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New - GEOS-5 Documentation
A nearly complete draft of the documentation of the GEOS-5 DAS is now available.
+ " The GEOS-5 Data Assimilation System - Documentation
of Versions 5.0.1, 5.1.0, and 5.2.0 " (DRAFT)


RESEARCH BRIEFS


CAPPI Reflectivity ThumbConvective Transport of Trace Gases
Modeled transport of CO and CO2 is used to evaluate parameterizations in GEOS-5 and to identify which parameters have the greatest impact on trace gas transport in three different storms.
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OzoneThumbMultimodel Projections of Stratospheric Ozone in the 21st Century
Simulations from eleven coupled chemistry-climate models (CCMs) employing nearly identical forcings have been used to project the evolution of stratospheric ozone throughout the 21st century.
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SEIKThumbImproving Estimates of Surface Chlorophyll by Assimilation of SeaWiFS Data
Daily, global surface chlorophyll values for 1998 to 2004 have been estimated by assimilation of SeaWiFS data into the NASA Ocean Biogeochemical Model.
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thumbnail of GEOS-5 CloudSat figure 08.19.2008 - GEOS-5 - CloudSat Intercomparisons
A new study utilizes global analyses of the atmosphere obtained from the new GEOS-5 Data Assimilation System (DAS) developed for GMAO's Modern Era Retrospective-analysis for Research and Applications (MERRA) to examine the relationships between cloud parameters observed by the CloudSat satellite and predictors of convective cloud structure derived from MERRA re-analyses.
+ Read About This Study

 

ARCTAS 2008 mission patches 02.13.2008 - GMAO Supports ARCTAS Campaign in Spring/Summer 2008
The Arctic Research of the Composition of the Troposphere from Aircraft and Satellites (ARCTAS) campaign took place during the Spring and Summer of 2008. The GMAO, in collaboration with SIVO, The Atmospheric Chemistry and Dynamics Branch,and NCCS provided chemical forecast support for aiding flight planning and data analysis in the field.
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Thumbnail from Gulf of California Precip. GEOS-502.13.2008 - MERRA User's Group Endorses Production
The MERRA External User Group has requested that GMAO proceed with MERRA production after discussing the results of recent validation experiments at the Group's November 2007 meeting. Production began at the end of January 2008.
+ Read Summary of Meeting

 

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Last Modified: 2008-09-19