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Strong El Niño events lead to robust multi-year ENSO predictability
The El Nino-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) phenomenon-the dominant source of climate variability on seasonal to multi-year timescales-is predictable a few seasons in advance....- publication PDF
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Numerical simulations of active region scale flux emergence: From spot...
We present numerical simulations of active region scale flux emergence covering a time span of up to 6 days. Flux emergence is driven by a bottom boundary condition that advects...- publication PDF
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Tick-, mosquito-, and rodent-borne parasite sampling designs for the...
Parasites and pathogens are increasingly recognized as significant drivers of ecological and evolutionary change in natural ecosystems. Concurrently, transmission of infectious...- publication PDF
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Dependence of probabilistic quantitative precipitation forecast performance...
This study investigates the probabilistic quantitative precipitation forecast (PQPF) performance of typhoons that affected Taiwan during 2011-16. In this period, a total of 19...- publication PDF
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Influence of volcanic eruptions on the climate of the Asian monsoon region
Several state-of-the-art general circulation models (GCMs) predict that large volcanic eruptions should result in anomalous dry conditions throughout much of monsoon Asia. Here,...- publication PDF
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Development of the GEOS-5 atmospheric general circulation model: Evolution...
The Modern-Era Retrospective Analysis for Research and Applications-2 (MERRA2) version of the Goddard Earth Observing System-5 (GEOS-5) atmospheric general circulation model...- publication PDF
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The Energy Balance Experiment EBEX-2000. Part III: Behaviour and quality of...
An important part of the Energy Balance Experiment (EBEX-2000) was the measurement of the net radiation and its components. Since the terrain, an irrigated cotton field, could...- publication PDF
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A weakened AMOC could cause Southern Ocean temperature and seaâice change...
We present the first CMIP6‐era multi‐model intercomparison of the Southern Ocean (SO) temperature and sea‐ice response to substantial Atlantic meridional...- publication PDF
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Divergent eddy heat fluxes in the Kuroshio Extension at 144°-148°E. Part...
The Kuroshio Extension System Study (KESS) provided 16 months of observations to quantify divergent eddy heat flux (DEHF) from a mesoscale-resolving array of current- and...- publication PDF
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Direct numerical simulation of the Plumb-McEwan laboratory analogue of the QBO
The laboratory experiment of Plumb and McEwan demonstrates the principal mechanism of periodically reversing winds observed in the stratosphere--the quasi-biennial oscillation...- publication PDF
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Causes and implications of persistent atmospheric carbon dioxide biases in...
The strength of feedbacks between a changing climate and future COâ concentrations is uncertain and difficult to predict using Earth System Models (ESMs). We analyzed...- publication PDF
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An ensemble conditional nonlinear optimal perturbation approach: Formulation...
The conditional nonlinear optimal perturbation (CNOP) method proposed by Mu et al. (2003) has been a useful tool for studying predictability dynamics. Its further applications...- publication PDF
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Large sensitivity to freshwater forcing location in 8.2 ka simulations
The 8.2âka event is a key test case for simulating the coupled climate response to changes in the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC). Recent advances in...- publication PDF
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Earlier snowmelt reduces atmospheric carbon uptake in midlatitude subalpine forests
Previous work demonstrates conflicting evidence regarding the influence of snowmelt timing on forest net ecosystem exchange (NEE). Based on 15years of eddy covariance...- publication PDF
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Impacts of forecaster involvement on convective storm initiation and...
A forecaster-interactive capability was added to an automated convective storm nowcasting system [Auto-Nowcaster (ANC)] to allow forecasters to enhance the performance of 1-h...- publication PDF
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The NCAR Dropsonde Program
This document outlines the objectives and program design of the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) dropsonde program. As part of the program, several sondes will be...- publication PDF
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Overlapping magnetic activity cycles and the sunspot number: Forecasting...
The Sun exhibits a well-observed modulation in the number of spots on its disk over a period of about 11 years. From the dawn of modern observational astronomy, sunspots have...- publication PDF
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Exascale computing and data handling: Challenges and opportunities for...
The emergence of exascale computing and artificial intelligence offer tremendous potential to significantly advance Earth system prediction capabilities. However, enormous...- publication PDF
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Wildfire air pollution hazard during the 21st century
Wildfires pose a significant risk to human livelihoods and are a substantial health hazard due to emissions of toxic smoke. Previous studies have shown that climate change,...- publication PDF
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Response of surface ozone over the continental United States to UV radiation...
The response of surface ozone concentrations to decreases in ultraviolet (UV) radiation that are expected from the recovery of stratospheric ozone by the end of the twenty-first...- publication PDF