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The nocturnal water cycle in an open-canopy forest
The movement of moisture into, out-of, and within forest ecosystems is modulated by feedbacks that stem from processes which couple plants, soil, and the atmosphere. While an...- publication PDF
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Diagnostics for near-surface wind response to the Gulf Stream in a regional...
The mechanisms acting on near-surface winds over the Gulf Stream are diagnosed using 5-year outputs of a regional atmospheric model. The diagnostics for the surface-layer...- publication PDF
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Corrigendum: Impact of fire on global land surface air temperature and...
This is a corrigendum for the article 2017 Environ. Res. Lett. 12 044014- publication PDF
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The global diabatic circulation of the stratosphere as a metric for the...
The circulation of the stratosphere, also known as the Brewer-Dobson circulation, transports water vapor and ozone, with implications for radiative forcing and climate. This...- publication PDF
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A machine learning enhanced approach for automated sunquake detection in...
Sunquakes are seismic emissions visible on the solar surface, associated with some solar flares. Although discovered in 1998, they have only recently become a more commonly...- publication PDF
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Predictability of the mesosphere and lower thermosphere during major sudden...
The predictability of the middle atmosphere during major sudden stratospheric warmings (SSWs) is investigated based on subseasonal hindcasts in the Community Earth System Model,...- publication PDF
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Transport of nitric oxide in the winter mesosphere and lower thermosphere
Nitric oxide (NO) plays key roles both in thermospheric energetics and upper‐lower atmosphere coupling. However, mesospheric NO in the polar night region has often been...- publication PDF
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Aviation turbulence forecasting at upper levels with machine learning...
We explore the use of machine learning (ML) techniques, namely, regression trees (RT), for the purpose of aviation turbulence forecasting at upper levels [20-45 kft (;6-14 km)...- publication PDF
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Secular changes in the thermosphere and ionosphere between two quiet Sun periods
The solar minimum period between solar cycles 23 and 24 was the longest since the beginning of space-based measurements, and many manifestations of solar activity were unusually...- publication PDF
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Assessing the WRF-Solar model performance using satellite-derived irradiance...
WRF-Solar is a numerical weather prediction model specifically designed to meet the increasing demand for accurate solar irradiance forecasting. The model provides flexibility...- publication PDF
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Tongan volcanic eruption induced global-scale thermospheric changes observed...
The 2022 Tongan volcanic eruption released significant energy into the atmosphere. Tropospheric satellite images show that the eruption generated pressure waves that traveled...- publication PDF
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Data-constrained MHD simulation for the eruption of a filament-sigmoid...
The separation of a filament and sigmoid is observed during an X1.4 flare on 2012 July 12 in solar active region 11520, but the corresponding change in magnetic field is not...- publication PDF
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Abrupt increase in Arctic-Subarctic wildfires caused by future permafrost thaw
Unabated 21st-century climate change will accelerate Arctic-Subarctic permafrost thaw which can intensify microbial degradation of carbon-rich soils, methane emissions, and...- publication PDF
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Trace gas and particle emissions from open biomass burning in Mexico
We report airborne measurements of emission factors (EF) for trace gases and PM₂.₅ made in southern Mexico in March of 2006 on 6 crop residue fires, 3 tropical dry forest fires,...- publication PDF
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Influence of the North Pacific Victoria mode on the Pacific ITCZ summer precipitation
This study demonstrates the close connection between the second dominant mode of spring sea surface temperature anomalies (SSTAs) in the North Pacific poleward of 20°N, referred...- publication PDF
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Time of emergence and large ensemble intercomparison for ocean biogeochemical trends
Anthropogenically forced changes in ocean biogeochemistry are underway and critical for the ocean carbon sink and marine habitat. Detecting such changes in ocean biogeochemistry...- publication PDF
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Estimating profile soil moisture and groundwater variations using GRACE and...
In this study we estimate a time series of regional groundwater anomalies by combining terrestrial water storage estimates from the Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment...- publication PDF
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SURF: Understanding and predicting urban convection and haze
Urbanization modifies atmospheric energy and moisture balances, forming distinct features [e.g., urban heat islands (UHIs) and enhanced or decreased precipitation]. These...- publication PDF
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Global and regional hydrological impacts of global forest expansion
Large-scale reforestation, afforestation, and forest restoration schemes have gained global support as climate change mitigation strategies due to their significant carbon...- publication PDF
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Future changes in isoprene-epoxydiol-derived secondary organic aerosol...
Secondary organic aerosol (SOA) is a dominant contributor of fine particulate matter in the atmosphere, but the complexity of SOA formation chemistry hinders the accurate...- publication PDF