-
CEDAR-GEM challenge for systematic assessment of ionosphere/thermosphere...
In order to assess current modeling capability of reproducing storm impacts on total electron content (TEC), we considered quantities such as TEC, TEC changes compared to quiet...- publication PDF
-
On the increase of climate sensitivity and cloud feedback with warming in...
Modeling and paleoclimate proxy-based studies suggest that equilibrium climate sensitivity (ECS) depends on the background climate state, though the reason is not thoroughly...- publication PDF
-
Stratospheric temperature changes during the satellite era
Satellite-based layer average stratospheric temperature (T) climate data records (CDRs) now span more than three decades and so can elucidate climate variability associated with...- publication PDF
-
Assessing impacts of selective logging on water, energy, and carbon budgets...
Tropical forest degradation from logging, fire, and fragmentation not only alters carbon stocks and carbon fluxes, but also impacts physical land surface properties such as...- publication PDF
-
Dimming/brightening over the Iberian Peninsula: Trends in sunshine duration...
This study analyzes the spatial and temporal changes in sunshine duration (SunDu) and total cloud cover (TCC) over the Iberian Peninsula (IP) and four subregions during 1961 -...- publication PDF
-
Tropospheric Ozone Assessment Report
Our understanding of the processes that control the burden and budget of tropospheric ozone has changed dramatically over the last 60 years. Models are the key tools used to...- publication PDF
-
Multiconstituent data assimilation with WRF-CHEM/DART: Potential for...
We use the Weather Research and Forecasting Model with the chemistry/Data Assimilation Research Testbed (WRF-Chem/DART) chemical weather forecasting/data assimilation system...- publication PDF
-
Simulating properties of "seasonal" variability in solar activity and space...
Solar short-term, quasi-annual variability within a decadal sunspot-cycle has recently been observed to strongly correlate with major class solar flares, resulting into quasi-...- publication PDF
-
A Hybrid Dynamical-Statistical Model for Advancing Subseasonal Tropical...
Tropical cyclone (TC) genesis prediction at the extended-range to subseasonal timescale (a week to several weeks) is a gap between weather and climate predictions. The current...- publication PDF
-
Spaceborne measurements of formic and acetic acids: A global view of the...
Formic (HCOOH) and acetic acids (CH3COOH) are the most abundant carboxylic acids in the Earth's atmosphere and key compounds to aqueous-phase chemistry. Here we present the...- publication PDF
-
MicroPulse DIAL (MPD) – A diode-laser-based lidar architecture for...
Continuous water vapor and temperature profiles are critically needed for improved understanding of the lower atmosphere and potential advances in weather forecasting skill....- publication PDF
-
Southern ocean deep circulation and heat uptake in a high-resolution climate model
The dynamics of the lower cell of the meridional overturning circulation (MOC) in the Southern Ocean are compared in two versions of a global climate model: one with high-...- publication PDF
-
GEFSv12 reforecast dataset for supporting subseasonal and...
For the newly implemented Global Ensemble Forecast System, version 12 (GEFSv12), a 31-yr (1989–2019) ensemble reforecast dataset has been generated at the National Centers for...- publication PDF
-
Improving the physical basis for updraft dynamics in deep convection...
This article presents a new deep convective parameterization that determines cloud characteristics based on a specified cloud size distribution. The vertical profiles of cloud...- publication PDF
-
Global distributions of tropospheric and stratospheric gravity wave momentum...
Based on 20-day control forecasts by the 9-km Integrated Forecasting System (IFS) at the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF) for selected periods of...- publication PDF
-
Revisiting particle sizing using greyscale optical array probes: evaluation...
In situ observations from research aircraft and instrumented ground sites are important contributions to developing our collective understanding of clouds and are used to inform...- publication PDF
-
Structural diagnostics of the tropopause inversion layer and its evolution
The Tropopause Inversion Layer (TIL) is marked by a peak in static stability directly above the tropopause. The TIL is quantitatively defined with new diagnostics using Global...- publication PDF
-
Framework for Understanding Structural Errors (FUSE): A modular framework to...
The problems of identifying the most appropriate model structure for a given problem and quantifying the uncertainty in model structure remain outstanding research challenges...- publication PDF
-
Understanding nighttime ionospheric depletions associated with sudden...
This study focuses on understanding what drives the previously observed deep nighttime ionospheric hole in the American sector during the January 2013 sudden stratospheric...- publication PDF
-
Climate feedbacks in CCSM3 under changing CO₂ forcing. Part I: Adapting the...
Climate feedbacks vary strongly among climate models and continue to represent a major source of uncertainty in our understanding of the response of climate to anthropogenic...- publication PDF