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Simulating wintertime orographic cloud seeding over the Snowy Mountains of Australia
This study presents the first numerical simulations of seeded clouds over the Snowy Mountains of Australia. WRF-WxMod, a novel glaciogenic cloud-seeding model, was utilized to...- publication PDF
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Pathways for socio-economic system transitions expressed as a Markov chain
Cross-impact balance (CIB) analysis provides a system-theoretical view of scenarios useful for investigating complex socio-economic systems. CIB can synthesize a variety of...- publication PDF
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Aerosol effects on the development of a supercell storm in a double-moment...
This study investigates the aerosol effects on the development of an idealized three-dimensional supercell storm, focusing on storm morphology and precipitation during a quasi...- publication PDF
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Periodic variations in solar wind and responses of the magnetosphere and...
TIMED/GUVI observed thermospheric column n-ary sumation O/N-2 depletion in both hemispheres between March 1 and 21, 2017 which was caused by large periodic variations in...- publication PDF
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Distinguishing southern Africa precipitation response by strength of El...
December-February precipitation in southern Africa during recent El Nino events is studied by distinguishing circulation and precipitation responses during strong and moderate-...- publication PDF
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Comparison of the GOSAT TANSO-FTS TIR CH volume mixing ratio vertical...
The primary instrument on the Greenhouse gases Observing SATellite (GOSAT) is the Thermal And Near infrared Sensor for carbon Observations (TANSO) Fourier transform spectrometer...- publication PDF
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Modeling of cloud microphysics: Can we do better?
Representation of cloud microphysics is a key aspect of simulating clouds. From the early days of cloud modeling, numerical models have relied on an Eulerian approach for all...- publication PDF
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Emissions of reactive nitrogen from Western U.S. wildfires during summer 2018
Reactive nitrogen (N-r) within smoke plumes plays important roles in the production of ozone, the formation of secondary aerosols, and deposition of fixed N to ecosystems. The...- publication PDF
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The effect of â¼27 day solar rotation on ionospheric Fâ region peak...
Ionospheric F² region peak electron densities (NmF²) observed from 11 ionosonde stations in the East Asian-Australian sector from 1969 to 1986 have been used to investigate...- publication PDF
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Long-term continuous atmospheric COâ measurements at Baring Head, New Zealand
We present descriptions of the in situ instrumentation, calibration procedures, intercomparison efforts, and data filtering methods used in a 39-yr record of continuous...- publication PDF
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Can the Madden-Julian oscillation affect the Antarctic total column ozone?
The effect of the Madden-Julian Oscillation (MJO) on springtime Antarctic ozone variations is revealed for the first time from multi-satellite reanalysis and model simulations....- publication PDF
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An evaluation of LES turbulence models for scalar mixing in the...
The stratocumulus cloud-capped boundary layer under a sharp inversion is a challenging regime for large-eddy simulation (LES). Here, data from the first research flight of the...- publication PDF
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Seasonal injection strategies for stratospheric aerosol geoengineering
Simulations of stratospheric aerosol geoengineering have typically considered injections at aconstant rate over the entire year. However, the seasonal variability of both...- publication PDF
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A shorter, sharper rainy season amplifies California wildfire risk
California has experienced increasingly severe autumn wildfires over the past several decades, which have exacted a rising human and environmental toll. Recent fire and climate...- publication PDF
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Evaluation of subgrid-scale hydrometeor transport schemes using a...
Potential ways of parameterizing vertical turbulent fluxes of hydrometeors are examined using a high-resolution simulation of continental deep convection. The cloud-resolving...- publication PDF
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The Polar Amplification Model Intercomparison Project (PAMIP) contribution...
Polar amplification - the phenomenon where external radiative forcing produces a larger change in surface temperature at high latitudes than the global average - is a key aspect...- publication PDF
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Sun exposure and melanoma survival: A GEM study
We previously reported a significant association between higher UV radiation exposure before diagnosis and greater survival with melanoma in a population-based study in...- publication PDF
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Improved modeling of cloudy-sky actinic flux using satellite cloud retrievals
Clouds play a critical role in modulating tropospheric radiation and thus photochemistry. We develop a methodology for calculating the vertical distribution of tropospheric...- publication PDF
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Challenges in quantifying changes in the global water cycle
Understanding observed changes to the global water cycle is key to predicting future climate changes and their impacts. While many datasets document crucial variables such as...- publication PDF
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The worldwide C3S CORDEX grand ensemble: A major contribution to assess...
The collaboration between the Coordinated Regional Climate Downscaling Experiment (CORDEX) and the Earth System Grid Federation (ESGF) provides open access to an unprecedented...- publication PDF