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View article: Land Surface Model Underperformance Tied to Specific Meteorological Conditions
Land Surface Model Underperformance Tied to Specific Meteorological Conditions Open
The exchange of carbon, water, and energy fluxes between the land and the atmosphere plays a vital role in shaping our understanding of global change and how climate change will affect extreme events. Yet our understanding of the theory of…
View article: NASA Remote Sensing of Seasonal Snow: SnowEx campaigns, ongoing research, and future opportunities
NASA Remote Sensing of Seasonal Snow: SnowEx campaigns, ongoing research, and future opportunities Open
NASA Earth Science Division’s Water and Energy Cycle Focus Area (hereafter, WEC) supports investigations of the distribution, transport, and transformation of water and energy within the Earth system through Earth observing missions,…
View article: Cultivating a Supportive Sphere: Designing Technology to Increase Social Support for Foster-Involved Youth
Cultivating a Supportive Sphere: Designing Technology to Increase Social Support for Foster-Involved Youth Open
Approximately 400,000 youth in the US are living in foster care due to experiences with abuse or neglect at home. For multiple reasons, these youth often don't receive adequate social support from those around them. Despite technology's po…
View article: Connecting through Comics: Design and Evaluation of Cube, an Arts-Based Digital Platform for Trauma-Impacted Youth
Connecting through Comics: Design and Evaluation of Cube, an Arts-Based Digital Platform for Trauma-Impacted Youth Open
This paper explores the design, development and evaluation of a digital platform that aims to assist young people who have experienced trauma in understanding and expressing their emotions and fostering social connections. Integrating prin…
View article: On the predictability of turbulent fluxes from land: PLUMBER2 MIP experimental description and preliminary results
On the predictability of turbulent fluxes from land: PLUMBER2 MIP experimental description and preliminary results Open
Accurate representation of the turbulent exchange of carbon, water, and heat between the land surface and the atmosphere is critical for modelling global energy, water, and carbon cycles in both future climate projections and weather forec…
View article: Comment on egusphere-2023-3084
Comment on egusphere-2023-3084 Open
Abstract. Accurate representation of the turbulent exchange of carbon, water, and heat between the land surface and the atmosphere is critical for modelling global energy, water, and carbon cycles, both in future climate projections and we…
View article: Comment on egusphere-2023-3084
Comment on egusphere-2023-3084 Open
Abstract. Accurate representation of the turbulent exchange of carbon, water, and heat between the land surface and the atmosphere is critical for modelling global energy, water, and carbon cycles, both in future climate projections and we…
View article: On the predictability of turbulent fluxes from land: PLUMBER2 MIP experimental description and preliminary results
On the predictability of turbulent fluxes from land: PLUMBER2 MIP experimental description and preliminary results Open
Accurate representation of the turbulent exchange of carbon, water, and heat between the land surface and the atmosphere is critical for modelling global energy, water, and carbon cycles, both in future climate projections and weather fore…
View article: A Comparative Analysis of the Impact of Low-Level Jets and Atmospheric Rivers in the Central United States
A Comparative Analysis of the Impact of Low-Level Jets and Atmospheric Rivers in the Central United States Open
We present a comparative analysis of atmospheric rivers (ARs) and Great Plains low-level jets (GPLLJs) in the central United States during April–September 1901–2010 using ECMWF’s Coupled Reanalysis of the Twentieth Century (CERA-20C). The …
View article: West Africa's moist convective environment as observed by the Atmospheric <scp>InfraRed</scp> Sounder (<scp>AIRS</scp>)
West Africa's moist convective environment as observed by the Atmospheric <span>InfraRed</span> Sounder (<span>AIRS</span>) Open
Knowledge of the seasonal positioning of the Intertropical Discontinuity (ITD) is critical to understanding seasonal moist convective processes and associated rainfall over West Africa. This study constitutes a new analysis of the seasonal…
View article: Computational Empathy Counteracts the Negative Effects of Anger on Creative Problem Solving
Computational Empathy Counteracts the Negative Effects of Anger on Creative Problem Solving Open
How does empathy influence creative problem solving? We introduce a computational empathy intervention based on context-specific affective mimicry and perspective taking by a virtual agent appearing in the form of a well-dressed polar bear…
View article: High‐Resolution Soil Moisture Data Reveal Complex Multi‐Scale Spatial Variability Across the United States
High‐Resolution Soil Moisture Data Reveal Complex Multi‐Scale Spatial Variability Across the United States Open
Soil moisture (SM) spatiotemporal variability critically influences water resources, agriculture, and climate. However, besides site‐specific studies, little is known about how SM varies locally (1–100‐m scale). Consequently, quantifying t…
View article: Mapping field-scale soil moisture and its spatial variability across the United States using SMAP-HydroBlocks
Mapping field-scale soil moisture and its spatial variability across the United States using SMAP-HydroBlocks Open
<p>Soil moisture (SM) varies widely in space and time. This variability influences agriculture, land-atmosphere interactions and triggers hazards, such as flooding, landslides, droughts, and wildfires. Yet, current observations are l…
View article: SMAP-HydroBlocks: Hyper-resolution satellite-based soil moisture over the continental United States
SMAP-HydroBlocks: Hyper-resolution satellite-based soil moisture over the continental United States Open
SMAP-HydroBlocks (SMAP-HB) is a hyper-resolution satellite-based surface soil moisture product that combines NASA's Soil Moisture Active-Passive (SMAP) L3 Enhance product, hyper-resolution land surface modeling, radiative transfer modeling…
