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The relationship between lightning activity and ice fluxes in thunderstorms
It is generally believed that a strong updraft in the mixed-phase region of thunderstorms is required to produce lightning. This is the region where the noninductive charging...- publication PDF
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A modeling strategy for the investigation of the effect of mesoscale SST...
An efficient modeling strategy is proposed for the investigation of the effect of the sea surface temperature (SST) mesoscale variability on atmospheric dynamics. Two ensembles...- publication PDF
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Spectropolarimetric radio imaging of faint Gyrosynchrotron emission from a...
The geo-effectiveness of coronal mass ejections (CMEs) is determined primarily by their magnetic fields. Modeling of gyrosynchrotron (GS) emission is a promising remote sensing...- publication PDF
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The THORPEX Interactive Grand Global Ensemble
Ensemble forecasting is increasingly accepted as a powerful tool to improve early warnings for high-impact weather. Recently, ensembles combining forecasts from different...- publication PDF
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Evaluations of tropospheric aerosol properties simulated by the community...
A sectional aerosol model (CARMA) has been developed and coupled with the Community Earth System Model (CESM1). Aerosol microphysics, radiative properties, and interactions with...- publication PDF
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Hydrologic model parameter estimation in ungauged basins using simulated...
In situ gauge networks are often used in hydrologic model calibration, but these networks are limited or nonexistent in many regions. The upcoming Surface Water Ocean Topography...- publication PDF
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Changing weather and climate in Northern Ghana: Comparison of local...
Local perspectives on changing weather and climate and analyses of meteorological data represent two different but potentially complementary ways of knowing about the local-...- publication PDF
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A new two-moment bulk stratiform cloud microphysics scheme in the Community...
A new two-moment stratiform cloud microphysics scheme in a general circulation model is described. Prognostic variables include cloud droplet and cloud ice mass mixing ratios...- publication PDF
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Summertime tropospheric ozone assessment over the Mediterranean region using...
Over the Mediterranean region, elevated tropospheric ozone (Oâ) values are recorded, especially in summer. We use the thermal Infrared Atmospheric Sounding Interferometer...- publication PDF
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Advanced user environment design and implementation on integrated...
Scientists and engineers using supercomputer clusters should be able to focus on their scientific and technical work instead of worrying about operating their user environment....- publication PDF
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Easterly wave contributions to seasonal rainfall over the tropical Americas...
Easterly waves (EWs) are important moisture carriers and their variability can impact the total May-November rainfall, defined as seasonal precipitation, over the Tropical...- publication PDF
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The ENSO teleconnection to the tropical atlantic ocean: Contributions of the...
Recent developments in Tropical Atlantic Variability (TAV) identify the El Ni?o-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) as one of the leading factors in the interannual climate variability...- publication PDF
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Intensity of thunderstorm-generated turbulence revealed by large-eddy simulation
Thunderstorms are characterized by turbulent processes that constitute an important aviation hazard and cause vertical transport of atmospheric constituents. Turbulence occurs...- publication PDF
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Electron precipitation models in global magnetosphere simulations
General methods for improving the specification of electron precipitation in global simulations are described and implemented in the Lyon-Fedder-Mobarry (LFM) global simulation...- publication PDF
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Global thermosphere-ionosphere response to onset of 20 November 2003 magnetic storm
There is great interest in understanding how the thermosphere-ionosphere system responds to geomagnetic storms. New insights are possible using the new generation of fully...- publication PDF
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Is nightside outflow required to induce magnetospheric sawtooth oscillations
Ionospheric outflow plays an important role in the mass coupling between the ionosphere and the coupled solar wind-magnetosphere system. Previous modeling studies have shown...- publication PDF
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Cradles of diversity are unlikely relics of regional climate stability
The stability of regional climates on millennial timescales is theorised to be a primary determinant of nearby diversification 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. Using simulated patterns of past...- publication PDF
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Skill and independence weighting for multi-model assessments
We present a weighting strategy for use with the CMIP5 multi-model archive in the fourth National Climate Assessment, which considers both skill in the climatological...- publication PDF
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Long-term particulate matter modeling for health effect studies in...
For the first time, a ~ decadal (9 years from 2000 to 2008) air quality model simulation with 4 km horizontal resolution over populated regions and daily time resolution has...- publication PDF
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Sea surface drag and the role of spray
Motivated by the possible effects of spray on the drag felt by the ocean surface in high winds, we use direct numerical simulation coupled with Lagrangian particle tracking to...- publication PDF
