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The coronal veil
Coronal loops, seen in solar coronal images, are believed to represent emission from magnetic flux tubes with compact cross sections. We examine the 3D structure of plasma above...- publication PDF
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Influence of ENSO and volcanic eruptions on Himalayan jet latitude
The position of the subtropical jet over the Himalayas (Himalayan jet) affects extreme precipitation and heat over Central and South Asia. We examine the influence of two major...- publication PDF
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The helioseismic and magnetic imager (HMI) investigation for the solar...
The Helioseismic and Magnetic Imager (HMI) instrument and investigation as a part of the NASA Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) is designed to study convection-zone dynamics and...- publication PDF
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Responses of East Asian summer monsoon to historical SST and atmospheric...
The East Asian summer monsoon (EASM) circulation and summer rainfall over East China have experienced large decadal changes during the latter half of the 20th century. To...- publication PDF
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Ionospheric variability during the 2020-2021 SSW: COSMIC-2 observations and...
Variability in the ionosphere during the 2020-2021 sudden stratospheric warming (SSW) is investigated using a combination of Constellation Observing System for Meteorology,...- publication PDF
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The uneven nature of daily precipitation and its change
A few days with heavy rain contribute disproportionately to total precipitation, while many days with light drizzle contribute much less. What is not appreciated is just how...- publication PDF
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Reduced viscosity steadily weakens oceanic currents
The viscosity of both air and water is temperature dependent. A rising temperature leads to an increased viscosity for air but a decreased viscosity for water. As climate...- publication PDF
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Global modeling of thermospheric airglow in the far ultraviolet
The Global Airglow (GLOW) model has been updated and extended to calculate thermospheric emissions in the far ultraviolet, including sources from daytime photoelectron-driven...- publication PDF
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Impacts of the Denver Cyclone on regional air quality and aerosol formation...
We present airborne measurements made during the 2014 Front Range Air Pollution and Photochemistry Experiment (FRAPPÉ) project to investigate the impacts of the Denver Cyclone...- publication PDF
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Convective injection into stratospheric intrusions
Stratospheric intrusions (tropopause folds) are known to be major contributors to stratosphere-troposphere exchange. The specific mixing processes that lead to irreversible...- publication PDF
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West coast forecast challenges and development of atmospheric river reconnaissance
Water management and flood control are major challenges in the western United States. They are heavily influenced by atmospheric river (AR) storms that produce both beneficial...- publication PDF
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Improving NOAA NAQFC PM2.5 predictions with a bias correction approach
Particulate matter with an aerodynamic diameter less than or equal to 2.5 mu m (PM2.5) is a critical air pollutant with important impacts on human health. It is essential to...- publication PDF
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Persistent longitudinal features in the low-latitude ionosphere
Various longitudinal wave patterns exist in the low-latitude ionosphere, but the investigation has been limited to the wave number (WN) 3 and 4 patterns. This study extends the...- publication PDF
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A conservative semi-lagrangian discontinuous Galerkin scheme on the cubed sphere
The discontinuous Galerkin (DG) methods designed for hyperbolic problems arising from a wide range of applications are known to enjoy many computational advantages. DG methods...- publication PDF
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New insights on the impact of ozone-depleting substances on the...
It has recently been recognized that, in addition to greenhouse gases, anthropogenic emissions of ozone-depleting substances (ODS) can induce long-term trends in the Brewer-...- publication PDF
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Evaluation of tropospheric moisture characteristics among COSMIC-2, ERA5 and...
Global navigation satellite system (GNSS) radio occultation (RO) receivers onboard the recently-launched COSMIC-2 (C2) satellite constellation provide an unprecedented number of...- publication PDF
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DCMIP2016: the splitting supercell test case
This paper describes the splitting supercell idealized test case used in the 2016 Dynamical Core Model Intercomparison Project (DCMIP2016). These storms are useful test beds for...- publication PDF
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Effect of isoprene emissions from major forests on ozone formation in the...
Ambient surface level concentrations of isoprene (C(5)H(8)) were measured in the major forest regions located south of Shanghai, China. Because there is a large coverage of...- publication PDF
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Workshop Review: Management of Data Collected in GRAMP (Gulf Region...
In response to the demolition and subsequent burning of the Kuwait oil fires this report summarizes a workshop that was held July 24-26, 1991 at the National Center for...- publication PDF
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AMSR2 all-sky radiance assimilation and its impact on the analysis and...
A method to assimilate all-sky radiances from the Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer 2 (AMSR2) was developed within the Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF) model's data...- publication PDF