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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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Modeling photosynthesis in sea ice-covered waters
The lower trophic levels of marine ecosystems play a critical role in the Earth System mediating fluxes of carbon to the ocean interior. Many of the functional relationships...- publication PDF
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Emissions of black carbon, organic, and inorganic aerosols from biomass...
Reliable assessment of the impact of aerosols emitted from boreal forest fires on the Arctic climate necessitates improved understanding of emissions and the microphysical...- publication PDF
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Vortex dipoles for surface quasigeostrophic models
A new class of exact vortex dipole solutions is derived for surface quasigeostrophic (sQG) models. The solutions extend the two-dimensional barotropic modon to fully three-...- publication PDF
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Variations of global gravity waves derived from 14 years of SABER...
The global gravity wave (GW) potential energy (PE) per unit mass is derived from SABER (Sounding of the Atmosphere using Broadband Emission Radiometry) temperature profiles over...- publication PDF
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A large-eddy simulation study of the influence of subsidence on the stably...
The influence of the large-scale subsidence rate, S, on the stably stratified atmospheric boundary layer (ABL) over the Arctic Ocean snow/ice pack during clear-sky, winter...- publication PDF
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The sensitivity of intraseasonal variability in the NCAR CCM3 to changes in...
The National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) Community Climate Model, version 3.6 (CCM3) simulation of tropical intraseasonal variability in zonal winds and precipitation...- publication PDF
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Vertical structures of anvil clouds of tropical mesoscale convective systems...
A global study of the vertical structures of the clouds of tropical mesoscale convective systems (MCSs) has been carried out with data from the CloudSat Cloud Profiling Radar....- publication PDF
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SNICAR-ADv4: A physically based radiative transfer model to represent the...
Accurate modeling of cryospheric surface albedo is essential for our understanding of climate change as snow and ice surfaces regulate the global radiative budget and sea-level...- publication PDF
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Implementation of new diffusion/filtering operators in the CAM-FV dynamical core
Two new filtering/diffusion operators have been implemented in the Community Atmosphere Model finite-volume dynamical core (CAM-FV). First, a fourth-order divergence damping...- publication PDF
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Homogeneity of the subgrid-scale turbulent mixing in large-eddy simulation...
This paper presents an approach to locally predict homogeneity of the subgrid-scale turbulent mixing in large-eddy simulation of shallow clouds applying double-moment warm-rain...- publication PDF
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TIMED doppler interferometer on the Thermosphere Ionosphere Mesosphere...
The TIMED Doppler Interferometer (TIDI) performs the measurement of upper atmospheric winds on the Thermosphere Ionosphere Mesosphere Energetics and Dynamics (TIMED) satellite....- publication PDF
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Large eddy simulation with realistic geophysical inflow of Alpha Ventus wind...
In the current paper we perform a high Reynolds number large eddy simulation (LES) study of the offshore Alpha Ventus wind farm in North Sea. Actuator line modeling has been...- publication PDF
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Nowcasting thunderstorms: A status report
This paper reviews the status of forecasting convective precipitation for time periods less than a few hours (nowcasting). Techniques for nowcasting thunderstorm location were...- publication PDF
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Implications of the methodological choices for hydrologic portrayals of...
Continental-domain assessments of climate change impacts on water resources typically rely on statistically downscaled climate model outputs to force hydrologic models at a...- publication PDF
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A numerical weather model’s ability to predict characteristics of aircraft...
Recent advances in high-performance computing have enabled higher-resolution numerical weather models with increasingly complex data assimilation and more accurate physical...- publication PDF
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Next-day prediction of tornadoes using convection-allowing models with 1-km...
Explicit attributes of convective storms within convection-allowing model (CAM) forecasts are routinely used as surrogates for convective weather hazards. The ability of 3- and...- publication PDF
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Trends and solar irradiance effects in the mesosphere
We investigate trends and solar irradiance effects in the mesosphere using the Whole Atmosphere Community Climate Model with eXtended thermosphere and ionosphere (WACCM-X) and...- publication PDF
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Observed and modeled patterns of covariability between low-level cloudiness...
We present patterns of covariability between low-level cloudiness and the trade-wind boundary layer structure using long-term measurements at a site representative of dynamical...- publication PDF
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Reproducing the September 2013 record-breaking rainfall over the Colorado...
Four convection-permitting Weather Research and Forecasting Model (WRF) forecasts were produced in an attempt to replicate the record-breaking rainfall across the Colorado Front...- publication PDF
