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Heater-induced ionization inferred from spectrometric airglow measurements
Spectrographic airglow measurements were made during an ionospheric modification experiment at High Frequency Active Auroral Research Program on 12 March 2013. Artificial...- publication PDF
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Can convection-permitting modeling provide decent precipitation for offline...
Accurate precipitation estimates are critical to simulating seasonal snowpack evolution. We conduct and evaluate high-resolution (4-km) snowpack simulations over the western...- publication PDF
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Satellite data reveal a common combustion emission pathway for major cities in China
Extensive fossil fuel combustion in rapidly developing cities severely affects air quality and public health. We report observational evidence of decadal changes in the...- publication PDF
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Thermospheric winds around the cusp region
An equatorward wind has been observed first by the balloon-borne Fabry-Perot interferometer called High-Altitude Interferometer Wind Observation on the equatorward side of the...- publication PDF
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Three-dimensional orbit and dynamical masses of GJ 105 AC
The precision of stellar models is higher than the precision at which we are able to measure the masses of most stars, with the notable exception of binaries where we can...- publication PDF
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Evaluating medium-range tropical cyclone forecasts in uniform- and...
An evaluation of medium-range forecasts of tropical cyclones (TCs) is performed, covering the eastern North Pacific basin during the period 1 Augustâ3 November 2014. Real-time...- publication PDF
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The emergence of open-source software for the weather radar community
Weather radar analysis has become increasingly sophisticated over the past 50 years, and efforts to keep software up to date have generally lagged behind the needs of the users....- publication PDF
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Relationship of snow microphysics and precipitation generation to vertical...
This study analyzes in situ aircraft microphysical measurements in deep snow-producing clouds during the Investigation of Microphysics and Precipitation for Atlantic Coast-...- publication PDF
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Statistical validation of ionospheric electron density profiles retrievals...
In this paper, we discuss a novel retrieval of ionospheric electron density profiles using the Radio Occultation (RO) technique applied to measurements captured by the Global...- publication PDF
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On Atmospheric Simulation: A Colloquium
To assess a national need for facilities to simulate atmospheric processes, a Colloquium on Atmospheric Simulation was set up to survey current laboratory experimentation on...- publication PDF
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Varied line-space grating for flat spectral response of coupling to single-mode fiber
We use a planar linear grating with varied line-space grooves to introduce a tailored one-dimensional phase variation profile that results in an aberrated point-spread function...- publication PDF
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Variability in the sensitivity among model simulations of permafrost and...
A significant portion of the large amount of carbon (C) currently stored in soils of the permafrost region in the Northern Hemisphere has the potential to be emitted as the...- publication PDF
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The rarity of absent growth rings in Northern Hemisphere forests outside the...
We present a synthesis of locally absent (or "missing") growth rings across the Northern Hemisphere based on 2359 publicly available tree ring-width records. During the last...- publication PDF
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Evaluation of PBL parameterizations in WRF at subkilometer grid spacings:...
Planetary boundary layer (PBL) parameterizations in mesoscale models have been developed for horizontal resolutions that cannot resolve any turbulence in the PBL, and evaluation...- publication PDF
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Predictor-weighting strategies for probabilistic wind power forecasting with...
Unlike deterministic forecasts, probabilistic predictions provide estimates of uncertainty, which is an additional value for decision-making. Previous studies have proposed the...- publication PDF
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Maintenance of mid-latitude oceanic fronts by mesoscale eddies
Oceanic fronts associated with strong western boundary current extensions vent a vast amount of heat into the atmosphere, anchoring mid-latitude storm tracks and facilitating...- publication PDF
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Evaluation of the assumptions in the steady-state tropical cyclone...
The criteria and assumptions that were used to derive the steady-state tropical cyclone intensity and structure theory of Emanuel and Rotunno are assessed using three-...- publication PDF
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The relationships among wind, horizontal pressure gradient, and turbulent...
Relationships among the horizontal pressure gradient, the Coriolis force, and the vertical momentum transport by turbulent fluxes are investigated using data collected from the...- publication PDF
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Three-dimensional variational assimilation of MODIS aerosol optical depth:...
Assimilation of the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) total aerosol optical depth (AOD) retrieval products (at 550 nm wavelength) from both Terra and Aqua...- publication PDF
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Design of an in-line, digital holographic imaging system for airborne...
We discuss the design and performance of an airborne (underwing) in-line digital holographic imaging system developed for characterizing atmospheric cloud water droplets and ice...- publication PDF
