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Sub-photosphere to solar atmosphere connection
Magnetic fields extend from the solar interior through the atmosphere. The formation and evolution of active regions can be studied by measuring subsurface flows with local...- publication PDF
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A modern approach to a stability-based definition of the tropopause
Definition of the tropopause has remained a focus of atmospheric science since its discovery near the beginning of the twentieth century. Few universal definitions (those that...- publication PDF
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Observational evidence of particle hygroscopic growth in the upper...
We measured the vertical profiles of backscatter ratio (BSR) using the balloon-borne, lightweight Compact Optical Backscatter AerosoL Detector (COBALD) instruments above Linzhi,...- publication PDF
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Role of convection in redistributing formaldehyde to the upper troposphere...
Measurements of formaldehyde (CHâO) from a tunable diode laser absorption spectrometer (TDLAS) were acquired onboard the NASA DC-8 aircraft during the summer 2004 INTEX-NA...- publication PDF
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Source characteristics of oxygenated volatile organic compounds and hydrogen cyanide
Airborne trace gas measurements from Transport and Chemical Evolution over the Pacific (TRACE-P), Pacific Exploratory Mission (PEM)-Tropics B, and Intercontinental Chemical...- publication PDF
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An analysis of the scale heights in the lower topside ionosphere based on...
We statistically analyze the ionospheric scale heights in the lower topside ionosphere based on the electron density (N e) and temperature profiles observed from the incoherent...- publication PDF
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A 4-D climatology (1979-2009) of the monthly tropospheric aerosol optical...
Since the 1980s several spaceborne sensors have been used to retrieve the aerosol optical depth (AOD) over the Mediterranean region. In parallel, AOD climatologies coming from...- publication PDF
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An Aviation Research Facility for the Atmospheric Sciences
In this report a National Aircraft Facility Survey Group was appointed in July 1963. The group was requested to study and report upon requirements for research aircraft and...- publication PDF
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A high-impact meso-beta vortex in the Adriatic Sea
On the evening of November 12, 2019, an exceptional high tide - the second-highest in the ranking since sea-level data have been recorded - hit the city of Venice in northern...- publication PDF
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A sudden stratospheric warming compendium
Major, sudden midwinter stratospheric warmings (SSWs) are large and rapid temperature increases in the winter polar stratosphere are associated with a complete reversal of the...- publication PDF
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High resolution forecasting of summer drought in the Western United States
Drought monitoring and forecasting systems are used in the United States (U.S.) to inform drought management decisions. Drought forecasting efforts have often been conducted and...- publication PDF
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First zonal drift velocity measurement of Equatorial Plasma Bubbles (EPBs)...
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Global-scale Observations of the Limb and Disk (GOLD) satellite takes far-ultraviolet images of the Earth from...- publication PDF
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Evaluation of a data assimilation system for land surface models using CLM4.5
The magnitude and persistence of land carbon (C) pools influence long-term climate feedbacks. Interactive ecological processes influence land C pools and our understanding of...- publication PDF
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Women's education, family planning, or both? Application of multistate...
Is education the best contraceptive? Using the multistate human capital projection model, our analysis shows that the projected changes in India population vary depending on...- publication PDF
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Laboratory and modeling studies of cloud - clear air interfacial mixing:...
Small-scale mixing between cloudy air and unsaturated clear air is investigated in numerical simulations and in a laboratory cloud chamber. Despite substantial differences in...- publication PDF
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Droplet activation and mixing in large-eddy simulation of a shallow cumulus field
This paper presents the application of a double-moment bulk warm-rain microphysics scheme to the simulation of a field of shallow convective clouds based on Barbados...- publication PDF
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The Tropical Forest and Fire Emissions Experiment: Overview and airborne...
The Tropical Forest and Fire Emissions Experiment (TROFFEE) used laboratory measurements followed by airborne and ground based field campaigns during the 2004 Amazon dry season...- publication PDF
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Radiation belt electrons respond to multiple solar wind inputs
The multivariate statistical basis that underlies both single- and multi-input linear prediction filter analyses is reviewed, providing context necessary to understand the full...- publication PDF
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Predicting euphotic-depth-integrated chlorophyll-a from discrete-depth and...
Predicting water column integrated phytoplankton biomass from near-surface measurements has been an important effort in marine ecological research, particularly since the advent...- publication PDF
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A road map to success of international field campaigns in atmospheric and...
Understanding and predicting Earth's environment requires information and -knowledge of detailed physical, chemical, and biological processes directly from observations. Well-...- publication PDF
