-
Opinion: Challenges and needs of tropospheric chemical mechanism development
Chemical mechanisms form the core of atmospheric models to describe degradation pathways of pollutants and ultimately inform air quality and climate policymakers and other...- publication PDF
-
Stratospheric and mesospheric HOâ observations from the Aura Microwave Limb Sounder
This study introduces stratospheric and mesospheric hydroperoxyl radical (HO2) estimates from the Aura Microwave Limb Sounder (MLS) using an offline retrieval (i.e. run...- publication PDF
-
A study of the urban boundary layer using different urban parameterizations...
In the last two decades, mesoscale models (MMs) with urban canopy parameterizations have been widely used to study urban boundary layer processes. Different studies show that...- publication PDF
-
On the impact of additive noise in storm-scale EnKF experiments
Storm-scale ensemble Kalman filter (EnKF) studies routinely use methods to accelerate the spinup of convective structures when assimilating convective-scale radar observations....- publication PDF
-
Longitudinal and seasonal variation of the equatorial flux tube integrated...
Using the National Center for Atmospheric Research Thermosphere Ionosphere Electrodynamics General Circulation Model (TIEGCM), the ionospheric Rayleigh-Taylor instability growth...- publication PDF
-
Ordered fast fourier-transforms on a massively parallel hypercube multiprocessor
This article does not have an abstract or article summary.- publication PDF
-
The Wave-Front Correction system for the Sunrise balloon-borne solar observatory
This paper describes the wave-front correction system developed for the Sunrise balloon telescope, and provides information about its in-flight performance. For the correction...- publication PDF
-
Improved weather predictions through data assimilation for GFDL SHiELD
The Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory (GFDL)'s System for High‐resolution prediction on Earth‐to‐Local Domains (SHiELD) model typically uses the National...- publication PDF
-
The Secondary Production of Ice in Cumulus Experiment (SPICULE)
The secondary ice process (SIP) is a major microphysical process, which can result in rapid enhancement of ice particle concentration in the presence of preexisting ice. SPICULE...- publication PDF
-
Simulation of flash-flood-producing storm events in Saudi Arabia using the...
The challenges of monitoring and forecasting flash-flood-producing storm events in data-sparse and arid regions are explored using the Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF)...- publication PDF
-
The chemistry of mercury in the stratosphere
Mercury, a global contaminant, enters the stratosphere through convective uplift, but its chemical cycling in the stratosphere is unknown. We report the first model of...- publication PDF
-
Ultrafine sea spray aerosol over the southeastern Pacific: Open-ocean...
Accurate measurements of natural aerosol emissions over the ocean are needed to estimate the anthropogenic impact on the environment. In this study, we measured sea spray...- publication PDF
-
The HAMMONIA Chemistry Climate Model: Sensitivity of the mesopause region to...
This paper introduces the three-dimensional Hamburg Model of the Neutral and Ionized Atmosphere (HAMMONIA), which treats atmospheric dynamics, radiation, and chemistry...- publication PDF
-
Numerical Forecasting of Winds in the Terminal Environment
This report describes a method for forecasting low-level winds in the Terminal Environment in the 30 to 60 minute timeframe. Tests are performed using data from Lincoln Labs'...- publication PDF
-
Comparison of empirical and theoretical models of the thermospheric density...
On 3 February 2022, at 18:13 UTC, SpaceX launched and a short time later deployed 49 Starlink satellites at an orbit altitude between 210 and 320 km. The satellites were meant...- publication PDF
-
Model biases in the simulation of the springtime North Pacific ENSO teleconnection
The wintertime ENSO teleconnection over the North Pacific region consists of an intensified (weakened) low pressure center during El Nino (La Nina) events both in observations...- publication PDF
-
Aerosol microphysical impact on summertime convective precipitation in the...
We present an aerosol-cloud-precipitation modeling study of convective clouds using the Weather Research and Forecasting model fully coupled with Chemistry (WRF-Chem) version...- publication PDF
-
Workshop Review: Management of Data Collected in GRAMP (Gulf Region...
In response to the demolition and subsequent burning of the Kuwait oil fires this report summarizes a workshop that was held July 24-26, 1991 at the National Center for...- publication PDF
-
Large-scale traveling ionospheric disturbances origin and propagation: Case...
We investigate the origin, occurrence, and propagation of large-scale traveling ionospheric disturbances (LSTIDs) over the European region during the 19-21 December 2015...- publication PDF
-
Theoretical estimates of light transmittance at the MOSAiC Central Observatory
Light transmission through a sea ice cover has strong implications for the heat content of the upper ocean, the magnitude of bottom and lateral ice melt, and primary...- publication PDF