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Meridional circulation dynamics in a cyclic convective dynamo
Surface observations indicate that the speed of the solar meridional circulation in the photosphere varies in anti-phase with the solar cycle. The current explanation for the...- publication PDF
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TV weathercasters' views of climate change appear to be rapidly evolving
Findings from the most recent surveys of TV weathercasterswhich are methodologically superior to prior surveys in a number of important wayssuggest that weathercasters' views of...- publication PDF
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Decadal relationship between European blocking and the North Atlantic...
Both the positive and negative phases of the North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO⺠and NAOâ», respectively) and atmospheric blocking in the Euro-Atlantic sector reflect synoptic...- publication PDF
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Variations in the diurnal cycle of precipitation and its changes with...
The diurnal cycle of precipitation is highly regional and is typically a product of multiple competing, highly localized effects. The diurnal cycle in regions such as the Amazon...- publication PDF
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Advancing polar prediction capabilities on daily to seasonal time scales
The polar regions have been attracting more and more attention in recent years, fueled by the perceptible impacts of anthropogenic climate change. Polar climate change provides...- publication PDF
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Development of a Polar stratospheric cloud model within the Community Earth...
Polar stratospheric clouds (PSCs) are critical elements of Arctic and Antarctic ozone depletion. We establish a PSC microphysics model using coupled chemistry, climate, and...- publication PDF
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Effect of deep convection on the tropical tropopause layer composition over...
Balloon-borne measurements of cryogenic frost-point hygrometer (CFH) water vapor, ozone and temperature and water vapor lidar measurements from the Maido Observatory on Reunion...- publication PDF
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The role of surface heat fluxes on the size of Typhoon Megi (2016)
This study attempts to understand how surface heat fluxes in different storm regions affect tropical cyclone (TC) size. The Advanced Research version of the Weather Research and...- publication PDF
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Assimilation of satellite NO2 observations at high spatial resolution using OSSEs
Observations of trace gases from space-based instruments offer the opportunity to constrain chemical and weather forecast and reanalysis models using the tools of data...- publication PDF
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Diagnosing radial ventilation in dropsonde observations of Hurricane Sam (2021)
This study presents a method to diagnose radial ventilation, the horizontal flux of relatively low-9e 9 e air into tropical cyclones, from dropsonde observations. We used this...- publication PDF
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Divergent controls of soil organic carbon between observations and...
The storage and cycling of soil organic carbon (SOC) are governed by multiple co-varying factors, including climate, plant productivity, edaphic properties, and disturbance...- publication PDF
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Assessing tropical cyclone trends in the context of potential sampling biases
Recently observed trends in the tropical cyclone record are assessed in the context of potential sampling biases. Multi-member syntheses of the hurricane record are created and...- publication PDF
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Informative risk analyses of radiative forcing geoengineering require proper...
This critique of the study by Müller et al. examines the implications of radiative forcing geoengineering on Arctic wildfires and permafrost thaw. The authors argue that while...- publication PDF
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On the precipitation-induced uncertainties in process-based hydrological...
Numerous studies have examined the reliability of various precipitation products over the Mekong River Basin (MRB) and modeled its basin hydrology. However, there is a lack of...- publication PDF
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Enlightenment strikes! Broadening graduate school training through field...
This article provides an overview of the Advanced Study Institute: Field Studies of Convection in Argentina (ASI-FSCA) program, a 3-week dynamic and collaborative hands-on...- publication PDF
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Use of GPS receivers as a soil moisture network for water cycle studies
Measurements of soil moisture, both its global distribution and temporal variations, are required to study the water and carbon cycles. A global network of in situ soil moisture...- publication PDF
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Modeling the performance of a diode laser-based (DLB) micro-pulse...
Ground-based, network-deployable remote sensing instruments for thermodynamic profiling in the lower troposphere are needed by the atmospheric science research community. The...- publication PDF
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Evaluating NARCCAP model performance for frequencies of severe-storm environments
An important topic for climate change investigation is the behavior of severe weather under future scenarios. Given the fine-scale nature of the phenomena, such changes can only...- publication PDF
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The Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation in high-resolution models
The Atlantic meridional overturning circulation (AMOC) represents the zonally integrated stream function of meridional volume transport in the Atlantic Basin. The AMOC plays an...- publication PDF
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Coordinated unmanned aircraft system (UAS) and ground-based weather...
Concentrations of airborne chemical and biological agents from a hazardous release are not spread uniformly. Instead, there are regions of higher concentration, in part due to...- publication PDF