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Improved diagnosis of precipitation type with LightGBM machine learning
Existing precipitation-type algorithms have difficulty discerning the occurrence of freezing rain and ice pellets. These inherent biases are not only problematic in operational...- publication PDF
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What we have learned about field programs
Based on personal experience and input from colleagues, the natural history of a field program is discussed, from conception through data analysis and synthesis of results. For...- publication PDF
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Decarbonizing conference travel: Testing a multi-hub approach
As the global research enterprise grapples with the challenge of a low-carbon future, a key challenge is the future of international conferences. An emerging initiative that...- publication PDF
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Climate of the Upper Air: Southern Hemisphere. Volume 2: Zonal Geostrophic Winds
In this second volume of a four volumes series depicting the upper air climatology of the Southern Hemisphere, harmonic analyses of the wind components in time portray some of...- publication PDF
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Synoptic drivers of atmospheric river induced precipitation near Dronning...
Atmospheric rivers (ARs) that reach the Antarctic Ice Sheet (AIS) transport anomalous moisture from lower latitudes and can impact the AIS via extreme precipitation and...- publication PDF
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Evaluating regional cloud-permitting simulations of the WRF model for the...
Data from the Tropical Warm Pool International Cloud Experiment (TWP-ICE) were used to evaluate Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF) model simulations with foci on the...- publication PDF
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Technical Note: A trace gas climatology derived from the Atmospheric...
The Atmospheric Chemistry Experiment-Fourier Transform Spectrometer (ACE-FTS) aboard the Canadian satellite SCISAT (launched in August 2003) was designed to investigate the...- publication PDF
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Nitrogen oxides and PAN in plumes from boreal fires during ARCTAS-B and...
We determine enhancement ratios for NOx, PAN, and other NOy species from boreal biomass burning using aircraft data obtained during the ARCTAS-B campaign and examine the impact...- publication PDF
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Satellite sensor requirements for monitoring essential biodiversity...
The biodiversity and high productivity of coastal terrestrial and aquatic habitats are the foundation for important benefits to human societies around the world. These globally...- publication PDF
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Applying population and community ecology theory to advance understanding of...
Approaches to quantifying and predicting soil biogeochemical cycles mostly consider microbial biomass and community composition as products of the abiotic environment. Current...- publication PDF
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Recent advances in Arctic Ocean studies employing models from the Arctic...
Observational data show that the Arctic Ocean has significantly and rapidly changed over the last few decades, which is unprecedented in the observational record. Air and water...- publication PDF
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First U.S.-China joint ground-based Fabry-Perot interferometer observations...
For the first time, three Fabry-Perot interferometers from the U.S. (Boulder, 40°N, 105°W, 49°N magnetic latitude (MLAT)) and China (Xinglong: 40°N,115°E, 34°N, MLAT; Kelan:...- publication PDF
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A comparison of mesoscale eddy heat fluxes from observations and a...
For the first time estimates of divergent eddy heat flux (DEHF) from a high-resolution (0.1°) simulation of the Parallel Ocean Program (POP) are compared with estimates made...- publication PDF
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A post-2013 dropoff in total ozone at a third of global ozonesonde stations:...
An international effort to improve ozonesonde data quality and to reevaluate historical records has made significant improvements in the accuracy of global network data....- publication PDF
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Dependence of relativistic electron precipitation in the ionosphere on EMIC...
We investigate relativistic electron precipitation events detected by Polar Environmental Satellites (POES) in low-Earth orbit in close conjunction with Van Allen Probe A...- publication PDF
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Impact of strong and weak stratospheric polar vortices on geomagnetic...
The impact of strong and weak stratospheric polar vortices on geomagnetic semidiurnal solar and lunar tides is investigated during Northern Hemisphere (NH) winters using ground-...- publication PDF
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Comparison of bulk and bin warm rain microphysics models using a kinematic framework
This paper discusses the development and testing of a bulk warm-rain microphysics model that is capable of addressing the impact of atmospheric aerosols on ice-free clouds....- publication PDF
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Dynamics of cloud-top generating cells in winter cyclones. Part II:...
Recent field observations suggest that cloud-top precipitation generating cells (GCs) are ubiquitous in the warm-frontal and comma-head regions of midlatitude winter cyclones....- publication PDF
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Reservoir evaporation in the western United States: Current science,...
One way to adapt to and mitigate current and future water scarcity is to manage and store water more efficiently. Reservoirs act as critical buffers to ensure agricultural and...- publication PDF
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Vertical structure of clouds and precipitation during Arctic cold-air...
The Arctic is marked by deep intrusions of warm, moist air, alternating with outbreaks of cold air down to lower latitudes. The typical vertical structure of clouds and...- publication PDF
