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Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Physics
NOBLE SEMINARS
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Origin and dynamics of thermohaline staircases in the ocean.
Sea ice controls the positive polar lapse rate feedback
Snow, snow everywhere!
Satellite remote sensing of aerosol: present and future
Aerosol in the Arctic Summertime: Particle Formation and Growth, Clouds and Melting Sea Ice
Methane Emissions from Natural Gas Distribution and End-use
Intensifying fire regimes in the High North: Climatic drivers and consequences
Atmospheric Boundary Layers: Impacts of heterogeneity
Understanding the Role of Large-Scale Atmospheric Circulation in Weather Extremes
Understanding the Impact of Arctic Amplification on the Midlatitude Circulation Using a Hierarchy of Models
Air quality impacts from the electrification of passenger vehicles in the U.S.
Contrasting the Hydrological Cycle in Past and Future Warm Climates - with implications for Ocean Overturning Circulatio
Antarctic Climate and its Sensitivity: Orography, Moisture Transport, and Natural Variability of the Coupled Atmosphere-Ocean-Ice System
Investigating air emissions sources in Alberta using satellite, aircraft, and ground-based measurements
Space-based measurements of CO2: past, present and future
Satellite Remote Sensing of Air Quality from Geostationary Orbit
How warming impacts precipitation extremes and snowpack over complex regions like California?
Topics in lower stratospheric ozone
Response of the Southern Ocean to climate change: Insights from climate models and recent observations
On the Genesis and Intensification of Hurricanes
Toward Understanding Regional Hydroclimate Change: Insights from Moist Static Energy (MSE) Budget Analysis
Urban GHG monitoring and the WMO/UNEP Integrated Global Greenhouse Gas information system
Tropospheric Ozone Assessment Report: Tropospheric ozone observations – How well do we know tropospheric ozone changes?
Combining observations and models to understand fluxes and trends
Intra-urban spatial variability of traffic-related air pollutants from highway to downtown
The coupling of lightning, climate and air quality across multiple time horizons
Release of gaseous bromine from the surface snowpack and the boundary-layer depletion of ozone and mercury in the springtime Arctic: Findings from 1-D and 3-D model simulations
Detecting Carbon-Climate Feedbacks from Leaf to Globe
How to make a tornado—Ideas emerging from decades of theory, simulation, and field observations
Warming in the Nordic Seas, North Atlantic Frankenstorms and Thinning Arctic Sea Ice
How can we identify extreme weather features in next-generation global climate models?
High spatial resolution perspectives on urban emissions and chemistry: views from the ground and space
Large-Scale Tropospheric Transport: Constraints from Models and Observations
New Cross-Track Infrared Sounder (CrIS) Satellite Observations of Ammonia
2017 Noble Lectures - "Topics in troposphere-stratosphere coupling"
A volatile tale of two atmospheres.
Studying middle atmosphere solar effects using SCIAMACHY limb observations
New approaches for optical spectroscopy: radiocarbon, satellites, and frequency combs?
Long-term evolution of tropical climate during the Plio-Pleistocene
Atmospheric Pollution in Coastal Environments
Linking climate variability to surface ozone trends and extremes
The internal gravity wave spectrum in two high-resolution global ocean models
A tropospheric chemistry reanalysis based multi-constituent satellite data assimilation
Future predictions of the atmospheric circulation and regional hydroclimate in the Pacific-North American Sector
Atmospheric CO2 observations for prediction of carbon cycle feedbacks
Hybrid Error Estimation Methods and Dimension Reduction for Large-scale Bayesian Inverse Problems
Water vapor and atmospheric heat engines
The Role of the Tropical West Pacific for Stratospheric Composition and Polar Ozone Loss
Long Waves and Flows Induced by Non-Breaking Internal Waves
Synchrotron and laser based line shape studies for remote sensing applications
Cloud Microphysics and Climate: The Key to Reducing Uncertainty?
