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On the importance of interactive ozone chemistry in earth-system models for...
We use the CESM2-Whole Atmosphere Community Climate Model, to study the importance of ozone in the vertical coupling between lower and upper atmosphere during sudden...- publication PDF
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Sensitivity of tornado dynamics to soil debris loading
Past numerical simulation studies found that debris loading from sand-sized particles may substantially affect tornado dynamics, causing reductions in near-surface wind speeds...- publication PDF
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Effect of the Grell-Freitas deep convection scheme in quasi-uniform and...
The Grell-Freitas deep convection scheme (GF) has been implemented in the Community Atmosphere Model (CAM) with the nonhydrostatic Model for Prediction Across Scales dynamical...- publication PDF
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CMEs and SEPs during November-December 2020: A challenge for real-time space...
Predictions of coronal mass ejections (CMEs) and solar energetic particles (SEPs) are a central issue in space weather forecasting. In recent years, interest in space weather...- publication PDF
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Longitudinal variations in the F region ionosphere and the topside...
Constellation Observing System for Meteorology Ionosphere and Climate (COSMIC) observations of the total electron content (TEC) above and below 800 km are used to study the...- publication PDF
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Implications of extinction due to meteoritic smoke in the upper stratosphere
Recent optical observations of aerosols in the upper stratosphere and mesosphere show significant amounts of extinction at altitudes above about 40 km where the stratospheric...- publication PDF
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Geospace Evironment Modeling 2008-2009 Challenge: Ground magnetic field perturbations
Acquiring quantitative metrics-based knowledge about the performance of various space physics modeling approaches is central for the space weather community. Quantification of...- publication PDF
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Deep Cycle Turbulence in Atlantic and Pacific cold tongues
Multiyear turbulence measurements from oceanographic moorings in equatorial Atlantic and Pacific cold tongues reveal similarities in deep cycle turbulence (DCT) beneath the...- publication PDF
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Airborne observations of total RONO₂: New constraints on the yield and...
Formation of isoprene nitrates (INs) is an important free radical chain termination step ending production of ozone and possibly affecting formation of secondary organic...- publication PDF
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How I learned to love normal-mode Rossby–Haurwitz Waves
Several important developments in the 1960s showed the way to using spectral analysis to identify and describe atmospheric waves predicted by theory. Among these waves were...- publication PDF
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Evaluating the present annual water budget of a Himalayan headwater river...
Understanding the present water budget in Himalayan Basins is a challenge due to poor in situ coverage, incomplete or unreliable records, and the limitations of coarse...- publication PDF
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United States economic sensitivity to weather variability
To estimate the economic effects of weather variability in the United States, we define and measure weather sensitivity as the variability in economic output attributable to...- publication PDF
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How does vertical wind shear influence updraft characteristics and...
Vertical wind shear is known to affect supercell thunderstorms by displacing updraft hydrometeor mass downshear, thereby facilitating the storms' longevity. Shear also impacts...- publication PDF
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The design and performance of the Gondola Pointing System for the Sunrise II...
With its 1m aperture, the Sunrise Balloon-Borne Stratospheric Solar Observatory was the largest space-based solar telescope. It was designed to study the magneto-convective...- publication PDF
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An update on the influence of natural climate variability and anthropogenic...
A substantial number of studies have been published since the Ninth International Workshop on Tropical Cyclones (IWTC-9) in 2018, improving our understanding of the effect of...- publication PDF
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Improved pattern scaling approaches for the use in climate impact studies
Pattern scaling is a simple way to produce climate projections beyond the scenarios run with expensive global climate models (GCMs). The simplest technique has known limitations...- publication PDF
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New and recent gully activity on Mars as seen by HiRISE
Fresh-appearing gully deposits are found at tens of sites in the southern hemisphere of Mars. These deposits have latitudinal and azimuthal dependences similar to the overall...- publication PDF
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Transient and quasi-equilibrium climate states at 1.5°C and 2°C global warming
Recent climate change is characterized by rapid global warming, but the goal of the Paris Agreement is to achieve a stable climate where global temperatures remain well below 2...- publication PDF
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Evidence of nighttime production of organic nitrates during SEAC4RS, FRAPPÉ,...
Organic nitrates (RONO2) are an important NOx sink. In warm, rural environments dominated by biogenic emissions, nocturnal NO3-initiated production of RONO2 is competitive with...- publication PDF
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Wavelet decomposition of forced turbulence: Applicability of the iterative...
We examine the decomposition of forced Taylor-Green and Arn'old-Beltrami-Childress (ABC) flows into coherent and incoherent components using an orthonormal wavelet...- publication PDF