Global real-time dose measurements using the Automated Radiation...
The Automated Radiation Measurements for Aerospace Safety (ARMAS) program has successfully deployed a fleet of six instruments measuring the ambient radiation environment at...- publication PDF
