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Tropical cyclone cloud-top height and vertical temperature structure...
The accurate determination of tropical cyclone (TC) cloud-top height and its vertical thermal structure using the GPS radio occultation (RO) technique is demonstrated in this...- publication PDF
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Process-oriented analysis of dominant sources of uncertainty in the land carbon sink
The observed global net land carbon sink is captured by current land models. All models agree that atmospheric CO2 and nitrogen deposition driven gains in carbon stocks are...- publication PDF
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Modeling tillage and manure application on soil phosphorous loss under climate change
Phosphorus (P) losses from non-point sources into receiving water bodies play a significant role in eutrophication. Given their failure to adequately control eutrophication in...- publication PDF
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The iron budget in ocean surface waters in the 20th and 21st centuries:...
We investigated the simulated iron budget in ocean surface waters in the 1990s and 2090s using the Community Earth System Model version 1 and the Representative Concentration...- publication PDF
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Benchmark decadal forecast skill for terrestrial water storage estimated by...
A reliable decadal prediction of terrestrial water storage (TWS) is critical for a sustainable management of freshwater resources and infrastructures. However, the dependence of...- publication PDF
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Secondary circulations in rotating-flow boundary layers
Atmospheric vortices such as tornadoes, waterspouts, dust devils, hurricanes and midlatitude cyclones are influenced by the impermeable frictional boundary that is the Earth's...- publication PDF
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Revisiting the role of SMAP soil moisture retrievals in WRF-Chem dust...
Having good replication of the soil moisture evolution is desirable to properly simulate the dust emissions and atmospheric dust load because soil moisture increases the...- publication PDF
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Improving postdoctoral training programs through alumni perspectives and...
The Advanced Study Program (ASP) at the National Center for Atmospheric Research has supported the career development of postdoctoral fellows for over 60 years. This study of...- publication PDF
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Assessment of radiosonde temperature measurements in the upper troposphere...
Temperature profiles derived from Global Positioning System (GPS) Radio Occultation (RO) data from the Constellation Observing System for Meteorology, Ionosphere, and Climate...- publication PDF
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Features of the seasonal variation of the semidiurnal, terdiurnal and 6-h...
This paper presents the thermal forcing of the semidiurnal, terdiurnal, and 6-h components of the migrating tide induced by ozone heating in stratosphere and lower mesosphere....- publication PDF
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Gravity wave variations during the 2009 stratospheric sudden warming as...
ECMWF-T799 is used to study gravity wave (GW) variations during the 2009 stratospheric sudden warming (SSW) in the Arctic. The magnitude and occurrence of GWs correlate with the...- publication PDF
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A 49 year hindcast of surface winds over the Iberian Peninsula
The use of hindcast climatic data is quite extended for multiple applications. However, this approach needs the support of a validation process to allow its drawbacks and,...- publication PDF
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Long-range transport impacts on surface aerosol concentrations and the...
Haze has been severely affecting the densely populated areas in China recently. While many of the efforts have been devoted to investigating the impact of local anthropogenic...- publication PDF
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On the intermittent occurrence of open-ocean polynyas in a multi-century...
A 500-year-long high-resolution Community Earth System Model simulation under preindustrial radiative forcing produces Maud Rise Polynyas (MRPs) and Weddell Sea Polynya (WSP)...- publication PDF
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Bulk scattering properties for the remote sensing of ice clouds. Part III:...
This study reports on the development of bulk single-scattering models for ice clouds that are appropriate for use in hyperspectral radiative transfer cloud modeling over the...- publication PDF
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The influence of shear on deep convection initiation. Part I: Theory
This article introduces a novel hypothesis for the role of vertical wind shear ("shear") in deep convection initiation (DCI). In this hypothesis, initial moist updrafts that...- publication PDF
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Multiscale convective organization and the YOTC Virtual Global Field Campaign
The Year of Tropical Convection (YOTC) project recognizes that major improvements are needed in how the tropics are represented in climate models. Tropical convection is...- publication PDF
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Limits to penetration of meridional circulation below the Solar Convection Zone
We show that meridional circulation, such as that observed at the top of and in the solar convection zone (CZ) by direct doppler and helioseismic techniques, cannot penetrate...- publication PDF
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Ancient numerical daemons of conceptual hydrological modeling: 2. Impact of...
Despite the widespread use of conceptual hydrological models in environmental research and operations, they remain frequently implemented using numerically unreliable methods....- publication PDF
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Scholarly resource linking: Building out a "relationship life cycle"
Scholarly resources, including publications, software, data sets, and instruments, are created in an iterative and interrelated fashion. Managing the relationships that exist...- publication PDF