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Model bias in a continuously cycled assimilation system and its influence on...
During the spring 2011 season, a real-time continuously cycled ensemble data assimilation system using the Advanced Research version of the Weather Research and Forecasting...- publication PDF
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Higher measured than modeled ozone production at increased NOx levels in the...
Chemical models must correctly calculate the ozone formation rate, P(O3), to accurately predict ozone levels and to test mitigation strategies. However, air quality models can...- publication PDF
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Signatures of thermospheric-exospheric coupling of hydrogen in observed...
Analysis of an established geocoronal H α data set indicates a seasonal trend in observed dusk-to-dawn intensity variation, consistent with a diurnal variation in the...- publication PDF
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The role of the stratosphere in subseasonal to seasonal prediction: 1....
The stratosphere has been identified as an important source of predictability for a range of processes on subseasonal to seasonal (S2S) time scales. Knowledge about S2S...- publication PDF
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The 3-4 week MJO prediction skill in a GFDL coupled model
Based on a new version of the Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory (GFDL) coupled model, the Madden-Julian oscillation (MJO) prediction skill in boreal wintertime (November-...- publication PDF
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Measurement of light-absorbing particles in surface snow of central and...
We collected surface snow samples from three different glaciers - Yala, Thana, and Sachin - in the central and western Himalayas to understand the spatial variability and...- publication PDF
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Evolving impacts of multiyear La Niña events on atmospheric circulation and...
Wintertime precipitation over the southern U.S. is known to decrease with interannual cooling of the equatorial Pacific associated with La Nina, which often persists 2 years or...- publication PDF
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An ozone depletion event in the sub-arctic layer over Hudson Bay, Canada
During the Tropospheric Ozone Production about the Spring Equinox (TOPSE) program, aircraft flights during April 7-11, 2000 revealed a large area air mass capped below -500 m...- publication PDF
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A hybrid Eulerian-Lagrangian numerical scheme for solving prognostic...
A new hybrid EulerianâLagrangian numerical scheme (HEL) for solving prognostic equations in fluid dynamics is proposed. The basic idea is to use an Eulerian as well as a fully...- publication PDF
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Simulating impacts of real-world wind farms on land surface temperature...
This study simulates the impacts of real-world wind farms on land surface temperature (LST) using the Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF) Model driven by realistic initial...- publication PDF
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A case-crossover analysis of indoor heat exposure on mortality and...
BACKGROUND: Despite the substantial role indoor exposure has played in heat wave-related mortality, few epidemiological studies have examined the health effects of exposure to...- publication PDF
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Object based analysis of satellite derived precipitation systems over the...
The Method for Object-based Diagnostic Evaluation (MODE) developed by Davis et al. is implemented and extended to characterize the temporal behavior of objects and to perform a...- publication PDF
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Potential impacts of Asian carbon aerosols on future US warming
This study uses an atmosphere-ocean fully coupled climate model to investigate possible remote impacts of Asian carbonaceous aerosols on US climate change. We took a 21st...- publication PDF
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Atmospheric amines and ammonia measured with a chemical ionization mass...
We report measurements of ambient amines and ammonia with a fast response chemical ionization mass spectrometer (CIMS) in a southeastern US forest and a moderately polluted...- publication PDF
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Quantifying renewable groundwater stress with GRACE
Groundwater is an increasingly important water supply source globally. Understanding the amount of groundwater used versus the volume available is crucial to evaluate future...- publication PDF
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Effects of initial soil moisture on rainfall generation and subsequent...
Through the use of a mesoscale meteorological model and distributed hydrologic model, the effects of initial soil moisture on rainfall generation, streamflow, and...- publication PDF
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Climate services: Lessons learned and future prospects
This perspective paper reviews progress made in the last decades to enhance the communication and use of climate information relevant to the political and economic decision...- publication PDF
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Structural diagnostics of the tropopause inversion layer and its evolution
The Tropopause Inversion Layer (TIL) is marked by a peak in static stability directly above the tropopause. The TIL is quantitatively defined with new diagnostics using Global...- publication PDF
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Can we reconstruct the formation of large open-ocean polynyas in the...
Large open-ocean polynyas, defined as ice-free areas within the sea ice pack, have only rarely been observed in the Southern Ocean over the past decades. In addition to smaller...- publication PDF
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Topographic-thermal circulations and GPS-measured moisture variability...
To investigate topographic-thermal circulations and the associated moisture variability over western Puerto Rico, field data were collected from 15 to 31 March 2011. Surface...- publication PDF