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N2o temporal variability from the middle troposphere to the middle...
Nitrous oxide (N2O) is the fourth most important greenhouse gas in the atmosphere and is considered the most important current source gas emission for global stratospheric ozone...- publication PDF
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Review of the formulation of present-generation stratospheric...
The goal of the Chemistry-Climate Model Validation (CCMVal) activity is to improve understanding of chemistry-climate models (CCMs) through process-oriented evaluation and to...- publication PDF
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Quantifying the imprints of stratospheric contributions to interhemispheric...
For trace gases destroyed in the stratosphere, mass flux across the tropopause can substantially influence observed surface hemispheric differences (NH-SH). Here, we quantify...- publication PDF
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Observations and numerical simulations of subrotor vortices during T-REX
High-resolution observations from scanning Doppler and aerosol lidars, wind profiler radars, as well as surface and aircraft measurements during the Terrain-induced Rotor...- publication PDF
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A new method for interpreting nonstationary running correlations and its...
We here propose a new statistical method to interpret nonstationary running correlations by decomposing them into a stationary part and a first-order Taylor expansion...- publication PDF
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A new perspective on quiet sun magnetism
The Hinode mission has provided us with a new, quantitative view of the magnetism of the quiet Sun. It has revealed that the quiet internetwork areas are blanketed by horizontal...- publication PDF
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The Third Atmospheric Scientific Experiment for Understanding the...
This paper presents the background, scientific objectives, experimental design, and preliminary achievements of the Third Tibetan Plateau (TP) Atmospheric Scientific Experiment...- publication PDF
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Building geoscience semantic web applications using established ontologies
The EarthCollab project is using the VIVO Semantic Web software suite to support the discovery of information, data, and potential collaborators within the geodesy and polar...- publication PDF
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Sources of low-latitude ionospheric E x B drifts and their variability
The complete mechanism of how upward propagating tropospheric tides connect to the upper atmosphere is not yet fully understood. One proposed mechanism is via ionospheric wind...- publication PDF
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Global fine-scale changes in ambient NO2 during COVID-19 lockdowns
Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) is an important contributor to air pollution and can adversely affect human health(1-9). A decrease in NO2 concentrations has been reported as a result of...- publication PDF
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The relationship between statistics of warm-season cloud episodes and...
In this study, the relationship between statistical properties (including zonal span, duration, and propagation speed) of warm-season cloud episodes in Hovmollder space and...- publication PDF
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Developing a strategy for the national coordinated soil moisture monitoring network
Soil moisture is a critical land surface variable, affecting a wide variety of climatological, agricultural, and hydrological processes. Determining the current soil moisture...- publication PDF
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Improved sea ice shortwave radiation physics in CCSM4: The impact of melt...
The Community Climate System Model, version 4 has revisions across all components. For sea ice, the most notable improvements are the incorporation of a new shortwave radiative...- publication PDF
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N and P constrain C in ecosystems under climate change: Role of nutrient...
We use the Multiple Element Limitation (MEL) model to examine responses of 12 ecosystems to elevated carbon dioxide (CO2), warming, and 20% decreases or increases in...- publication PDF
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Hurricane Isabel (2003): New insights into the physics of intense storms....
An unprecedented dataset of category-5 Hurricane Isabel was collected on 12-14 September 2003. This two-part series focuses on novel dynamical and thermodynamical aspects of...- publication PDF
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Interactive crop management in the Community Earth System Model (CESM1):...
The Community Earth System Model, version 1 (CESM1) is evaluated with two coupled atmosphere-land simulations. The CTRL (control) simulation represents crops as unmanaged...- publication PDF
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Strong day-to-day variability of the Asian Tropopause Aerosol Layer (ATAL)...
The South Asian summer monsoon is associated with a large-scale anticyclonic circulation in the upper troposphere and lower stratosphere (UTLS), which confines the air mass...- publication PDF
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GISandbox: A science gateway for geospatial computing
Science gateways provide easy access to domain-specific tools and data. The field of Geographic Information Science and Systems (GIS) uses myriad tools and datasets, which...- publication PDF
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A consistent prescription of stratospheric aerosol for both radiation and...
Here we describe an updated parameterization for prescribing stratospheric aerosol in the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) Community Earth System Model (CESM1)....- publication PDF
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Precipitation data assimilation in WRFDA 4D-Var: Implementation and...
Precipitation data assimilation has been developed in the Weather Research and Forecasting model data assimilation system (WRFDA) using four-dimensional variational (4D-Var)...- publication PDF