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Thermosphere extension of the Whole Atmosphere Community Climate Model
In atmospheric and space environment studies it is key to understand and to quantify the coupling of atmospheric regions and the solar impacts on the whole atmosphere system....- publication PDF
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The middle atmospheric ozone response to the 11-year solar cycle
Because of its chemical and radiative properties, atmospheric ozone constitutes a key element of the Earth's climate system. Absorption of sunlight by ozone in the ultraviolet...- publication PDF
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The ionospheric gravity and diamagnetic current systems
Large-scale currents in the ionosphere are driven by a variety of sources, including neutral winds, gravity, and plasma pressure gradients. While the stronger daytime wind-...- publication PDF
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Evaluation of idealized large-eddy simulations performed with the Weather...
We investigate the ability of the Weather Research and Forecasting model to perform large-eddy simulation of canonical flows. This is achieved through comparison of the...- publication PDF
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The impact of new EUV diagnostics on CME-related kinematics
We present the application of novel diagnostics to the spectroscopic observation of a Coronal Mass Ejection (CME) on disk by the Extreme Ultraviolet Imaging Spectrometer (EIS)...- publication PDF
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Development and evaluation of a coupled photosynthesis-based gas exchange...
Current land surface schemes used for mesoscale weather forecast models use the Jarvis-type stomatal resistance formulations for representing the vegetation transpiration...- publication PDF
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Spherical harmonic spectral estimation on arbitrary grids
This study explores the use of nonuniform fast spherical Fourier transforms on meteorological data that are arbitrarily distributed on the sphere. The applicability of this...- publication PDF
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Integrating cloud processes in the Community Atmosphere Model, Version 5
This paper provides a description of the integrated representation for the cloud processes in the Community Atmosphere Model, version 5 (CAM5). CAM5 cloud parameterizations add...- publication PDF
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Implementation and evaluation of the GEOS-Chem chemistry module version...
We implement the GEOS-Chem chemistry module as a chemical mechanism in version 2 of the Community Earth System Model (CESM). Our implementation allows the state-of-the-science...- publication PDF
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Variability of the Atlantic meridional overturning circulation in CCSM4
Atlantic meridional overturning circulation (AMOC) variability is documented in the Community Climate System Model, version 4 (CCSM4) preindustrial control simulation that uses...- publication PDF
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Ice cloud microphysical trends observed by the Atmospheric Infrared Sounder
We use the Atmospheric Infrared Sounder (AIRS) version 6 ice cloud property and thermodynamic phase retrievals to quantify variability and 14-year trends in ice cloud frequency,...- publication PDF
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A global scale mechanistic model of photosynthetic capacity (LUNA V1.0)
Although plant photosynthetic capacity as determined by the maximum carboxylation rate (i.e., Vc, max25) and the maximum electron transport rate (i.e., Jmax25) at a reference...- publication PDF
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Improvement of solid precipitation measurements using a hotplate precipitation gauge
Accurate snowfall measurement is challenging because it depends on the precipitation gauge used, meteorological conditions, and the precipitation microphysics. Upstream of...- publication PDF
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The massive eclipsing system ALS 1135 and variable stars in the field of the...
Using photometric and spectroscopic observations of the double-lined early-type eclipsing binary system ALS 1135, a member of the distant OB association Bochum 7, we derived the...- publication PDF
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A long-term data set of vertical ion drift velocity at high latitudes...
Observations of vertical ion drift velocities (V-z) at the topside of the ionosphere by Defense Meteorological Satellite Program (DMSP) satellites have been accumulated over...- publication PDF
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Assimilation of satellite NO2 observations at high spatial resolution using OSSEs
Observations of trace gases from space-based instruments offer the opportunity to constrain chemical and weather forecast and reanalysis models using the tools of data...- publication PDF
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An improved OSIRIS NO2 profile retrieval in the upper troposphere–lower...
The v7.2 NO2 retrieval for the Optical Spectrograph and InfraRed Imager System (OSIRIS) was designed to improve sensitivity in the upper troposphere-lower stratosphere (UTLS)...- publication PDF
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Climatology and characteristics of stratospheric sudden warmings in the...
Major stratospheric sudden warmings (SSW) occurring during Northern Hemisphere winter were identified in four runs of the Whole Atmosphere Community Climate Model (WACCM). Their...- publication PDF
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A preliminary synthesis of modeled climate change impacts on U.S. regional...
This paper provides a synthesis of results that have emerged from recent modeling studies of the potential sensitivity of U.S. regional ozone (O₃) concentrations to global...- publication PDF
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GenPro: GEN Scientific Data Processor; Reference Manual, Release 1.0
This reference manual is used for the GENeral Scientific Data PROcessor (GENPRO) of the National Center for Atmospheric Research. The purpose is to describe the software and to...- publication PDF