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The Convective Transport of Active Species in the Tropics (CONTRAST) Experiment
The Convective Transport of Active Species in the Tropics (CONTRAST) experiment was conducted from Guam (13.5°N, 144.8°E) during January–February 2014. Using the NSF/NCAR...- publication PDF
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Organic photolysis reactions in tropospheric aerosols: Effect on secondary...
This study presents the first modeling estimates of the potential effect of gas-and particle-phase organic photolysis reactions on the formation and lifetime of secondary...- publication PDF
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Elevation-dependent temperature response in early Eocene using paleoclimate...
Mountains become warmer with elevation in response to greenhouse gas warming, an effect known as elevation-dependent warming. The Eocene is considered a replica of the future...- publication PDF
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Multiscale interactions in an idealized Walker cell: Simulations with sparse...
This paper discusses the sparse space-time superparameterization (SSTSP) algorithm and evaluates its ability to represent interactions between moist convection and the large-...- publication PDF
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Characterization of errors in satellite-based HCHO ∕ NO2 tropospheric column...
The availability of formaldehyde (HCHO) (a proxy for volatile organic compound reactivity) and nitrogen dioxide (NO2) (a proxy for nitrogen oxides) tropospheric columns from...- publication PDF
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Modeling air-land-sea interactions using the Integrated Regional Model...
The air-land-sea interaction in the vicinity of Monterey Bay, California, is simulated and investigated using a new Integrated Regional Model System (I-RMS). This new model...- publication PDF
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Quality control for community-based sea-ice model development
A new collaborative organization for sea-ice model development, the CICE Consortium, has devised quality control procedures to maintain the integrity of its numerical codes'...- publication PDF
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Transient evolution of Langmuir turbulence in ocean boundary layers driven...
A large-eddy simulation (LES) model, which adopts wave-averaged equations with vortex force, is used to investigate Langmuir turbulence and ocean boundary layer (OBL) dynamics...- publication PDF
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Ensemble Kalman filter data assimilation in a Babcock-Leighton solar dynamo...
Accurate knowledge of time variation in meridional flow speed and profile is crucial for estimating the solar cycle's features, which are ultimately responsible for causing...- publication PDF
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Cloud computing efforts for the Weather Research and Forecasting Model
The Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF) Model is a numerical weather prediction model supported by the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) to a worldwide...- publication PDF
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Interpretation of rank histograms for verifying ensemble forecasts
Rank histograms are a tool for evaluating ensemble forecasts. They are useful for determining the reliability of ensemble forecasts and for diagnosing errors in its mean and...- publication PDF
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Stochastically generated North American megadroughts
The importance of interannual-to-decadal sea surface temperature (SST) influences on drought in the United States is examined using a suite of simulations conducted with the...- publication PDF
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How do gravity waves triggered by a typhoon propagate from the troposphere...
Gravity waves (GWs) strongly affect atmospheric dynamics and photochemistry and the coupling between the troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, and thermosphere. In addition,...- publication PDF
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The record-breaking 1933 Atlantic hurricane season
The 1933 Atlantic hurricane season was extremely active, with 20 named storms and 11 hurricanes including 6 major (category 3+; 1-min maximum sustained winds ≥96 kt) hurricanes...- publication PDF
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A two-habit model for the microphysical and optical properties of ice clouds
To provide a better representation of natural ice clouds, a novel ice cloud model is developed by assuming an ice cloud to consist of an ensemble of hexagonal columns and...- publication PDF
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Meteorological conditions associated with increased incidence of West Nile...
West Nile virus (WNV) is a leading cause of mosquito-borne disease in the United States. Annual seasonal outbreaks vary in size and location. Predicting where and when higher...- publication PDF
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Decadal variability of the Indian and Pacific Walker cells since the 1960s:...
Previous studies have investigated the centennial and multidecadal trends of the Pacific and Indian Ocean Walker cells (WCs) during the past century, but have obtained no...- publication PDF
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The influence of assimilated upstream, preconvective dropsonde observations...
This study tests the hypothesis that assimilating mid-to upper-tropospheric, meso-a-to synoptic-scale observations collected in upstream, preconvective environments is...- publication PDF
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EZPLOT, for Publication-quality Plots
EZPLOT was written to fulfill a need for publication-quality figures within the Climate Analysis Section of the Climate and Global Dynamics Division (CGD) at NCAR. It is built...- publication PDF
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January and July Simulation Experiments With the 2.5 Latitude-longitude...
This technical note documents the capability of the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR), 2.5�� latitude-longitude, second-generation, 6-layer General Circulation...- publication PDF
