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The role of unresolved clouds on short-range global horizontal irradiance...
The shortwave radiative impacts of unresolved cumulus clouds are investigated using 6-h ensemble simulations performed with the WRF-Solar Model and high-quality observations...- publication PDF
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The Aerosol Module in the Community Radiative Transfer Model (v2.2 and...
The Community Radiative Transfer Model (CRTM), a sensor-based radiative transfer model, has been used within the Gridpoint Statistical Interpolation (GSI) system for directly...- publication PDF
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Assessing the added value of the Intermediate Complexity Atmospheric...
The coarse grid spacing of global circulation models necessitates the application of downscaling techniques to investigate the local impact of a changing global climate....- publication PDF
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Subtropical cloud-regime transitions: Boundary layer depth and cloud-top...
In this study, the mean and variability of boundary layer height (BLH) are analyzed along a transect in the eastern Pacific Ocean for the summer of 2003 using BLH estimates...- publication PDF
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Microphysical simulations of sulfur burdens from stratospheric sulfur geoengineering
Recent microphysical studies suggest that geoengineering by continuous stratospheric injection of SO₂ gas may be limited by the growth of the aerosols. We study the efficacy of...- publication PDF
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Exploring influences of shallow topography in stable boundary layers: The...
Stable boundary layers are still a relatively problematic component of atmospheric modeling, despite their frequent occurrence. While general agreement exists that Monin-Obukhov...- publication PDF
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Modeled and observed volcanic aerosol control on stratospheric NOy and Cly
Decreases in stratospheric NOx associated with enhanced aerosol have been observed after large volcanic eruptions, for example, after the eruption of Mount Pinatubo in 1991....- publication PDF
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Making the black box more transparent: Understanding the physical...
This paper synthesizes multiple methods for machine learning (ML) model interpretation and visualization (MIV) focusing on meteorological applications. ML has recently exploded...- publication PDF
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Deconvolving the HD 81809 binary: Rotational and activity evidence for a...
HD 81809 has one of the highest quality activity cycles from the sample of stars synoptically observed in the Mount Wilson Observatory HK Project. However, this object is in...- publication PDF
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Optimal spectral lines for measuring chromospheric magnetic fields
This paper identifies spectral lines from X-ray to IR wavelengths which are optimally suited to measuring vector magnetic fields as high as possible in the solar atmosphere....- publication PDF
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Dependence of particle nucleation and growth on high-molecular-weight...
We report the first time-dependent measurements of high-molecular-weight (up to 700 amu) gas-phase oxidation products from α-pinene ozonolysis in an aerosol chamber under dry...- publication PDF
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Attributing the U.S. Southwest's recent shift Into drier conditions
The U.S. Southwest experienced a strong hydroclimate trend from the 1980s to the 2010s, from cool and wet to warm and dry conditions. Attribution of this trend is challenging...- publication PDF
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Three-dimensional variational assimilation of MODIS aerosol optical depth:...
Assimilation of the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) total aerosol optical depth (AOD) retrieval products (at 550 nm wavelength) from both Terra and Aqua...- publication PDF
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Air-chemistry "turbulence": Power-law scaling and statistical regularity
With the intent to gain further knowledge on the spectral structures and statistical regularities of surface atmospheric chemistry, the chemical gases (NO, NO₂, NOx, CO, SO₂,...- publication PDF
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Low-frequency North Atlantic climate variability in the Community Earth...
There is observational and modeling evidence that low-frequency variability in the North Atlantic has significant implications for the global climate, particularly for the...- publication PDF
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A new parallel python tool for the standardization of earth system model data
We have developed a new parallel Python tool for the standardization of Earth System Model (ESM) data for publication as part of Model Intercomparison Projects (MIPs). It was...- publication PDF
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Northern Hemisphere mid-winter vortex-displacement and vortex-split...
We investigate the connection between the equatorial Madden-Julian Oscillation (MJO) and different types of the Northern Hemisphere mid-winter major stratospheric sudden...- publication PDF
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Appreciation for Water Resources Research reviewers
The editors of Water Resources Research express their appreciation to the reviewers of articles submitted to the journal in 2017.- publication PDF
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Observation-based modelling of the energetic storm particle event of 14 July 2012
Aims. We model the energetic storm particle (ESP) event of 14 July 2012 using the energetic particle acceleration and transport model named 'PArticle Radiation Asset Directed at...- publication PDF
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Future bioenergy expansion could alter carbon sequestration potential and...
The maximum future projected bioenergy expansion potential, in scenarios limiting warming to 2 degrees C or below, is equivalent to half of present-day croplands. We quantify...- publication PDF