Radiative feedbacks associated with changes in water vapor, temperature, surface albedo and clouds remain a major source of uncertainty in our understanding of climate's response to anthropogenic forcing. In this dissertation climate model data is used to investigate variations in feedbacks that result from changing CO₂ forcing and the time...
A radiation model was developed for retrieving cloud visible optical depth,
droplet effective radius, and cloud top emission temperature using AVHRR satellite
observations at 0.63, 3.7, and 11 μm. The model was used to determine the sensitivity
of the retrieved properties to various approximations often employed in such retrievals.
Droplet...
It has been shown by Schlesinger and Mintz (1979) that the UCLA general
circulation model (GCM) is able to simulate the observed negative correlation
between the total amount of ozone in a vertical atmospheric column (the total ozone)
and the eastward-propagating synoptic disturbances in the troposphere, with the
total ozone...
Weak-wind flow in the nocturnal boundary is one of the most poorly understood problems in the field of meteorology. The understanding of weak-wind flows is essential for the improvement of regulatory dispersion models which are currently rendered invalid under weak-wind conditions and stable stratification. Recently there have been increased efforts...
Recent studies have found that equatorial Atlantic sea surface temperature (SST) variability may be influencing tropical Indian Ocean climate (Kucharski 2009, Wang 2009). Due to the economic and social impact of tropical cyclones, it is important to investigate how an Atlantic-Indian Ocean connection may be affecting tropical cyclone behavior in...
Relationships among the surface wind, horizontal synoptic-scale
pressure gradient and topography are studied in the Willamette Valley
in western Oregon. Terrain features alter the standard surface wind-pressure
gradient relationship such that the angle between the surface
wind and the surface geostrophic wind is most frequently 60°.
In winter the surface...
The WSR-57 weather radar operated by the National
Weather Service at Sacramento, California, plus a network
of precipitation gages provided data for this comparison
of radar reflectivity with precipitation rates. Located
in a valley with mountains within range of the radar on
three sides, this radar has varying sensitivity for...