Designing a climate observing system
Variability of Reactive Nitrogen Species linked to the Stratospheric QBO
The role of palaeogeography in controlling Cretaceous and Paleogene climate
Results from AIRS / AMSU in the NASA A-Train
Modeling the Climate Evolution and Abrupt Changes over the Last 21,000 Years
Parameterizing turbulence in low Froude number stratified turbulent flows
Climate Dynamics over West Equatorial Africa
How the MAX-DOAS technique can help to fill the gap between in situ and satellite observations
TBA
TBA - Cancelled - To be rescheduled
The emerging science of decadal prediction
Ozone and Atmospheric Transport
Linear interference and the Northern Annular Mode Response to El Nino and Climate Change
Research at the Swedish Institute of Space Physics
Vertically Distributed Effects of Stratospheric Polar Vortex Disturbances on Composition during Arctic Winter
Ocean mixing by breaking internal tides
Application and Advances in ground-based total column measurements for Earth System Science Studies
Subpolar dynamics of circulation and climate: ocean warming and atmospheric blocking
Meridional ocean overturning circulations at high resolution: Seagliders and simulations
Special Colloquium: Dynamics and climate change in the subpolar oceans and atmosphere
Boundary currents and jets: the supernovae of oceans and atmosphere
Global energy and environment: human connections with the climate system
Antarctic sea ice trends, stratospheric ozone, and internal climate variability
Arctic atmosphere-sea ice interactions
Recent developments in the theory of eddy-mean flow interaction in the atmosphere
SFIT4 -- a comprehensive tool to analyse spectra recorded by ground-based FTIR spectroscopy of the atmosphere
Laboratory and in situ mid-infrared spectroscopy techniques for the detection of atmospheric trace gases
Multi-AXis-(MAX-) DOAS measurements of atmospheric trace gases and aerosols – what can we learn from scattered sunlight observations at various viewing directions?
North Atlantic weather and Arctic Amplification
A new understanding of monsoon depressions
The Solar Spectrum: an Atmospheric Remote Sensing Perspective
The sensitivity of tropical rainfall and tropical cyclone frequency to climate changes
Divergent responses to external forcings in simplified GCMs
Dew Droplets and Cloud Droplets: Droplet Growth, Size Distributions, and Corrections to Scaling
Modeling internal gravity waves using WKB theory in phase-space
Large-scale eddy-covariance measurements of the north-south flux of CO2
Column observations of greenhouse gases using Fourier transform spectrometers
On the oxidation of volatile organic compounds emitted from the biosphere
Five tons a year: Carbon dioxide in the Anthropocene
Recent developments in the theory of eddy-mean flow interaction - CANCELLED
A dynamic, embedded Lagrangian model for ocean climate models
Observed temporal evolution of global mean age of stratospheric air for the 2002 to 2010 period
Searching for extant Martian subsurface life and geology from Mars orbit
African Monsoon Systems: Climate Dynamics and Change
The life cycle of Northern Hemisphere downward wave coupling between the stratosphere and troposphere
Dynamics and chemical variability of the mesosphere: Internal causes and the role of solar forcing
Reference observations of upper air climate variables: The path to climate trends in the upper troposphere and lower stratosphere
Halogens in the MBL and in the Free Troposphere from Differential Optical Absorption Spectroscopy
Importance of new Temperature-Dependent Refractive Indices of Water for Simulated Thermal Emission from Super-Cooled Liquid Water Clouds
Extratropical Transitions: Dynamics, Impacts, and Forecasting Issues
The role of sea ice in abrupt climate events
Satellite remote sensing of pollution over the GTA and oil sands
Using Physics to Assess Hurricane Risks
Nonlocal energy transfers in generalized 2D turbulence
Nonlocal energy transfers in generalized 2D turbulence
Statistical mechanics and ocean circulation
Is there a connection between Arctic sea ice and polar stratospheric temperature?
Statistical mechanics and ocean circulation
Is there a connection between Arctic sea ice and polar stratospheric temperature?
Derivation of NOy:N2O correlations from ACE-FTS data
TBA
Derivation of NOy:N2O correlations from ACE-FTS data
Uncertainties in predicting fires in a future climate and their effects on air quality in North America
Uncertainties in predicting fires in a future climate and their effects on air quality in North America
TBA
Stratosphere-Troposphere Exchange and Troposphere Ozone Variability
Understanding the impact of global climate change on the circulation patterns over Africa
Understanding the impact of global climate change on the circulation patterns over Africa
Improving modeled water vapor absorption in the far-infrared
Improving modeled water vapor absorption in the far-infrared
Measuring Stratospheric Polar Vortex Intrusions at TAO
Measuring Stratospheric Polar Vortex Intrusions at TAO
Applying Weak-Constraint 4D-Var to the Assimilation of Atmospheric Carbon Monoxide
Applying Weak-Constraint 4D-Var to the Assimilation of Atmospheric Carbon Monoxide
Stratosphere-Troposphere Exchange and Troposphere Ozone Variability
MATMOS, GGG, and the Atmosphere of Mars
MATMOS, GGG, and the Atmosphere of Mars
Atmospheric remote-sensing using infrared spectroscopy
Atmospheric remote-sensing using infrared spectroscopy
Transport on the small and global scale: effective diffusivity and tracer lifetimes.
