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Representing convective organization in prediction models by a hybrid approach
The mesoscale organization of precipitating convection is highly relevant to next-generation global numerical weather prediction models, which will have an intermediate...- publication PDF
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Differential adaptive capacity to extreme heat: A Phoenix, Arizona, case study
Climate change is projected to increase the number of days producing excessive heat across the southwestern United States, increasing population exposure to extreme heat events....- publication PDF
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Simulation of United States Mesoscale Convective Systems using GFDL's new...
Accurate representation of mesoscale scale convective systems (MCSs) in climate models is of vital importance to understanding global energy, water cycles, and extreme weather....- publication PDF
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Time-latitude distribution of prominences for 10 solar cycles: A study using...
Solar prominences are structures of importance because of their role in polar field reversal. We study the long-term variation of the time latitude distribution of solar...- publication PDF
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Daedalus MASE (mission assessment through simulation exercise): A toolset...
Daedalus MASE (Mission Assessment through Simulation Exercise) is an open-source package of scientific analysis tools aimed at research in the Lower Thermosphere-Ionosphere...- publication PDF
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The contribution of plasma sheet bubbles to stormtime ring current buildup...
The formation of the stormtime ring current is a result of the inward transport and energization of plasma sheet ions. Previous studies have demonstrated that a significant...- publication PDF
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Quantifying progress across different CMIP phases with the ESMValTool
More than 40 model groups worldwide are participating in the Coupled Model Intercomparison Project Phase 6 (CMIP6), providing a new and rich source of information to better...- publication PDF
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Identifying wind regimes near Kuwait using self-organizing maps
Optimization of wind energy integration requires knowing the relationship between weather patterns and winds they cause. For a region with less-studied weather such as the...- publication PDF
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Long-duration depletion in the topside ionospheric total electron content...
Topside ionospheric total electron content (TEC) observations from multiple low-Earth orbit (LEO) satellites have been used to investigate the local time, altitudinal, and...- publication PDF
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Magnetospheric Multiscale (MMS) Observations of magnetic reconnection in...
Magnetic reconnection is a fundamental process of energy conversion in plasmas between electromagnetic fields and particles. Magnetic reconnection has been observed directly in...- publication PDF
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The global-mean precipitation response to CO2-induced warming in CMIP6 models
We examine the response of globally averaged precipitation to global warming-the hydrologic sensitivity (HS)-in the Coupled Model Intercomparison Project phase 6 (CMIP6) multi-...- publication PDF
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Review of the formulation of present-generation stratospheric...
The goal of the Chemistry-Climate Model Validation (CCMVal) activity is to improve understanding of chemistry-climate models (CCMs) through process-oriented evaluation and to...- publication PDF
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Diagnosing the transition layer at extratropical latitudes using MLS O3 and...
The behavior of the extratropical transition layer (ExTL) is investigated using a chemistry transport model (CTM) and analyses derived from assimilation of MLS (Microwave Limb...- publication PDF
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Radar data and climatological statistics associated with warm season...
This Technical Note supplements the Carbone et al. (2001) study, for which meridionally averaged composites of national radar reflectivity were used to compile seasonal...- publication PDF
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Modelling diurnal variation magnetic fields due to ionospheric currents
Accurate models of the spatial structure of ionospheric magnetic fields in the diurnal variation (DV) band (periods of a few hours to a day) would enable use of magneto-...- publication PDF
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Tropical Pacific - mid-latitude teleconnections in medieval times
Terrestrial and marine late Holocene proxy records from the western and central US suggest that climate between approximately 500 and 1350 a.d. was marked by generally arid...- publication PDF
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How does riming influence the observed spatial variability of ice water in...
Observations show that the ice water content (IWC) in mixed-phase clouds (MPCs) tends to occur in clusters. However, it is not sufficiently understood which ice crystal...- publication PDF
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Volcanic drivers of stratospheric sulfur in GFDL ESM4
Stratospheric injections of sulfur dioxide from major volcanic eruptions perturb the Earth's global radiative balance and dominate variability in stratospheric sulfur loading....- publication PDF
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Linking extreme weather to climate variability and change
International Group on Attribution of Climate-Related Events (ACE); Boulder, Colorado, 26 January 2009; Climate change is likely to be manifested on societies around the world...- publication PDF
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Verifying supercellular rotation in a convection-permitting ensemble...
The utility of radar-derived rotation track data for the verification of supercell thunderstorm forecasts was quantified through this study. The forecasts were generated using a...- publication PDF