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The extratropical transition of tropical cyclones. Part I: Cyclone evolution...
Extratropical transition (ET) is the process by which a tropical cyclone, upon encountering a baroclinic environment and reduced sea surface temperature at higher latitudes,...- publication PDF
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The East African Great Lake Environments (EAGLE) Climate Downscaling Dataset
The East African Great Lake Environments (EAGLE) climate downscaling dataset was created to provide a high-resolution depiction of present and future climate scenarios in the...- publication PDF
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Ocean climate observing requirements in support of climate research and...
Natural variability and change of the Earth's climate have significant global societal impacts. With its large heat and carbon capacity and relatively slow dynamics, the ocean...- publication PDF
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Marine boundary layer heights and their longitudinal, diurnal, and...
The spatial and temporal variability of the marine boundary layer (MBL) over the southeastern Pacific is studied using high-resolution radiosonde data from the VAMOS Ocean-...- publication PDF
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Global asteroseismic properties of solar-like oscillations observed by...
We present the asteroseismic analysis of 1948 F-, G- and K-type main-sequence and subgiant stars observed by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Kepler mission. We...- publication PDF
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CMIP5 climate model analyses: Climate extremes in the United States
This is the fourth in a series of four articles on historical and projected climate extremes in the United States. Here, we examine the results of historical and future climate...- publication PDF
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A one-step-ahead ensemble Kalman smoothing approach toward estimating the...
In this study, a one-step-ahead ensemble Kalman smoother (EnKS) is introduced for the purposes of parameter estimation. The potential for this system to provide new constraints...- publication PDF
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An observational and modeling study of the processes leading to deep, moist...
A case study of orographic convection initiation (CI) that occurred along the eastern slopes of the Vosges Mountains in France on 6 August 2007 during the Convective and...- publication PDF
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Attributing the carbon cycle impacts of CMIP5 historical and tuture land use...
Historical global land use and land cover change (LULCC) emissions of 160PgC represent a third of all human CO2 emissions from 1850 to 2010. Future land management decisions...- publication PDF
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Tropical atmospheric variability forced by oceanic internal variability
Atmospheric general circulation model experiments are conducted to quantify the contribution of internal oceanic variability in the form of tropical instability waves (TIWs) to...- publication PDF
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Data-driven modeling of equatorial atmospheric waves: The role of moisture...
The equatorial region of the Earth's atmosphere serves as both a significant locus for phenomena, including the Madden-Julian Oscillation (MJO), and a source of formidable...- publication PDF
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The representation of Convectively Coupled Kelvin Waves in simulations with...
Convectively coupled Kelvin waves (CCKWs) are important drivers of tropical weather and may influence extreme rainfall and tropical cyclone formation. However, directly...- publication PDF
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Climate change in the thermosphere and ionosphere from the early twentieth...
Motivated by numerous lower atmosphere climate model hindcast simulations, we performed simulations of the Earth's atmosphere from the surface up through the thermosphere-...- publication PDF
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A solo-based automated quality control algorithm for airborne tail doppler radar data
An automated quality control preprocessing algorithm for removing nonweather radar echoes in airborne Doppler radar data has been developed. This algorithm can significantly...- publication PDF
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The relationship between lightning activity and ice fluxes in thunderstorms
It is generally believed that a strong updraft in the mixed-phase region of thunderstorms is required to produce lightning. This is the region where the noninductive charging...- publication PDF
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Dynamic global vegetation models underestimate net CO2 flux mean and...
Despite their sparse vegetation, dryland regions exert a huge influence over global biogeochemical cycles because they cover more than 40% of the world surface (Schimel 2010...- publication PDF
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Frozen soil degradation and its effects on surface hydrology in the northern...
Frozen soil was simulated at six seasonally frozen and seven permafrost stations over the northern Tibetan Plateau using the Variable Infiltration Capacity (VIC) model for the...- publication PDF
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Status update: Is smoke on your mind? Using social media to assess smoke exposure
Exposure to wildland fire smoke is associated with negative effects on human health. However, these effects are poorly quantified. Accurately attributing health end-points to...- publication PDF
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The North American regional climate change assessment program: Overview of...
The North American Regional Climate Change Assessment Program (NARCCAP) is an international effort designed to investigate the uncertainties in regional-scale projections of...- publication PDF
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A global overview of marine heatwaves in a changing climate
Marine heatwaves have profoundly impacted marine ecosystems over large areas of the world oceans, calling for improved understanding of their dynamics and predictability. Here,...- publication PDF