Transport on the small and global scale: effective diffusivity and tracer lifetimes.
Record low O3 total column measurements at Eureka, Canada during spring 2011
Record low O3 total column measurements at Eureka, Canada during spring 2011
Snow Cover Extent in Observations and CESM 1.0
Snow Cover Extent in Observations and CESM 1.0
Data Gap Bridging Study
Data Gap Bridging Study
Characterizing the Variability of Stratosphere-Troposphere Exchange in the Upper Troposphere/Lower Stratosphere
Characterizing the Variability of Stratosphere-Troposphere Exchange in the Upper Troposphere/Lower Stratosphere
What can ACE-FTS tell us about HCFC-22?
What can ACE-FTS tell us about HCFC-22?
A new diagnostic buffered carbon budget and its application to the sensitivity of atmospheric pCO2 to ocean circulation changes
A new diagnostic buffered carbon budget and its application to the sensitivity of atmospheric pCO2 to ocean circulation changes
Impacts of midlatitude precursor emissions and local photochemistry on ozone abundances in the Arctic and North America
A Prototype Interferometer in the High Arctic: Calibration, Installation, and Initial Measurements
A Prototype Interferometer in the High Arctic: Calibration, Installation, and Initial Measurements
Stratospheric variability and tropospheric annular mode timescales
Stratospheric variability and tropospheric annular mode timescales
Impacts of midlatitude precursor emissions and local photochemistry on ozone abundances in the Arctic and North America
Does my spectral line look big in this?
Does my spectral line look big in this?
The Meso-scale Kinetic Energy Spectrum in ECMWF Analysis Data
The Meso-scale Kinetic Energy Spectrum in ECMWF Analysis Data
Aerosol data assimilation with the WRF/Chem for air quality analysis and forecast
Aerosol data assimilation with the WRF/Chem for air quality analysis and forecast
TBA
TBA
Balance Models: Atmospheric Dynamics through the Lens of a Simple Chemical System
Balance Models: Atmospheric Dynamics through the Lens of a Simple Chemical System
Quantifying the impact of model bias in convective transport on inferred CO source estimates using multi-spectral CO retrievals from MOPITT
Quantifying the impact of model bias in convective transport on inferred CO source estimates using multi-spectral CO retrievals from MOPITT
Validation of the ACE-FTS Version 3.0 Dataset
Validation of the ACE-FTS Version 3.0 Dataset
Linear Interference in Extratropical Stratosphere-Troposphere Interactions
Linear Interference in Extratropical Stratosphere-Troposphere Interactions
Progress and challenges in simulating moist tropospheric dynamics using a global climate model with embedded explicit convection
Mantle Dynamics: The Internal Loading Theory and beyond
Mantle Dynamics: The Internal Loading Theory and beyond
Differential Optical Absorption Spectroscopy Trace Gas Measurements in the Canadian High Arctic Using UV-Visible Spectroscopy
Differential Optical Absorption Spectroscopy Trace Gas Measurements in the Canadian High Arctic Using UV-Visible Spectroscopy
Constraints on carbon fluxes from spaced-based observations of atmospheric CO2 from GOSAT and OCO-2
Constraints on carbon fluxes from spaced-based observations of atmospheric CO2 from GOSAT and OCO-2
Examining multi-decadal variability in Greenland surface conditions using millennium simulations
Examining multi-decadal variability in Greenland surface conditions using millennium simulations
When the Transformed Eulerian Mean is not good enough: the role of large variances in the moist overturning circulation
When the Transformed Eulerian Mean is not good enough: the role of large variances in the moist overturning circulation
The benefits of high order methods for simulating internal wave dynamics: from the lake scale to bottom boundary layer interactions
The benefits of high order methods for simulating internal wave dynamics: from the lake scale to bottom boundary layer interactions
Stratospheric Sudden Warmings in MERRA
Stratospheric Sudden Warmings in MERRA
Atmospheric Chemistry in the Tropics (II): "Paradox", El Niño, Emerging Megacities
Atmospheric Chemistry in the Tropics (II): "Paradox", El Niño, Emerging Megacities
Forecasting Pollution: Models and the Value of Information
Forecasting Pollution: Models and the Value of Information
Strategic Ozonesonde Networks: Design and Scientific Accomplishments
Atmospheric Chemistry in the Tropics (I): Biomass Burning and Remote Sensing
Atmospheric Chemistry in the Tropics (I): Biomass Burning and Remote Sensing
Strategic Ozonesonde Networks: Design and Scientific Accomplishments
Processes in the Upper Troposphere/Lower Stratosphere (UT/LS) Observed in SHADOZ (Southern Hemisphere Additional Ozonesondes)
Processes in the Upper Troposphere/Lower Stratosphere (UT/LS) Observed in SHADOZ (Southern Hemisphere Additional Ozonesondes)
The Total Carbon Column Observing Network
The Total Carbon Column Observing Network
New constraints on the global distribution of sea salt aerosols
New constraints on the global distribution of sea salt aerosols
Did Earth Lose Its Balance Before The First Animals Evolved?
