Modeling Research

• CAM simulations
• CAM development with very simplified surface conditions
• Simulation quality as a function of horizontal and vertical resolution
• Analysis of the Madden-Julian Oscillation (MJO)
• The role of Polar Mesospheric Clouds (PMCs)
• Climate feedbacks
• The study and improvement of atmospheric transport
• Studies of and improvements to the parameterized treatment of physical processes
• Radiative effects of aerosols
• Improving the parameterization of moist convection in the CAM
• Microphysics parameterization for CAM
• Gravity wave research
• Improving the capabilities and simulation fidelity of WACCM
• WACCM response to changes in the gravity wave parameterization
• Model intercomparison activities

 

Predictability Research

• Predictability and Prediction Studies of Weather and Climate Variations
• Diagnostic and Theoretical Studies of Variability and Validation
• Nonlinear Dynamical and Numerical Model Development Studies