Science & Technical Highlights
![Sulfur Dioxide Emission Height Reveals Uncertainty in Radiative Forcing Across Earth System Models](https://e3sm.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/SO2_Emissions__600x400-242x162.jpg)
Sulfur Dioxide Emission Height Reveals Uncertainty in Radiative Forcing Across Earth System Models
Injection height of sulfur dioxide into atmosphere is not consistent across models and yields substantial variation
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![Region and Cloud Regime Dependence of Parametric Sensitivity in E3SM Atmosphere Model](https://e3sm.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/parametric_sensitivity__600x400-242x162.jpg)
Region and Cloud Regime Dependence of Parametric Sensitivity in E3SM Atmosphere Model
Parametric Sensitivity study in EAM helps understand atmospheric model behavior and physics at regional scale.
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![Snow Droughts are not Solely Driven by Abnormal Snowfall and Temperature](https://e3sm.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/snow_droughts__600x400-242x162.jpg)
Snow Droughts are not Solely Driven by Abnormal Snowfall and Temperature
Snow droughts can be driven by dry and/or warm soil, rather than by high temperatures and/or low snowfall.
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![Significance of Improved Initialization in Climate Models for Subseasonal-to-Seasonal Precipitation Prediction](https://e3sm.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/teleconnection__600x400-242x162.jpg)
Significance of Improved Initialization in Climate Models for Subseasonal-to-Seasonal Precipitation Prediction
Improved subseasonal-to-seasonal (S2S) precipitation predictions in climate models
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Plant responses to elevated CO2 under competing hypotheses of nitrogen and phosphorus limitations
Comparison of two approaches to representing N and P nutrient supply in the future climate
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