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Assimilation of IASI satellite CO fields into a global chemistry transport...
This work evaluates the IASI CO product against independent in-situ aircraft data from the MOZAIC program and the POLARCAT aircraft campaign. The validation is carried out by...- publication PDF
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Secondary organic aerosols from anthropogenic volatile organic compounds...
Anthropogenic secondary organic aerosol (ASOA), formed from anthropogenic emissions of organic compounds, constitutes a substantial fraction of the mass of submicron aerosol in...- publication PDF
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Summertime influence of Asian pollution in the free troposphere over North America
We analyze aircraft observations obtained during INTEX-A (1 July to 14 August 2004) to examine the summertime influence of Asian pollution in the free troposphere over North...- publication PDF
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Mesoscale influences of wind farms throughout a diurnal cycle
Large wind farms are expected to influence local and regional atmospheric circulations. Using a mesoscale parameterization of the effects of wind farms that includes a momentum...- publication PDF
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Observational evidence of winter spice injection
Temperature and salinity (T-S) profiles from the global array of Argo floats support the existence of spice-formation regions in the subtropics of each ocean basin where large,...- publication PDF
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Atmospheric blocking and other large�scale precursor patterns of...
Atmospheric rivers (ARs) manifest as transient filaments of intense water vapor transport that contribute to synoptic-scale extremes and interannual variability of...- publication PDF
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Impact of sea ice on the marine iron cycle and phytoplankton productivity
Iron is a key nutrient for phytoplankton growth in the surface ocean. At high latitudes, the iron cycle is closely related to the dynamics of sea ice. In recent decades, Arctic...- publication PDF
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Characterizing continental US hurricane risk: Which intensity metric is best?
The damage potential of a hurricane is widely considered to depend more strongly on an integrated measure of the hurricane wind field, such as integrated kinetic energy (IKE),...- publication PDF
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Characterization and potential for reducing optical resonances in Fourier...
Although optical components in Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectrometers are preferably wedged, in practice, infrared spectra typically suffer from the effects of optical...- publication PDF
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Verification of precipitation forecasts from NCEP’s Short-Range Ensemble...
Precipitation forecasts from the Short-Range Ensemble Forecast (SREF) system of the National Centers for Environmental Prediction (NCEP) are verified for the period April...- publication PDF
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Mechanisms of regional Arctic sea ice predictability in two dynamical...
Research over the past decade has demonstrated that dynamical forecast systems can skillfully predict panArctic sea ice extent (SIE) on the seasonal time scale; however, there...- publication PDF
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Quality assessment of COSMIC/FORMOSAT-3 GPS radio occultation data derived...
This study evaluates the quality of GPS radio occultation (RO) atmospheric excess phase data derived with single- and double-difference processing algorithms. A spectral...- publication PDF
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Identifying potential markers of the Sun's giant convective scale
Line-of-sight magnetograms from the Helioseismic and Magnetic Imager (HMI) of the Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) are analyzed using a diagnostic known as the magnetic range of...- publication PDF
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The origin of major solar activity: Collisional shearing between...
Active regions (ARs) that exhibit compact polarity inversion lines (PILs) are known to be very flare productive. However, the physical mechanisms behind this statistical...- publication PDF
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Interaction of gravity waves with the QBO: A satellite perspective
One of the most important dynamical processes in the tropical stratosphere is the quasi-biennial oscillation (QBO) of the zonal wind. Still, the QBO is not well represented in...- publication PDF
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Dissipation and bathymetric sensitivities in an unstructured mesh global tidal model
The mechanisms and geographic distribution of global tidal dissipation in barotropic tidal models are examined using a high resolution unstructured mesh finite element model....- publication PDF
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The spatiotemporal characteristics of near-surface water vapor in a coastal...
The radar-retrieved refractivity fields provide detailed depictions of the near-surface moisture distribution at the meso-gamma scale. This study represents a novel application...- publication PDF
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NCAR General Circulation Model (GCM) History Tape Formats and Anomalies
This report serves as a common reference manual for General Circulation Model (GCM) personnel and outside interested parties. It specifically addresses development of, details...- publication PDF
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An observational study of a coastal barrier jet induced by a landfalling typhoon
In this study, the structure and evolution of a coastal barrier jet (CBJ) along the east coast of Taiwan is documented using operational Doppler radars. The formation of the CBJ...- publication PDF
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Oxidation of mercury by bromine in the subtropical Pacific free troposphere
Mercury is a global toxin that can be introduced to ecosystems through atmospheric deposition. Mercury oxidation is thought to occur in the free troposphere by bromine radicals,...- publication PDF
