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General description of polarization in lidar using Stokes vectors and polar...
Polarization measurements have become nearly indispensible in lidar cloud and aerosol studies. Despite polarization's widespread use in lidar, its theoretical description has...- publication PDF
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Evolving Sahel rainfall response to anthropogenic aerosols driven by...
Sahel summertime precipitation declined from the 1950s to 1970s and recovered from the 1970s to 2000s. Anthropogenic aerosol contributions to this evolution are typically...- publication PDF
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A revised scheme for the WRF surface layer formulation
This study summarizes the revision performed on the surface layer formulation of the Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF) model. A first set of modifications are introduced to...- publication PDF
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HIWIND observation of summer season polar cap thermospheric winds
HIWIND (High altitude Interferometer WIND experiment) is a balloon-borne Fabry Perot interferometer for daytime thermospheric wind observations. In this paper, we examine the...- publication PDF
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Regional differences of the ionospheric response to the July 2012 geomagnetic storm
The July 2012 geomagnetic storm is an extreme space weather event in solar cycle 24, which is characterized by a southward interplanetary geomagnetic field lasting for about 30...- publication PDF
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Limited influence of dry deposition of semivolatile organic vapors on...
The dry deposition of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and its impact on secondary organic aerosols (SOA) are investigated in the Mexico City plume. Gas-phase chemistry and...- publication PDF
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Combined effects of midlevel dry air and vertical wind shear on tropical...
This study demonstrates how midlevel dry air and vertical wind shear (VWS) can modulate tropical cyclone (TC) development via radial ventilation. A suite of experiments was...- publication PDF
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Evaluating simulated climate patterns from the CMIP archives using satellite...
An objective approach is presented for scoring coupled climate simulations through an evaluation against satellite and reanalysis datasets during the satellite era (i.e., since...- publication PDF
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Objectively determined fair-weather NBL features in ARW-WRF and their...
Heights of nocturnal boundary layer (NBL) features are determined using vertical profiles from the Advanced Research Weather Research and Forecasting Model (ARW-WRF), and then...- publication PDF
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Climate change projections in CESM1(CAM5) compared to CCSM4
Future climate change projections for phase 5 of the Coupled Model Intercomparison Project (CMIP5) are presented for the Community Earth System Model version 1 that includes the...- publication PDF
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The Comprehensive Historical Upper-Air Network
To better understand variability in weather and climate, it is vital to address past atmospheric circulation. This need requires meteorological information not just from the...- publication PDF
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What we have learned from the framework for ocean observing: Evolution of...
The Global Ocean Observing System (GOOS) and its partners have worked together over the past decade to break down barriers between open-ocean and coastal observing, between...- publication PDF
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On the precipitation-induced uncertainties in process-based hydrological...
Numerous studies have examined the reliability of various precipitation products over the Mekong River Basin (MRB) and modeled its basin hydrology. However, there is a lack of...- publication PDF
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Cloud-resolving model intercomparison of an MC3E squall line case: Part II....
In this second part of a cloud microphysics scheme intercomparison study, we focus on biases and variabilities of stratiform precipitation properties for a midlatitude squall...- publication PDF
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A numerical study of interactions between surface forcing and sea breeze...
High-resolution simulations from the Advanced Research Weather Research and Forecasting (ARW-WRF) model, coupled to an urban canopy model (UCM), are used to investigate impacts...- publication PDF
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Multiscale interactions in an idealized Walker cell: Analysis with...
A new approach for analyzing multiscale properties of the atmospheric flow is proposed in this study. For that, the recently introduced isentropic streamfunctions are employed...- publication PDF
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A discontinuous finite element baroclinic marine model on unstructured...
We describe the space discretization of a three-dimensional baroclinic finite element model, based upon a discontinuous Galerkin method, while the companion paper (Comblen et...- 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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Use of North American and European air quality networks to evaluate global...
e test the current generation of global chemistry–climate models in their ability to simulate observed, present-day surface ozone. Models are evaluated against hourly surface...- publication PDF
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Vertical structure of terdiurnal tides in the Antarctic MLT Region: 15-year...
The terdiurnal tide (TDT) in the Antarctic mesosphere and lower thermosphere region is poorly known. This study examines TDT using neutral wind observations at Syowa during...- publication PDF
