Browsing by Author "North, Gerald R"
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A Climatology of the Arctic on Mid-Tropospheric Temperature Regulation
Anthony, Jeremy Patrick (2014-06-24)The Arctic is a unique and complex environment. Many factors play a role in determining the long-term climate of the Arctic, including mesoscale weather systems and many complex ice-albedo feedback mechanisms. Previous ... -
An Estimate of ECS Based on Observations: The Impact of Forcing Efficacy
Kummer II, John Reese (2017-06-02)The Equilibrium Climate Sensitivity (ECS) is the amount of surface warming that would occur in response to doubled carbon dioxide. It is a widely-used diagnostic in climate science and is also important for informing policy ... -
Influence of Mean State on Climate Variability at Interannual and Decadal Time Scales
Zhu, Xiaojie (2013-05-17)This dissertation reports on studies on the role of the mean state in modulating climate variability at interannual and decadal time scales. In the atmosphere, the nonlinear superposition of mean flow and anomalous flow ... -
Role of Ocean-Atmosphere Coupling in Regional Climatic Impacts of Anthropogenic Sulfate Aerosols
Verma, Tarun (2017-12-22)Using a suite of coupled and uncoupled climate model experiments, we explore the impacts of anthropogenic sulfate aerosols on tropical Pacific climate and its variability. The role of sea surface temperature (SST), ocean ... -
Scattering and Radiation Computation with Spectral Methods
Zhang, Jianing (2016-08-04)Surface roughness, a fundamental characteristic of atmospheric ice particles, is essential for defining an appropriate particle morphology model to simulate optical properties of atmospheric particles. This dissertation ... -
Spatial Correlations in General Circulation Models and Observation Reanalysis
Sansom, Taylor Lee (2014-06-19)The purpose of this study was to research the geographical structure and time evolution of spatial correlations of general circulation models, energy balance models, observations and reanalysis, as well as provide comparisons ... -
Understanding and Predicting Changes in Precipitation and Water Availability Under the Influence of Large-Scale Circulation Patterns: Rio Grande and Texas
Khedun, Chundun 1977- (2012-12-11)Large-scale circulation patterns have a significant modulating influence on local hydro-meteorological variables, and consequently on water availability. An understanding of the influence of these patterns on the hydrological ...