Abstract: A model designed for studying the interaction between vertical eddy beat fluxes and the vertical temperature structure in midlatitudes is presented. A temperature profile is obtained for the model by computing an equilibrium ...

Abstract: An assessment is made of how baroclinically unstable waves might stabilize a zonal mean Bow by adjusting vertical temperature profiles. To this end, temperature profiles for a continuous atmosphere an derived which are ...

Abstract: The influence of convective heating on baroclinic instability in the presence of surface sensible heat and moisture fluxes is investigated. Following previous numerical work, a two-dimensional continuous model on an f plane ...

Abstract: matrix of four GCM?RCM combinations from the NARCCAP project is examined for changes in heat stress between contemporary and future scenario climates in the greater St. Louis region in Missouri. The analysis also compares ...

Abstract: Plumb's formulation of the stationary wave activity flux is used to determine how well versions of the GFDL and NCAR general circulation models simulate the sources, sinks, and horizontal propagation of atmospheric stationary ...

Abstract: he authors analyze the ability of global climate models (GCMs) from phase 5 of the Coupled Model Intercomparison Project (CMIP5) multimodel ensemble to simulate very heavy daily precipitation and its supporting processes, ...

Abstract: he authors analyze the ability of the North American Regional Climate Change Assessment Program's ensemble of climate models to simulate very heavy daily precipitation and its supporting processes, comparing simulations ...

Abstract: A sensitivity study is performed to examine the potential effect of spatial variations in sea surface temperature (SST) that typically are not resolved in general climate models (GCMs). The study uses a single-column ...

Abstract: The STORM-FEST (Fronts Experiment Systems Test) rawinsonde data were analyzed to determine the abundance and characteristics of moist layers within the troposphere. A moist layer was defined as a local maximum in relative ...

Abstract: The authors extract the water transport produced by the National Centers for Environmental Prediction reanalysis for a 10-yr period, 1984?93, and compare its convergence into two river basins with an independent dataset, ...