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Verification of large-scale rapid transport in the lower thermosphere:...
New analysis of the Doppler shift of O₂ airglow spectra recorded by the TIMED Doppler Interferometer (TIDI) and the High Resolution Doppler Imager (HRDI) have provided...- publication PDF
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A composite perspective of the extratropical flow response to recurving...
This study investigates the composite extratropical flow response to recurving western North Pacific tropical cyclones (WNP TCs), and the dependence of this response on the...- publication PDF
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Nonmigrating tidal impact on the CO2 15 μm infrared cooling of the lower...
Carbon dioxide (CO2) infrared emissions at 15m is the primary radiative cooling mechanism of the thermosphere in the altitude range of 100-135km. This paper explores the role of...- publication PDF
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Forecasts of opportunity for Northern California soil moisture
Soil moisture anomalies underpin a number of critical hydrological phenomena with socioeconomic consequences, yet systematic studies of soil moisture predictability are limited....- publication PDF
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A fuzzy logic method for improved moment estimation from doppler spectra
A new method for estimating moments from wind measurement devices that measure Doppler spectra as a function of range is presented. Quite often the spectra are contaminated by a...- publication PDF
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Evaluating contributions of urbanization and global climate change to urban...
This study develops a general method to evaluate the contributions of localized urbanization and global climate change to long-term urban land surface temperature (ULST) change....- publication PDF
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Evaluation of Fengyun-4A Lightning Mapping Imager (LMI) performance during...
This study investigates the characteristics of space-borne Lightning Mapping Imager (LMI) lightning products and their relationships with cloud properties using ground-based...- publication PDF
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Benchmark calculations of radiative forcing by greenhouse gases
Changes in concentrations of greenhouse gases lead to changes in radiative fluxes throughout the atmosphere. The value of this change, the instantaneous radiative forcing,...- publication PDF
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Technical Note: Review of methods for linear least-squares fitting of data...
The representation of data, whether geophysical observations, numerical model output or laboratory results, by a best fit straight line is a routine practice in the geosciences...- publication PDF
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Projected changes of extreme weather events in the eastern United States...
This study is the first evaluation of dynamical downscaling using the Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF) Model on a 4 km × 4 km high resolution scale in the eastern US...- publication PDF
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Cloud droplet diffusional growth in homogeneous isotropic turbulence: bin...
The increase in the spectral width of an initially monodisperse population of cloud droplets in homogeneous isotropic turbulence is investigated by applying a finite-difference...- publication PDF
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A solar tornado triggered by flares
Context. Solar tornados are dynamical, conspicuously helical magnetic structures that are mainly observed as a prominence activity. Aims. We investigate and propose a triggering...- publication PDF
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Seminal evidence of a 2.5-Sol ultra-fast Kelvin wave in Mars' middle and...
The structure and dynamics of Mars' middle and upper atmosphere is significantly impacted by waves propagating from the lower atmosphere. Using concurrent temperature and...- publication PDF
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Spectral characterization of the HIRDLS flight instrument from pre-launch...
Results from an instrument-level spectral characterization of the 21-channel High Resolution Dynamics Limb Sounder (HIRDLS) flight instrument will be presented. These data were...- publication PDF
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Hurricane Isabel (2003): New insights into the physics of intense storms....
This study is an observational analysis of the inner-core structure, sea surface temperature, outflow layer, and atmospheric boundary layer of an intense tropical cyclone whose...- publication PDF
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NCAR Graphics Autograph: A Graphing Utility : Version 2.00
This report contains the technical manual for using the NCAR Graphics Autograph program.- publication PDF
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Process-oriented analysis of environmental conditions associated with...
An analysis of the environmental conditions associated with precipitation fog events is presented using 20 yr of historical observations taken in a region centered on New York,...- publication PDF
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Advancements in hurricane prediction with NOAA's next-generation forecast system
We use the fvGFS model developed at the Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory to demonstrate the potential of the upcoming United States Next-Generation Global Prediction System...- publication PDF
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Ice properties of single-layer stratocumulus during the Mixed-Phase Arctic...
During the Department of Energy's Atmospheric Radiation Measurement Program's Mixed-Phase Arctic Cloud Experiment (M-PACE) in fall 2004, the University of North Dakota Citation...- publication PDF
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Climate impacts of large-scale wind farms as parameterized in a global climate model
The local, regional, and global climate impacts of a large-scale global deployment of wind power in regionally high densities over land are investigated for a 60-yr period. Wind...- publication PDF