Estimating climatological planetary boundary layer heights from radiosonde observations: Comparison of methods and uncertainty analysis

DJ Seidel, CO Ao, K Li - Journal of Geophysical Research …, 2010‏ - Wiley Online Library
Planetary boundary layer (PBL) processes control energy, water, and pollutant exchanges
between the surface and free atmosphere. However, there is no observation‐based global …

The influence of the interdecadal Pacific oscillation on temperature and precipitation over the globe

B Dong, A Dai - Climate dynamics, 2015‏ - Springer
Abstract The Interdecadal Pacific Oscillation (IPO) is a 40–60 year quasi-oscillation seen
mostly in the Pacific basin, but its impacts on surface temperature (T) and precipitation (P) …

Overview of the alaskan layered pollution and chemical analysis (ALPACA) field experiment

WR Simpson, J Mao, GJ Fochesatto, KS Law… - ACS Es&t …, 2024‏ - ACS Publications
The Alaskan Layered Pollution And Chemical Analysis (ALPACA) field experiment was a
collaborative study designed to improve understanding of pollution sources and chemical …

Climate divisions for Alaska based on objective methods

PA Bieniek, US Bhatt, RL Thoman… - Journal of Applied …, 2012‏ - journals.ametsoc.org
Alaska encompasses several climate types because of its vast size, high-latitude location,
proximity to oceans, and complex topography. There is a great need to understand how …

Using climate divisions to analyze variations and trends in Alaska temperature and precipitation

PA Bieniek, JE Walsh, RL Thoman… - Journal of Climate, 2014‏ - journals.ametsoc.org
By extending the record of Alaskan divisional temperature and precipitation back in time,
regional variations and trends of temperature and precipitation over 1920–2012 are …

Climatological characteristics of Arctic and Antarctic surface-based inversions

Y Zhang, DJ Seidel, JC Golaz, C Deser… - Journal of …, 2011‏ - journals.ametsoc.org
Surface-based inversions (SBIs) are frequent features of the Arctic and Antarctic
atmospheric boundary layer. They influence vertical mixing of energy, moisture and …

Dynamical downscaling of ERA-Interim temperature and precipitation for Alaska

PA Bieniek, US Bhatt, JE Walsh… - Journal of Applied …, 2016‏ - journals.ametsoc.org
Abstract The European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts interim reanalysis
(ERA-Interim) has been downscaled using a regional model covering Alaska at 20-km …

Home site advantage in two long‐lived arctic plant species: results from two 30‐year reciprocal transplant studies

CC Bennington, N Fetcher, MC Vavrek… - Journal of …, 2012‏ - Wiley Online Library
Reciprocal transplant experiments designed to quantify genetic and environmental effects
on phenotype are powerful tools for the study of local adaptation. For long‐lived species …

Investigations on meteorological conditions for elevated PM2. 5 in Fairbanks, Alaska

HNQ Tran, N Mölders - Atmospheric Research, 2011‏ - Elsevier
The relationships between meteorological conditions (temperature, wind-speed and
direction, relative humidity, surface-inversion depth and strength, and stability) and PM2. 5 …

Differences in ozone and particulate matter between ground level and 20 m aloft are frequent during wintertime surface‐based temperature inversions in Fairbanks …

M Cesler‐Maloney, WR Simpson… - Journal of …, 2022‏ - Wiley Online Library
Abstract During winter in Fairbanks, Alaska, fine particulate matter (PM2. 5) accumulates to
large concentrations at breathing level; yet little is known about atmospheric composition …