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The effect of horizontal resolution on simulation quality in the Community...
We present an analysis of version 5.1 of the Community Atmospheric Model (CAM5.1) at a high horizontal resolution. Intercomparison of this global model at approximately 0.25°,...- publication PDF
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Global response of upper-level aviation turbulence from various sources to...
Atmospheric turbulence at commercial aircraft cruising altitudes is a main threat to aviation safety worldwide. As the air transport industry expands and is continuously...- publication PDF
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Towards characterizing the variability of statistically consistent Community...
Large, complex codes such as earth system models are in a constant state of development, requiring frequent software quality assurance. The recently developed Community Earth...- publication PDF
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Impacts of physical parameterization on prediction of ethane concentrations...
Recent increases in natural gas (NG) production through hydraulic fracturing have called the climate benefit of switching from coal-fired to natural gas-fired power plants into...- publication PDF
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A methodological framework for determining an optimal coastal protection...
Interdependent critical infrastructures in coastal regions, including transportation, electrical grid, and emergency services, are continually threatened by storm-induced...- publication PDF
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The diurnal cycle of rainfall over New Guinea in convection-permitting WRF...
In this study, we examine the diurnal cycle of rainfall over New Guinea using a series of convection-permitting numerical simulations with the Weather Research and Forecasting...- publication PDF
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Turbulent heat fluxes during an intense cold-air outbreak over the Kuroshio...
The coupled ocean atmosphere mesoscale prediction system that includes the Navy Coastal Ocean Model has been configured for the Kuroshio Extension region using multiple one-way...- publication PDF
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Current challenges in orographic flow dynamics: Turbulent exchange due to...
This paper examines current understanding of the influence of orographic flow dynamics on the turbulent transport of momentum and scalar quantities above complex terrain. It...- publication PDF
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Stability of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation: A review and synthesis
The notion that the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) can have more than one stable equilibrium emerged in the 1980s as a powerful hypothesis to explain rapid...- publication PDF
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Long-term geospace climate monitoring
Climate change is characterized by global surface warming associated with the increase of greenhouse gas population since the start of the industrial era. Growing evidence shows...- publication PDF
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Ozone dynamics and snow-atmosphere exchanges during ozone depletion events...
The behavior of lower atmospheric ozone and ozone exchanges at the snow surface were studied using a suite of platforms during the Ocean-Atmosphere-Sea Ice-Snow (OASIS) Spring...- publication PDF
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Global fine-scale changes in ambient NO2 during COVID-19 lockdowns
Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) is an important contributor to air pollution and can adversely affect human health(1-9). A decrease in NO2 concentrations has been reported as a result of...- publication PDF
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Impact of aerosols and turbulence on cloud droplet growth: An in-cloud...
This paper investigates the relative importance of turbulence and aerosol effects on the broadening of the droplet size distribution (DSD) during the early stage of cloud and...- publication PDF
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Evidence of nonlinear interaction between quasi 2âday wave and...
The nonlinear interaction between the westward quasi 2âday wave (QTDW) with zonal wave number sâ=â3 (W3) and stationary planetary wave with sâ=â1 (SPW1) is first...- publication PDF
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Deconstructing the King megafire
Hypotheses that megafires, very large, high-impact fires, are caused by either climate effects such as drought or fuel accumulation due to fire exclusion with accompanying...- publication PDF
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Spatio-temporal comparisons of the hydrogen-alpha line width and ALMA 3Â mm...
Comparisons between the Atacama Large Millimeter/sub-millimeter Array (ALMA) 3 mm emission and a range of optical and UV solar observations have found the strongest...- publication PDF
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ULF wave modeling, effects, and applications: Accomplishments, recent...
Ultra Low Frequency (ULF) waves play important roles in magnetosphere-ionosphere coupling, ring current and radiation belt dynamics, and modulation of higher frequency wave...- publication PDF
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High-order finite volume transport on the cubed-sphere: Comparison between...
This paper presents two finite-volume (FV) schemes for solving linear transport problems on the cubed-sphere grid system. The schemes are based on the central-upwind finite-...- publication PDF
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Earth Virtualization Engines (EVE)
To manage Earth in the Anthropocene, new tools, new institutions, and new forms of international cooperation will be required. Earth Virtualization Engines is proposed as an...- publication PDF
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Predictability of variable solar-terrestrial coupling
In October 2017, the Scientific Committee on Solar-Terrestrial Physics (SCOSTEP) Bureau established a committee for the design of SCOSTEP's Next Scientific Programme (NSP). The...- publication PDF