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Case Studies on Convective Storms / Case Study 4, 27 July 1976: First Echo Case
On 27 July 1976, a relatively small, weak storm was investigated by the NCAR/NOAA instrumented sailplane in coordination with NCAR Queen Air 306D. The potential instability was...- publication PDF
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The National Hail Research Experiment
The National Hail Research Experiment (NHRE) is a cooperative fiveyear research project (FY 1972 to FY 1976), endorsed by the Interdepartmental Committee for Atmospheric...- publication PDF
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NCAR GPS Dropsonde Humidity Dry Bias
A dry bias in the RD94, mini dropsonde (NRD94) and Driftsonde MIST sonde humidity measurements has been discovered, which has existed since 2008. This document describes the...- publication PDF
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Generalized additive modelling of daily precipitation extremes and their clim...
Detection of changes in climate responses is essential to facilitate appropriate adaptation actions to be taken by decision makers, particularly where changes in the arrival...- publication PDF
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January and July Simulation Experiments With the 2.5 Latitude-longitude Versi...
This technical note documents the capability of the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR), 2.5�� latitude-longitude, second-generation, 6-layer General Circulation...- publication PDF
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The Measurement of Height and Slope of Isobaric Surfaces With an Airborne Rad...
The aeronautical use of electronic altimeters is to measure the absolute clearance of an aircraft above the earth's surface. In the support of atmospheric research, accurate...- publication PDF
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Comparison of Winds Derived From the LIMS Satellite Instrument With Rocket Ob...
This report contains statistical comparisons of horizontal winds derived from the LIMS satellite instrument with wind profiles from a large number of meteorological rocket...- publication PDF
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The Delta-Eddington Approximation for a Vertically Inhomogeneous Atmosphere
The delta-Eddington approximation of Joseph, Wiscombe, and Weinman (1976) is extended to an atmosphere divided up by internal levels into homogeneous layers. Flux continuity is...- publication PDF
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Case Studies on Convective Storms / Case Study 1. 22 June 1976: First Echo Case
This is one of a series of documents reporting data on aircraft penetrations in convective clouds, ranging from cumulus congestus to thunderstorms, in northeastern Colorado and...- publication PDF
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Thermal Convection: A Colloquium, Sponsored by the NCAR Advanced Study Progra...
This document is part one of three which report the results of a six-week colloquium on problems of thermal convection held during the summer of 1966. The colloquium covered a...- publication PDF
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Comparison of NCAR Community Climate Model (CCM) Climates
The purpose of this project is to establish the climate record of four versions of the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) Community Climate Model (CCM). All four...- publication PDF
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regClimateChem: An R Package for Data Driven Variable Selection Applied to At...
Carbon monoxide (CO) is a major pollutant, impacting air quality and contributing to the greenhouse effect. Buchholz et al. [1] used a multiple linear regression model to link...- publication PDF
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GHOST Balloon Data Volume IX: Balloon 70K
Early Global Horizontal Sounding Technique (GHOST) balloon tests have resulted in valuable upper air wind data, particularly in the data-poor mid-latitudes over southern...- publication PDF
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A Prototype Optical Flowmeter for the Measurement of Liquid Water Content
This report depicts the design and preliminary evaluation of an optical flowmeter for measurement of the liquid water content in warm clouds and rain showers. The sensing...- publication PDF
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Marine Aerosols: A Selective Bibliography
This document, compiled during the fall of 1973 for the NCAR Aerosol Project, represents a relatively thorough listing of literature sources dealing with marine aerosols....- publication PDF
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Ozone Concentration and Foliar Injury Analysis at Purchase Knob Garden
Tropospheric ozone (O3) is a common greenhouse gas, which in high concentrations is harmful to the respiratory systems of humans, animals, and certain plants. Some of these...- publication PDF
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A User's Guide to the VEMAP Phase 1 Database
The Vegetation/Ecosystem Modeling and Analysis Project (VEMAP) is an ongoing multi-institutional, international effort addressing the response of biogeography and...- publication PDF
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Assessing and improving the NWS point-and-click webpage forecast information
The National Weather Service (NWS) is the governmental agency responsible for providing freely available weather forecasts, warnings, watches, and advisories for the protection...- publication PDF
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The NCAR In Situ Turbulence Detection Algorithm
Historically, there has been one main source for routine turbulence observations for the aviation community, namely pilot reports. Although useful for tactical turbulence...- publication PDF
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The Hailpad: Construction and Materials, Data Reduction, and Calibration
This paper examines in detail the materials from which hailpads are constructed, the procedures for reducing hailpad data, and the methods used to calibrate these instruments. A...- publication PDF
