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An application of the immersed boundary method for recovering the...
This study develops an extension of a variational-based multiple-Doppler radar synthesis method to construct the three-dimensional wind field over complex topography. The...- publication PDF
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Interaction of superinertial waves with submesoscale cyclonic filaments in...
High-resolution, nearly Lagrangian observations of velocity and density made in the North Wall of the Gulf Stream reveal banded shear structures characteristic of near-inertial...- publication PDF
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Understanding decision context to improve heat health information
The National Integrated Heat Health Informa tion System (NIHHIS) Northeast Decision Calendar Workshop convened 42 heat-health decision-makers from public health, athletics, city...- publication PDF
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Walker circulation response to extratropical radiative forcing
Walker circulation variability and associated zonal shifts in the heating of the tropical atmosphere have far-reaching global impacts well into high latitudes. Yet the reversed...- publication PDF
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Tropical cyclone track sensitivity in deformation steering flow
Previous studies have suggested that tropical cyclones (TCs) in deformation steering flows can be associated with large position errors and uncertainty. The goal of this study...- publication PDF
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A multimodel investigation of Asian summer monsoon UTLS transport over the...
The Asian summer monsoon (ASM) as a chemical transport system is investigated using a suite of models in preparation for an airborne field campaign over the Western Pacific....- publication PDF
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In-orbit performance of the constellation of CYGNSS hurricane satellites
The NASA Cyclone Global Navigation Satellite System (CYGNSS) constellation of eight satellites was successfully launched into low Earth orbit on 15 December 2016. Each satellite...- publication PDF
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SSP‐based land‐use change scenarios: A critical uncertainty in future...
To better understand the role projected land-use changes (LUCs) may play in future regional climate projections, we assess the combined effects of greenhouse-gas (GHG)-forced...- publication PDF
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Large wind shears and their implications for diffusion in regions with...
The NCAR Whole Atmosphere Community Climate Model, with a quasi-uniform horizontal resolution of similar to 25 km and a vertical resolution of 0.1 scale height, produces large...- publication PDF
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Isoprene emissions over Asia 1979-2012: Impact of climate and land-use changes
Due to the scarcity of observational constraints and the rapidly changing environment in East and Southeast Asia, isoprene emissions predicted by models are expected to bear...- publication PDF
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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
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Formation of double tongues of ionization during the 17 March 2013 geomagnetic storm
During geomagnetic disturbances, enhanced high-latitude convection transports ionospheric F-2-region plasma from the dayside midlatitude region into the polar cap, leading to...- publication PDF
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Climatology of the migrating terdiurnal tide (TW3) in SABER/TIMED temperatures
The present paper is focused on the global spatial (altitude and latitude) structure and seasonal and interannual temporal variability of the migrating terdiurnal tide (TW3)...- publication PDF
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Attribution of ionospheric vertical plasma drift perturbations to...
In this study, we quantify the contribution of individual large-scale waves to ionospheric electrodynamics and examine the dependence of the ionospheric perturbations on solar...- publication PDF
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Atlas of Computed Infrared Atmospheric Absorption Spectra: Atmospheric...
An atlas of atmospheric absorption calculations is presented for a vertical path through the atmosphere above altitudes of 4, 14, 30, 40, 45, and 54 km. The calculations are...- publication PDF
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Twelve thousand years of dust: The Holocene global dust cycle constrained by...
Mineral dust plays an important role in the climate system by interacting with radiation, clouds, and biogeochemical cycles. In addition, natural archives show that the dust...- publication PDF
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Instability and breakdown of a vertical vortex pair in a strongly stratified fluid
The dynamics of a counter-rotating pair of columnar vortices aligned parallel to a stable density gradient are investigated. By means of numerical simulation, we extend the...- publication PDF
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On the influence of swell propagation angle on surface drag
A combination of turbulence-resolving large-eddy simulations and observations are used to examine the influence of swell amplitude and swell propagation angle on surface drag....- publication PDF
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An observational study of the symmetric boundary layer structure and...
This study analyses Global Positioning System dropsondes to document the axisymmetric tropical cyclone (TC) boundary-layer structure, based on storm intensity. A total of 2608...- publication PDF
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Angular and range interferometry to measure wind
Radial wind is routinely measured by Doppler method, whereas winds transverse to the radar beam are measured using an interferometric technique in which three or more spaced...- publication PDF