Publications:
- Duffy, M. L., P. O'Gorman and L. E. Back, 2019:Importance of Laplacian of low-level warming for the response of precipitation change over tropical oceans J. Climate, submitted
- Hansen, Z., L. E. Back and P. Zhou, 2019:Boundary layer quasi-equilibrium limits convective intensity enhancement from the diurnal cycle in surface heating J. Atmos. Sci., accepted
- Inoue, K. and L. E. Back, 2017:
Gross Moist Stability Analysis: Assessment of Satellite-based Products in the GMS Plane J. of Atmos. Sci., 74, 1819-1837, doi: https://doi.org/10.1175/JAS-D-16-0218.1 fulltext
- Back, L. E., Z. R. Hansen and Z. Handlos, 2017:
Estimating Vertical Motion Profile Top-heaviness: Reanalysis compared to Satellite-based Observations, Stratiform rain fraction> J. of Atmos. Sci., 74, 855-864, doi: https://doi.org/10.1175/JAS-D-16-0062.1 fulltext
- Hansen, Z. R. and L.E. Back, 2015:
Higher Surface Bowen Ratios Ineffective at increasing Updraft Intensity Geophysical Research Letters, DOI: 10.1002/2015GL066878 fulltext
- Inoue, K. and L.E. Back, 2015:
Gross Moist Stability Assessment during TOGA COARE: Various Interpretations of Gross Moist Stability J. Atmos. Sci., 72, 4148-4166, doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1175/JAS-D-15-0092.1 fulltext
- Inoue, K. and L.E. Back, 2015:
Column-integrated Moist Static Energy Analysis on Various Time Scales during TOGA COARE J. Atmos. Sci., 72, 1856–1871,doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1175/JAS-D-14-0249.1 fulltext
- Handlos, Z. and L .E. Back, 2014:
Estimating Vertical Motion Profile Shape within Tropical Weather States over the Oceans J. Climate, doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1175/JCLI-D-13-00602.1 fulltext
- Back, L.E., K. Russ, Z. Liu, K. Inoue, J. Zhang and B. Otto-Bliesner, 2013:
Global Hydrological Cycle Response to Rapid and Slow Global Warming J. Climate, 26, 8781-8786, doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1175/JCLI-D-13-00118.1 fulltext
- Muller, C. J., P. A. O'Gorman, and L. E. Back, 2011:
Intensification of Precipitation Extremes with Warming in a Cloud-Resolving Model J. Climate, 24, 2784-2800 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1175/2011JCLI3876.1 fulltext
- Muller, C. J., L. E. Back, P. A. O'Gorman, and K. A. Emanuel, 2009
A model for the relationship between tropical precipitation and column water vapor. Geophys. Res. Lett., 36, L16804, doi:10.1029/2009GL039667 fulltext
Editors Highlight
- Back, L. E, and C. S. Bretherton, 2009:
On the relationship between between SST gradients, boundary layer winds and convergence over the tropical oceans. J. Climate, 22, 4182-4196 doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1175/2009JCLI2392.1 fulltext
- Back, L. E, and C. S. Bretherton, 2009:
A simple model of climatological precipitation and vertical motion patterns over the tropical oceans. J. Climate, 22, 6477–6497. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1175/2009JCLI2393.1fulltext
- Back, L. E, and C. S. Bretherton, 2006:
Geographic variability in the export of moist static energy and vertical motion profiles in the tropical Pacific,
Geophys. Res. Lett., 33, L17810, doi:10.1029/2006GL026672.
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- Back, L. E, and C. S. Bretherton, 2005:
The relationship between wind speed and precipitation in the Pacific ITCZ.
J. Climate, 18, 4317-4328.
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- Bretherton, C. S., M. E. Peters, and L. E. Back, 2004:
Relationships between water vapor path and precipitation over the tropical oceans.
J. Climate, 17, 1517-1528.
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