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Intercomparison of integrated water vapor retrievals from SSM/I and COSMIC
Integrated water vapor (IWV) estimates derived from four different Special Sensor Microwave Imager (SSM/I) algorithms are collocated and compared with IWV retrievals using...- publication PDF
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Evaluation of the CAM6 climate model using cloud observations at McMurdo...
A comparative analysis between observational data from McMurdo Station, Antarctica and the Community Atmosphere Model version 6 (CAM6) simulation is performed focusing on cloud...- publication PDF
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Estimating error variances of a microwave sensor and dropsondes aboard the...
This study estimates the random error variances and standard deviations (STDs) for four datasets: Global Hawk (GH) dropsondes (DROP), the High-Altitude Monolithic Microwave...- publication PDF
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The circulation response of a two-dimensional frontogenetic model to...
An analysis of the influence and sensitivity of moisture in an idealized two-dimensional moist semigeostrophic frontogenesis model is presented. A comparison between a dry...- publication PDF
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Strong day-to-day variability of the Asian Tropopause Aerosol Layer (ATAL)...
The South Asian summer monsoon is associated with a large-scale anticyclonic circulation in the upper troposphere and lower stratosphere (UTLS), which confines the air mass...- publication PDF
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Community Research Earth Digital Intelligence Twin: a scalable framework for...
Recent advancements in artificial intelligence (AI) numerical weather prediction (NWP) have transformed atmospheric modeling. AI NWP models outperform state-of-the-art...- publication PDF
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Climate change: The necessary, the possible and the desirable Earth League...
The development of human civilizations has occurred at a time of stable climate. This climate stability is now threatened by human activity. The rising global climate risk...- publication PDF
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Importance of forecast error multivariate correlations in idealized...
The importance of multivariate forecast error correlations between specific humidity, temperature, and surface pressure in perfect model assimilations of Global Positioning...- publication PDF
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The impact of positive-definite moisture transport on NWP precipitation forecasts
A positive-definite transport scheme for moisture is tested in a nonhydrostatic forecast model using convection-permitting resolutions. Use of the positive-definite scheme is...- publication PDF
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Interaction of gravity waves with the QBO: A satellite perspective
One of the most important dynamical processes in the tropical stratosphere is the quasi-biennial oscillation (QBO) of the zonal wind. Still, the QBO is not well represented in...- publication PDF
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Impact of breaking wave form drag on near-surface turbulence and drag...
The effects of breaking waves on near-surface wind turbulence and drag coefficient are investigated using large-eddy simulation. The impact of intermittent and transient wave...- publication PDF
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U.S. Weather Research Program, Hurricane Landfall Workshop Report
This report contains the results of workshop participants who prioritized research and observational opportunities to achieve pre-landfall track forecast gains of this track-...- publication PDF
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The Detection and Attribution Model Intercomparison Project (DAMIP v1.0)...
Detection and attribution (D&A) simulations were important components of CMIP5 and underpinned the climate change detection and attribution assessments of the Fifth...- publication PDF
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A triple-moment representation of ice in the Predicted Particle Properties...
In the original Predicted Particle Properties (P3) bulk microphysics scheme, all ice-phase hydrometeors are represented by one or more "free" ice categories, where the physical...- publication PDF
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Unprecedented atmospheric ammonia concentrations detected in the high arctic...
From 17-22 August 2017 simultaneous enhancements of ammonia (NH3), carbon monoxide(CO), hydrogen cyanide (HCN), and ethane (C2H6) were detected from ground-based solar...- publication PDF
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Characterization of a thermal decomposition chemical ionization mass...
This paper presents a detailed laboratory characterization of a thermal dissociation chemical ionization mass spectrometer (TD-CIMS) for the atmospheric measurement of...- publication PDF
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Favorable circulation patterns and moisture sources for wintertime extreme...
The Balkhash-Junggar (B-J) region is a typical dryland region with strong sensitivity to climate change. The snowstorms of the year 2009 caused financial damage worth of 2,516...- publication PDF
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Evaluating a reservoir parametrization in the vector-based global routing...
Human-controlled reservoirs have a large influence on the global water cycle. While global hydrological models use generic parameterizations to model dam operations, the...- publication PDF
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Effects of the Mount Pinatubo eruption on decadal climate prediction skill...
Multi-model simulations show a post-Pinatubo eruption sequence of Pacific sea surface temperatures (SSTs) that includes a La Niña-like pattern the third northern winter after...- publication PDF
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Revisiting the Earth's sea-level and energy budgets from 1961-2008
We review the sea-level and energy budgets together from 1961, using recent and updated estimates of all terms. From 1972 to 2008, the observed sea-level rise (1.8 {plus minus}...- publication PDF