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The influence of crosswind tidal currents on Langmuir circulation in a shallow ocean
Langmuir circulation (LC) is a turbulent process driven by wind and surface waves that plays a key role in transferring momentum, heat, and mass in the oceanic surface layer. On...- publication PDF
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Rossby waves in astrophysics
Rossby waves are a pervasive feature of the large-scale motions of the Earth's atmosphere and oceans. These waves (also known as planetary waves and r-modes) also play an...- publication PDF
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The solar photospheric continuum brightness as a function of mean magnetic...
Solar irradiance models indicate that irradiance variations are dominated by changes in the disk-coverage of magnetic structures, whose brightness is thought to be determined by...- publication PDF
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Potential influences of volcanic eruptions on future global land monsoon...
The global monsoon system is of exceptional socioeconomic importance owing to its impacts on two-thirds of the globe's population. Major volcanic eruptions strongly influence...- publication PDF
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Remote Job Entry Through the MODCOMP
The NCAR Remote Job Entry (RJE) system is a batchprocessing network used with a variety of terminal equipment at NCAR, in the Boulder area, and at locations distant from NCAR....- publication PDF
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Atmospheric rotors and severe turbulence in a long deep valley
The conceptual model of an atmospheric rotor is reexamined in the context of a valley, using data from the Terrain-Induced Rotor Experiment (T-REX) conducted in 2006 in the...- publication PDF
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Impacts of 4DVAR assimilation of airborne doppler radar observations on...
The Weather Research and Forecasting Model and its four-dimensional variational data assimilation (4DVAR) system are employed to examine the impact of airborne Doppler radar...- publication PDF
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Interannual variability in global mean sea level estimated from the CESM...
To better understand global mean sea level (GMSL) as an indicator of climate variability and change, contributions to its interannual variation are quantified in the Community...- publication PDF
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Multiphase chemistry: Experimental design for coordinated measurement and...
In situ measurements and remote sensing retrievals of atmospheric chemistry are typically limited to sampling in clear sky. It is reasonable to assume that biased sampling has...- publication PDF
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Effect of IMF Bᵧ on thermospheric composition at high and middle latitudes:...
Magnetic storms and their effects on the thermosphere and ionosphere have been studied for many years, yet there are many aspects of the thermospheric and ionospheric responses...- publication PDF
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Quantifying the influence of cloud radiative feedbacks on Arctic surface...
Understanding the influence of clouds on amplified Arctic surface warming remains an important unsolved research problem. Here, this cloud influence is directly quantified by...- publication PDF
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The impact of North American anthropogenic emissions and lightning on...
We analyze the contribution of North American (NA) lightning and anthropogenic emissions to ozone concentrations, radiative forcing, and export fluxes from North America during...- publication PDF
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Rapid emergence of climate change in environmental drivers of marine ecosystems
Climate change is expected to modify ecological responses in the ocean, with the potential for important effects on the ecosystem services provided to humankind. Here we address...- publication PDF
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A Description of the Advanced Research WRF Model Version 4.1
The Advanced Research WRF (ARW) model is a configuration of the Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF) model. This technical note describes the scientific and algorithmic...- publication PDF
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Temperature Control of Balloon Packages
The following report is a general guide of thermal packaging for ballooning. Since the electronics and battery power supply of the Interrogation Recording and Location Subsystem...- publication PDF
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Hydroxyl radical and NOx production rates, black carbon concentrations and...
Photolytic production rates of NO, NO₂ and OH radicals in snow and the total absorption spectrum due to impurities in snowpack have been calculated for the Ocean-Atmosphere-Sea-...- publication PDF
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Impact of breaking wave form drag on near-surface turbulence and drag...
The effects of breaking waves on near-surface wind turbulence and drag coefficient are investigated using large-eddy simulation. The impact of intermittent and transient wave...- publication PDF
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Nine fallacies of natural disaster: The case of the Sahel
This article does not have an abstract or article summary.- publication PDF
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Diverse MJO genesis and predictability
The Madden-Julian oscillation (MJO) is the dominant intraseasonal wave phenomenon influencing extreme weather and climate worldwide. Realistic simulations and accurate...- publication PDF
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Rethinking the ocean's role in the Southern Oscillation
The Southern Oscillation (SO) is usually described as the atmospheric component of the dynamically coupled El Niño - Southern Oscillation phenomenon. The contention in this...- publication PDF
