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Magnetohydrodynamic instabilities of double magnetic bands in a...
Along with a butterfly diagram of sunspots, combined observational studies of ephemeral active regions, X-ray and EUV bright points, plage, filaments, faculae, and prominences...- publication PDF
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Comparison of local and nonlocal observation operators for the assimilation...
In this study, an Observing System Simulation Experiment (OSSE) is performed to evaluate the performance of a nonlocal excess phase operator and a local refractivity operator...- publication PDF
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Lagged effects regulate the inter-annual variability of the tropical carbon balance
Inter-annual variations in the tropical land carbon (C) balance are a dominant component of the global atmospheric CO2 growth rate. Currently, the lack of quantitative knowledge...- publication PDF
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Impact of strong and weak stratospheric polar vortices on the mesosphere and...
The impact of strong and weak Northern Hemisphere stratospheric polar vortices on the zonal mean and atmospheric tides in the mesosphere and lower thermosphere (MLT) is...- publication PDF
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Rethinking the global secondary organic aerosol (SOA) budget: stronger...
Recent laboratory studies suggest that secondary organic aerosol (SOA) formation rates are higher than assumed in current models. There is also evidence that SOA removal by dry...- publication PDF
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Drought variability over the conterminous United States for the past century
We examine the drought variability over the conterminous United States (CONUS) for 1915-2018 using the Noah-MP land surface model. We examine different model options on drought...- publication PDF
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Divergent eddy heat fluxes in the Kuroshio Extension at 144°-148°E. Part I:...
The Kuroshio Extension System Study (KESS) provided 16 months of observations to quantify eddy heat flux (EHF) from a mesoscale-resolving array of current- and pressure-equipped...- publication PDF
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Aerosol hygroscopicity and CCN activation kinetics in a boreal forest...
Measurements of size-resolved cloud condensation nuclei (CCN) concentrations, subsaturated hygroscopic growth, size distribution, and chemical composition were collected from...- publication PDF
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Impact of GOLD retrieved thermospheric temperatures on a Whole Atmosphere...
The present investigation evaluates the assimilation of synthetic data which has properties similar to actual Global-scale Observations of the Limb and Disk (GOLD) level-2 (L2)...- publication PDF
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Evaluation of aerosol distribution and optical depth in the Geophysical...
This study evaluates the strengths and weaknesses of aerosol distributions and optical depths that are used to force the GFDL coupled climate model CM2.1. The concentrations of...- publication PDF
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Effects of time step size on the simulation of tropical climate in NCAR-CAM3
This paper describes the effects of time step on the simulation of tropical climate in the NCAR-Community Atmosphere Model version 3 (CAM3). A set of multi-year integrations are...- publication PDF
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Transitional behavior of different energy protons based on Van Allen Probes...
Understanding the dynamical behavior of similar to 1eV to 50keV ions and identifying the energies at which the morphologies transit are important in that they involve the...- publication PDF
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Further improvement and evaluation of nudging in the E3SM Atmosphere Model...
A previous study on the use of nudging in E3SM Atmosphere Model version 1 (EAMv1) had an unresolved issue; i.e., a simulation nudged to EAMv1's own meteorology showed non-...- publication PDF
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Deciphering solar magnetic activity: 140 years of the ‘extended solar cycle’...
We investigate the occurrence of the "extended solar cycle" (ESC) as it occurs in a host of observational data spanning 140 years. Investigating coronal, chromospheric,...- publication PDF
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New insights into the complex interplay between drag forces and its...
Drag forces, ion and viscous, are evaluated as modifiers of global wind and temperature structure in the upper thermosphere, shedding new light on their relative roles in...- publication PDF
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Physics‐based narrowband optical parameters for snow albedo simulation in...
Accurate snow albedo simulation is a prerequisite for climate models to produce reliable climate prediction. Climate models would benefit from schemes of snowpack radiative...- publication PDF
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Vertical information of CO from TROPOMI total column measurements in context...
Since 2017 the Tropospheric Monitoring Instrument (TROPOMI) on board ESA's Copernicus Sentinel-5 satellite (S5-P) has provided the operational carbon monoxide (CO) data product...- publication PDF
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Aerosol absorption over land derived from the ultra-violet aerosol index by...
Quantitative measurements of aerosol absorptive properties, e.g., the absorbing aerosol optical depth (AAOD) and the single scattering albedo (SSA), are important to reduce...- publication PDF
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Insights into tropical tropopause layer processes using global models
The climatology of the Tropical Tropopause Layer (TTL) in two state-of-the-art general circulation models is compared with observations. Results indicate that global models are...- publication PDF
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Statistical postprocessing of high-resolution regional climate model output
Statistical postprocessing techniques have become essential tools for downscaling large-scale information to the point scale, and also for providing a better probabilistic...- publication PDF