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Statistical study of foreshock bubbles, hot flow anomalies, and spontaneous...
Foreshock transients such as foreshock bubbles (FBs), hot flow anomalies (HFAs), and spontaneous hot flow anomalies (SHFAs) display heated, tenuous cores and large flow...- publication PDF
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Wind and temperature oscillations generated by wave–turbulence interactions...
The authors investigate atmospheric internal gravity waves (IGWs): their generation and induction of global intermittent turbulence in the nocturnal stable atmospheric boundary...- publication PDF
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Tools for 3D solar magnetic field measurement
In this paper we describe some of the challenges that solar physicists face in the application of polarized radiative transfer to the modeling of the emergent radiation from the...- publication PDF
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Kinematics of magnetic bright features in the solar photosphere
Convective flows are known as the prime means of transporting magnetic fields on the solar surface. Thus, small magnetic structures are good tracers of turbulent flows. We study...- publication PDF
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Radar-observed characteristics of precipitating systems during NAME 2004
A multiradar network, operated in the southern Gulf of California (GoC) region during the 2004 North American Monsoon Experiment, is used to analyze the spatial and temporal...- publication PDF
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Combining in situ and satellite observations to understand the vertical...
Tropical anvil clouds have a profound impact on Earth's weather and climate. Their role in Earth's energy balance and hydrologic cycle is heavily modulated by the vertical...- publication PDF
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Changes in large-scale controls of Atlantic tropical cyclone activity with...
Atlantic tropical cyclone activity is known to oscillate between multi-annual periods of high and low activity. These changes have been linked to the Atlantic multidecadal...- publication PDF
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Forcing, cloud feedbacks, cloud masking, and internal variability in the...
Satellite observations show a near-zero trend in the top-of-atmosphere global-mean net cloud radiative effect (CRE), suggesting that clouds did not further cool nor heat the...- publication PDF
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A comparative study of spectral auroral intensity predictions from multiple...
It is important to routinely examine and update models used to predict auroral emissions resulting from precipitating electrons in Earth's magnetotail. These models are commonly...- publication PDF
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Interannual variability of tropospheric moisture and temperature and...
Interannual variability of tropospheric moisture and temperature are key aspects of Earth's climate. In this study, monthly mean specific humidity (q) and temperature (T)...- publication PDF
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Hemispheric asymmetry of subauroral ion drifts: Statistical results
A large database of more than 18,000 subauroral ion drift (SAID) events from DMSP observations from 1987 to 2012 is used to systematically investigate the features of SAID. SAID...- publication PDF
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Informing the Prediction of Compression Method and Level for Climate Model...
Increased computing power makes it possible to simulate larger Earth system model ensembles with higher output frequency, finer spatial resolution, and extended simulation...- publication PDF
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Observed and modeled mountain waves from the surface to the mesosphere near...
Four state-of-the-science numerical weather prediction (NWP) models were used to perform mountain wave (MW)-resolving hindcasts over the Drake Passage of a 10-day period in 2010...- publication PDF
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Next-generation regional ocean projections for living marine resource...
Efforts to manage living marine resources (LMRs) under climate change need projections of future ocean conditions, yet most global climate models (GCMs) poorly represent...- publication PDF
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A new research approach for observing and characterizing land-atmosphere feedback
Forecast errors with respect to wind, temperature, moisture, clouds, and precipitation largely correspond to the limited capability of current Earth system models to capture and...- publication PDF
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Global impacts of subseasonal (<60Â Day) wind variability on ocean Surface...
Subseasonal surface wind variability strongly impacts the annual mean and subseasonal turbulent atmospheric surface fluxes. However, the impacts of subseasonal wind variability...- publication PDF
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Comparison of the impacts of momentum control variables on high-resolution...
The momentum variables of streamfunction and velocity potential are used as control variables in a number of operational variational data assimilation systems. However, in this...- publication PDF
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Influence of the Madden-Julian Oscillation and intraseasonal waves on...
Atmospheric intraseasonal variability in the tropical Atlantic is analyzed using satellite winds, outgoing longwave radiation (OLR), and reanalysis products during 2000-08. The...- publication PDF
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Clarifying the role of coastal and marine systems in climate mitigation
The international scientific community is increasingly recognizing the role of natural systems in climate-change mitigation. While forests have historically been the primary...- publication PDF
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Characteristics of tropical cyclones in high-resolution models in the present climate
The global characteristics of tropical cyclones (TCs) simulated by several climate models are analyzed and compared with observations. The global climate models were forced by...- publication PDF