View article: SMAP-HydroBlocks: Hyper-resolution satellite-based soil moisture over the continental United States
SMAP-HydroBlocks: Hyper-resolution satellite-based soil moisture over the continental United States Open
SMAP-HydroBlocks (SMAP-HB) is a hyper-resolution satellite-based surface soil moisture product that combines NASA's Soil Moisture Active-Passive (SMAP) L3 Enhance product, hyper-resolution land surface modeling, radiative transfer modeling…
View article: Impact of Initialized Land Surface Temperature and Snowpack on Subseasonal to Seasonal Prediction Project, Phase I (LS4P-I): organization and experimental design
Impact of Initialized Land Surface Temperature and Snowpack on Subseasonal to Seasonal Prediction Project, Phase I (LS4P-I): organization and experimental design Open
Subseasonal-to-seasonal (S2S) prediction, especially the prediction of extreme hydroclimate events such as droughts and floods, is not only scientifically challenging, but also has substantial societal impacts. Motivated by preliminary stu…
View article: Comment on gmd-2020-329
Comment on gmd-2020-329 Open
Abstract. Subseasonal-to-seasonal (S2S) prediction, especially the prediction of extreme hydroclimate events such as droughts and floods, is not only scientifically challenging, but also has substantial societal impacts. Motivated by preli…
View article: The diminishing contribution of low-level jets to the U.S. Great Plains water budget
The diminishing contribution of low-level jets to the U.S. Great Plains water budget Open
<p>In the semi-arid U.S. Great Plains, nocturnal southerly low-level jets (LLJs) serve critical roles as conveyors of remotely-sourced (i.e., Gulf of Mexico) water vapor and agents of atmospheric instability in the warm-season. &…
View article: The importance of satellite soil moisture assimilation for low-level jet forecasts
The importance of satellite soil moisture assimilation for low-level jet forecasts Open
<p>The U.S. Great Plains low-level jet (LLJ) is active on 26% and 62% of May-September days in the northern and southern Plains, respectively. Characterized by a diurnally-oscillating low-level wind maximum below 700 hPa, large verti…
View article: Teleconnections Governing the Interannual Variability of Great Plains Low-Level Jets in May
Teleconnections Governing the Interannual Variability of Great Plains Low-Level Jets in May Open
A spectral analysis of Great Plains 850-hPa meridional winds (V850) from ECMWF’s coupled climate reanalysis of 1901–2010 (CERA-20C) reveals that their warm season (April–September) interannual variability peaks in May with 2–6-yr periodici…
View article: SMAP-HydroBlocks: Hyper-resolution satellite-based soil moisture over the continental United States
SMAP-HydroBlocks: Hyper-resolution satellite-based soil moisture over the continental United States Open
SMAP-HydroBlocks (SMAP-HB) is a hyper-resolution satellite-based surface soil moisture product that combines NASA's Soil Moisture Active-Passive (SMAP) L3 Enhance product, hyper-resolution land surface modeling, radiative transfer modeling…
View article: Impact of Initialized Land Surface Temperature and Snowpack on Subseasonal toSeasonal Prediction Project, Phase I (LS4P-I): Organization and Experimental design
Impact of Initialized Land Surface Temperature and Snowpack on Subseasonal toSeasonal Prediction Project, Phase I (LS4P-I): Organization and Experimental design Open
Sub-seasonal to seasonal (S2S) prediction, especially the prediction of extreme hydroclimate events such as droughts and floods, is not only scientifically challenging but has substantial societal impacts. Motivated by preliminary studies,…
View article: Supplementary material to "Impact of Initialized Land Surface Temperature and Snowpack on Subseasonal toSeasonal Prediction Project, Phase I (LS4P-I): Organization and Experimental design"
Supplementary material to "Impact of Initialized Land Surface Temperature and Snowpack on Subseasonal toSeasonal Prediction Project, Phase I (LS4P-I): Organization and Experimental design" Open
Table S1: Output List required for the LS4P-I S1.1 Monthly mean 3D profile variables [over the entire globe for ESMs] (Levels: [1000-100 hPa] standard output) Variable name Abbreviation Unit Frequency Geopotential height gh gpm Monthly ave…
View article: Assimilation of Satellite-Derived Soil Moisture for Improved Forecasts of the Great Plains Low-Level Jet
Assimilation of Satellite-Derived Soil Moisture for Improved Forecasts of the Great Plains Low-Level Jet Open
In the context of forecasting societally impactful Great Plains low-level jets (GPLLJs), the potential added value of satellite soil moisture (SM) data assimilation (DA) is high. GPLLJs are both sensitive to regional soil moisture gradient…
View article: The Role of Upper-Level Coupling on Great Plains Low-Level Jet Structure and Variability
The Role of Upper-Level Coupling on Great Plains Low-Level Jet Structure and Variability Open
The Great Plains (GP) southerly nocturnal low-level jet (GPLLJ) is a dominant contributor to the region’s warm-season (May–September) mean and extreme precipitation, wind energy generation, and severe weather outbreaks—including mesoscale …
View article: Inter-Comparison of AIRS Temperature and Relative Humidity Profiles with AMMA and DACCIWA Radiosonde Observations over West Africa
Inter-Comparison of AIRS Temperature and Relative Humidity Profiles with AMMA and DACCIWA Radiosonde Observations over West Africa Open
The vertical profiles of temperature and water vapour from the Atmospheric InfraRed Sounder (AIRS) have been validated across various regions of the globe as an effort to provide a substitute for radiosonde observations. However, there is …
View article: The impacts of ENSO and PNA teleconnections on upper-level coupling to the Great Plains low-level jet
The impacts of ENSO and PNA teleconnections on upper-level coupling to the Great Plains low-level jet Open
<p>The United States (U.S.) Great Plains southerly low-level jet (GPLLJ) is a ubiquitous feature of the summertime climatological flow in the central U.S. contributing to a large percentage of mean and extreme summertime rainfall, th…