Circumpolar transport in a quasigeostrophic Southern Ocean
Circumpolar transport in a quasigeostrophic Southern Ocean
Did Earth Lose Its Balance Before The First Animals Evolved?
The barotropic sudden warming and implications for the Brewer-Dobson circulation
The barotropic sudden warming and implications for the Brewer-Dobson circulation
The Younger-Dryas Climate Reversal
The Younger-Dryas Climate Reversal
Greenland ice sheet climate, mass balance, and sea level
Greenland ice sheet climate, mass balance, and sea level
The 2010 Noble Lectures
The 2010 Noble Lectures
OLDER EVENTS
OLDER EVENTS
Constraints on Terrestrial Model Parameters from Ensemble Forward Simulations
Spurious climate impacts in sea ice loss simulations
Simulating short-lived climate forcers - at CCCma and with AMAP
Constraining Equilibrium Climate Sensitivity through Simulation of Past Extreme Climates
Monitoring atmospheric methane by Environment and Climate Change Canada
Stratospheric Ozone – Its role in the Earth system
Representing human-dimension processes and their impacts in the community WRF model
Global wind profiles from space with the first wind lidar in space on ESA´s Aeolus mission
MethaneSAT and MethaneAIR: Mitigating methane emissions from the oil and gas sector.
Anthropogenic aerosol and the Asian summer monsoon
TBA
Atmospheric river storms in western North America: attribution of the November 2021 BC event, impact-relevant diagnostic variables, and implications for communicating future projections
Monitoring urban CO2 emissions from space: from city-level towards sector-level
TBA
New satellite-based measurements to quantify the emissions and chemistry of atmospheric volatile organic compounds
Antarctic sea ice and the Weddell Sea Polynya
Seasonality and statistics of upper-ocean dynamics from satellite altimetry
An integrative approach for estimating global snow mass: merging models, observations, and open science concepts
New insights into polar sea ice variability from NASA’s ICESat-2 Alek Petty, NASA GSFC/UMD
Elucidating driving mechanisms in the North Atlantic and Southern Ocean dynamics: Physics-informed and trustworthy ML for ocean science
Hot Jupiters as Extreme Examples of Atmospheric Physics and the Best Targets for Characterizing Exoplanet Atmospheres
Unraveling the Complexities of Disaster Insurance: Application of Earth Sciences
Using convective-permitting Earth system models to game plan for gray swan weather extremes
Key findings of the ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter after almost four full Mars-years of observations
Near-term Climate Change: Return of the Age of Aerosols
Assessing and Optimizing Top-down Airborne Retrievals through Multi-scale Numerical Modelling
Modelling Atmospheric Coupling in Seasonally Ice-Covered Lakes
Ebb and Flow: Glacier mass balance, dynamics, and monitoring efforts in the Canadian Arctic
Are we alone? The search for other Earths with Habitable Worlds Observatory
Monitoring Urban Greenhouse Gases and Air Quality with Sensor Networks
Available potential vorticity and the wave-vortex decomposition
Structure of the Lofoten Vortex in the Norwegian Sea, and an eddy merging event, observed by gliders and SWOT
Inverse estimates of methane and carbon dioxide fluxes and uncertainties from satellite data
Oceananigans: a trainable ocean model accelerated by GPUs
Polar Education and Southern Ocean Clouds
Canada1Water: Application of Climate Models to Forecast Changes in Freshwater Quantity
Characterizing the three-dimensional nature of exoplanet atmospheres: from hot gas giants to temperate rocky planets
TBA
Untangling aerosol-cloud interactions with machine learning
Monitoring extreme methane releases from space
TBA
Quantifying greenhouse gas emissions through atmospheric inversion systems
Teleconnection-Modulated Atmospheric Rivers in North America and Their Impact on Precipitation, Soil Moisture, Wildfire Frequency and Burned Areas

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