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Determination of cirrus occurrence and distribution characteristics over the...
Balloon sounding with the Compact Optical Backscatter Aerosol Detector (COBALD) and Frost Point hygrometers (FPs) provides in situ data for a better understanding of the...- publication PDF
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Geospace concussion: Global reversal of ionospheric vertical plasma drift in...
An interplanetary shock can abruptly compress the magnetosphere, excite magnetospheric waves and field-aligned currents, and cause a ground magnetic response known as a sudden...- publication PDF
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Challenges in quantifying changes in the global water cycle
Understanding observed changes to the global water cycle is key to predicting future climate changes and their impacts. While many datasets document crucial variables such as...- publication PDF
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Deducing non-migrating diurnal tides in the middle thermosphere with GOLD...
The global-scale observations of the limb and disk (GOLD) Mission images middle thermosphere temperature and the vertical column density ratio of oxygen to molecular nitrogen...- publication PDF
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Advancing drought understanding, monitoring, and prediction
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Sea level rise in the CESM large ensemble: The role of individual climate...
The emergence of a spatial pattern in the externally forced response (FR) of dynamic sea level (DSL) during the altimeter era has recently been demonstrated using climate models...- publication PDF
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Tropospheric jet response to Antarctic ozone depletion: An update with...
The Southern Hemisphere (SH) zonal-mean circulation change in response to Antarctic ozone depletion is re-visited by examining a set of the latest model simulations archived for...- publication PDF
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Further development and application of the WRFDA-Chem three-dimensional...
The capability to assimilate Aerosol Optical Depth (AOD) is developed within the WRFDA system in this study using the three-dimensional variational (3DVar) algorithm, based on...- publication PDF
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Summer midlatitude stationary wave patterns synchronize Northern Hemisphere...
Midlatitude stationary waves are relatively persistent large-scale longitudinal variations in atmospheric circulation. Although recent case studies have suggested a close...- publication PDF
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Convective initiation near the Andes in subtropical South America
Satellite radar and radiometer data indicate that subtropical South America has some of the deepest and most extreme convective storms on Earth. This study uses the full 15-yr...- publication PDF
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Critical appraisal of data used to infer record UVI in the tropical Andes
When the data sets that suggested record high UVI values at Mt Licancabur, and Laguna Blanca, Bolivia are reviewed in full, we find that the reported peak values are incorrect,...- publication PDF
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An event study to provide validation of TING and CMIT geomagnetic...
The coupled thermosphere-ionosphere magnetosphere (CMIT) model and the Thermosphere Ionosphere Nested Grid (TING) model have been run to simulate the 15 May 1997 interplanetary...- publication PDF
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Specific attenuation-based rain-rate applicability to varying rainfall...
Dual-polarization radar is a valuable tool for quantifying rainfall, including in remote and mountainous regions, but subject to partial beam blockage and ground clutter. Recent...- publication PDF
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Physical processes controlling ice concentrations in synoptically forced,...
Numerical simulations and airborne measurements are used to evaluate the impact of physical processes on synoptically forced, midlatitude cirrus ice concentrations. The...- publication PDF
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Reducing uncertainty in projections of terrestrial carbon uptake
Carbon uptake by the oceans and terrestrial biosphere regulates atmospheric carbon dioxide concentration and affects Earth's climate, yet global carbon cycle projections over...- publication PDF
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The future of winter orographic cloud seeding: A view from scientists and...
A panel of experts representing various sectors and roles in winter orographic cloud-seeding research and operations discussed its vision for the future of the field.- publication PDF
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Revisiting hydrometeorology using cloud and climate observations
This paper uses 620 station years of hourly Canadian Prairie climate data to analyze the coupling of monthly near-surface climate with opaque cloud, a surrogate for radiation,...- publication PDF
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The effects of IMF By on the middle thermosphere during a geomagnetically...
Numerical simulations using the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) thermosphere-ionosphere-electrodynamics general circulation model (TIE-GCM) are performed to...- publication PDF
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Thermal structure of intense convective clouds derived from GPS radio occultations
Thermal structure associated with deep convective clouds is investigated using Global Positioning System (GPS) radio occultation measurements. GPS data are insensitive to the...- publication PDF
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Atmospheric sounding using GPS radio occultation
This paper summarizes the radio occultation (RO) technique for remote sounding of the Earth's atmosphere using the Global Positioning System (GPS) satellites and GPS receivers...- publication PDF