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The global carbon budget 1959-2011
Accurate assessments of anthropogenic carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions and their redistribution among the atmosphere, ocean, and terrestrial biosphere is important to better...- publication PDF
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Scenario setup and forcing data for impact model evaluation and impact...
This paper describes the rationale and the protocol of the first component of the third simulation round of the Inter-Sectoral Impact Model Intercomparison Project (ISIMIP3a,...- publication PDF
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Numerical simulations of the three-dimensional distribution of meteoric dust...
Micrometeorites that ablate in the lower thermosphere and upper mesosphere are thought to recondense into nanometer-sized smoke particles and then coagulate into larger dust...- publication PDF
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Distinguishing southern Africa precipitation response by strength of El Niño...
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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Techniques for using MODIS data to remotely sense lake water surface temperatures
This study describes a stepwise methodology used to provide daily high-spatial-resolution water surface temperatures from Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS)...- publication PDF
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Examining the two-way grid nesting for large-eddy simulation of the PBL...
The performance of two-way nesting for large eddy simulation (LES) of PBL turbulence is investigated using the Weather Research and Forecasting model framework. A pair of LES-...- publication PDF
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Application of multivariate sensitivity analysis techniques to...
This work demonstrates the use of Sobol's sensitivity analysis framework to examine multivariate input-output relationships in dynamical systems. The methodology allows...- publication PDF
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Sensitivity of northern Great Plains convection forecasts to upstream and...
The role of earlier forecast errors on subsequent convection forecasts is evaluated for a northern Great Plains severe convective event on 11-12 June 2013 during the Mesoscale...- publication PDF
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The origins of vortex sheets in a simulated supercell thunderstorm
This paper investigates the origins of the (cyclonic) vertical vorticity within vortex sheets that develop within a numerically simulated supercell in a nonrotating,...- publication PDF
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Measurement report: Cloud processes and the transport of biological...
Long-range transport of biogenic emissions from the coast of Antarctica, precipitation scavenging, and cloud processing are the main processes that influence the observed...- publication PDF
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Combining outputs from the North American Regional Climate Change Assessment...
We investigate the 20-year-average boreal winter temperatures generated by an ensemble of six regional climate models (RCMs) in phase I of the North American Regional Climate...- publication PDF
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CESM/CAM5 improvement and application: comparison and evaluation of updated...
Atmospheric chemistry plays a key role in determining the amounts and distributions of oxidants and gaseous precursors that control the formation of secondary gaseous and...- publication PDF
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The Arctic freshwater system: Changes and impacts
Dramatic changes have been observed in the Arctic over the last century. Many of these involve the storage and cycling of fresh water. On land, precipitation and river...- publication PDF
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The global solar dynamo
A brief summary of the various observations and constraints that underlie solar dynamo research are presented. The arguments that indicate that the solar dynamo is an alpha-...- publication PDF
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Stark-enhanced diode-laser spectroscopy of formaldehyde using a modified...
The combined use of a novel multipass cell and a sample modulation scheme based on the Stark effect in molecular spectra is used to suppress time dependent background signals,...- publication PDF
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Estimating the global influence of Cover Crops on ecosystem service...
Cover crops (CCs) can improve soil nutrient retention and crop production while providing climate change mitigation co-benefits. However, quantifying these ecosystem services...- publication PDF
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Secondary planetary waves in the middle and upper atmosphere following the...
The role of planetary waves in causing stratospheric sudden warmings (SSWs) is well understood and quantified. However, recent studies have indicated that secondary planetary...- publication PDF
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Mesoscale predictability of moist baroclinic waves: Convection-permitting...
A recent study examined the predictability of an idealized baroclinic wave amplifying in a conditionally unstable atmosphere through numerical simulations with parameterized...- publication PDF
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The influence of multiple groups of biological ice nucleating particles on...
A new empirical parameterization (EP) for multiple groups of primary biological aerosol particles (PBAPs) is implemented in the aerosol-cloud model (AC) to investigate their...- publication PDF
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Carbon isotopomers measurement using mid-IR tunable laser sources
Recent developments of two mid-infrared tunable laser spectrometers dedicated to carbon isotope ratio determination are presented. First, a field deployable quantum cascade...- publication PDF
