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Global atmospheric distribution of microplastics with evidence of low...
Recent investigations based on sea–air transfer physical mechanistic studies suggest that the global ocean’s contribution to atmospheric microplastic emissions is...- publication PDF
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Day-to-day variability of midlatitude ionospheric currents due to...
As known from previous studies on the solar quiet (Sq) variation of the geomagnetic field, the strength and pattern of ionospheric dynamo currents change significantly from day...- publication PDF
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Abrupt onset of the Little Ice Age triggered by volcanism and sustained by...
Northern Hemisphere summer temperatures over the past 8000 years have been paced by the slow decrease in summer insolation resulting from the precession of the equinoxes....- publication PDF
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NCAR/CU surface, soil, and vegetation observations during the International...
The May-June 2002 International H2O Project was held in the U.S. Southern Great Plains to determine ways that moisture data could be collected and utilized in numerical forecast...- publication PDF
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Conservative split-explicit time integration methods for the compressible...
Historically, time-split schemes for numerically integrating the nonhydrostatic compressible equations of motion have not formally conserved mass and other first-order flux...- publication PDF
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Impacts of the fall 2007 California wildfires on surface ozone: Integrating...
This study quantifies the impact of the fires in California in fall 2007 on regional air quality and especially on surface ozone by analyzing surface observations of ozone...- publication PDF
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Driftsondes: Providing in situ long-duration dropsonde observations over...
Constellations of driftsonde systemsâ gondolas floating in the stratosphere and able to release dropsondes upon commandâ have so far been used in three major field...- publication PDF
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Revisiting AMOC transport estimates from observations and models
Reference level assumptions used to calculate the Atlantic meridional overturning circulation transports at the RAPID and Meridional Overturning Variability Experiment (MOVE)...- publication PDF
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A squall-line-like principal rainband in Typhoon Hagupit (2008) observed by...
This study examines the structure and dynamics of Typhoon Hagupit's (2008) principal rainband using airborne radar and dropsonde observations. The convection in Hagupit's...- publication PDF
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Assimilation of satellite-retrieved sea ice concentration and prospects for...
The current GFDL seasonal prediction system achieved retrospective sea ice extent (SIE) skill without direct sea ice data assimilation. Here we develop sea ice data...- 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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Climate change-induced increases in precipitation are reducing the potential...
Climate change is accelerating the release of dissolved organic matter (DOM) to inland and coastal waters through increases in precipitation, thawing of permafrost, and changes...- publication PDF
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Simplified Approximations of Direct Cumulus Entrainment and Detrainment
In recent years, direct calculations of simulated cumulus entrainment and detrainment have facilitated new physical insights into these highly elusive but critically important...- publication PDF
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The impact of atmospheric mineral aerosol deposition on the albedo of snow &...
Knowledge of the albedo of polar regions is crucial for understanding a range of climatic processes that have an impact on a global scale. Light-absorbing impurities in...- publication PDF
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Hydrologic implications of different large-scale meteorological model...
Process-based hydrologic models require extensive meteorological forcing data, including data on precipitation, temperature, shortwave and longwave radiation, humidity, surface...- publication PDF
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A new scenario framework for climate change research: Background, process,...
The scientific community is developing new global, regional, and sectoral scenarios to facilitate interdisciplinary research and assessment to explore the range of possible...- publication PDF
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Summertime atmospheric boundary layer gradients of O2 and CO2 over the Southern Ocean
We present airborne observations of the vertical gradient of atmospheric oxygen (delta(O-2/N-2)) and carbon dioxide (CO2) through the atmospheric boundary layer (BL) over the...- publication PDF
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Solar cycle variability of nonmigrating tides in the 5.3 and 15μm infrared...
This paper discusses the solar cycle variation of the DE3 and DE2 nonmigrating tides in the nitric oxide (NO) 5.3 mu m and carbon dioxide (CO2) 15 mu m infrared cooling between...- publication PDF
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Fast and slow precipitation responses to individual climate forcers: A...
Precipitation is expected to respond differently to various drivers of anthropogenic climate change. We present the first results from the Precipitation Driver and Response...- publication PDF
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Aerosol-cloud associations over Gangetic Basin during a typical monsoon...
To study aerosol-cloud interactions over the Gangetic Basin of India, the Weather Research and Forecasting model coupled with chemistry (WRF-Chem) has been applied to a typical...- publication PDF