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Intensity of thunderstorm-generated turbulence revealed by large-eddy simulation
Thunderstorms are characterized by turbulent processes that constitute an important aviation hazard and cause vertical transport of atmospheric constituents. Turbulence occurs...- publication PDF
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The form and orientation of Langmuir cells for misaligned winds and waves
Large eddy simulations of the Craik-Leibovich equations are used to assess the effect of misaligned Stokes drift and wind direction on Langmuir cells in the ocean mixed layer....- publication PDF
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Comparing different generations of idealized solar geoengineering...
Solar geoengineering has been receiving increased attention in recent years as a potential temporary solution to offset global warming. One method of approximating global-scale...- publication PDF
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Full access rapid mesoscale environmental changes accompanying genesis of an...
This study documents a very rapid increase in convective instability, vertical wind shear, and mesoscale forcing for ascent leading to the formation of a highly unusual tornado...- publication PDF
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On the secular trend of COx and COâ in the lower thermosphere
An analysis of recent observations (2004-2013) made by the Atmospheric Chemistry Experiment Fourier Transform Spectrometer (ACE-FTS) instrument indicate that total carbon...- publication PDF
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Update on a proposed mechanism for the regulation of minimum...
This paper is an update from our earlier paper to include data through July 2008. In our earlier paper, which included data through 1998, a mechanism which generally limits...- publication PDF
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Modeling regional aerosol and aerosol precursor variability over California...
The performance of the Weather Research and Forecasting regional model with chemistry (WRF-Chem) in simulating the spatial and temporal variations in aerosol mass, composition,...- publication PDF
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Enhancing accuracy of air quality and temperature forecasts during paddy...
This paper examines the accuracy of Weather Research and Forecasting model coupled with Chemistry (WRF-Chem) generated 72 hr fine particulate matter (PM2.5) forecasts in Delhi...- publication PDF
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TAMS: A tracking, classifying, and variable-assigning algorithm for...
The Tracking Algorithm for Mesoscale Convective Systems (TAMS) is a tracking, classifying, and variable-assigning algorithm for mesoscale convective systems (MCSs). TAMS was...- publication PDF
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Abrupt regime shifts in the North Atlantic atmospheric circulation over the...
We analyze modeling results of the North Atlantic atmospheric winter circulation from a transient climate simulation over the last 21,000 years. In agreement with previous...- publication PDF
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Satellites measure recent rates of groundwater depletion in California's...
In highly-productive agricultural areas such as California's Central Valley, where groundwater often supplies the bulk of the water required for irrigation, quantifying rates of...- publication PDF
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The Global Distribution of Freshwater Wetlands
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Impacts of sectoral, regional, species, and day-specific emissions on air...
We present a novel source attribution approach that incorporates satellite data into GEOS-Chem adjoint simulations to characterize the species-specific, regional, and sectoral...- publication PDF
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Contribution of land surface initialization to subseasonal forecast skill:...
The second phase of the Global Land-Atmosphere Coupling Experiment (GLACE-2) is aimed at quantifying, with a suite of long-range forecast systems, the degree to which realistic...- publication PDF
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Asynchronous warming and δ18O evolution of deep Atlantic water masses...
The large-scale reorganization of deep ocean circulation in the Atlantic involving changes in North Atlantic Deep Water (NADW) and Antarctic Bottom Water (AABW) played a...- publication PDF
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Turbulent heat fluxes during an intense cold-air outbreak over the Kuroshio...
The coupled ocean atmosphere mesoscale prediction system that includes the Navy Coastal Ocean Model has been configured for the Kuroshio Extension region using multiple one-way...- publication PDF
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Investigating Alfvénic wave propagation in coronal open-field regions
The physical mechanisms behind accelerating solar and stellar winds are a long-standing astrophysical mystery, although recent breakthroughs have come from models invoking the...- publication PDF
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The structure of a fair weather boundary layer based on the results of...
A fair weather boundary layer (BL) with light winds and scattered cumulus to 1100 m is examined in the GATE C-scale triangle using data from tethered balloons, surface...- publication PDF
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TWP-ICE global atmospheric model intercomparison: Convection responsiveness...
Results are presented from an intercomparison of atmospheric general circulation model (AGCM) simulations of tropical convection during the Tropical Warm Pool-International...- publication PDF
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Rapid blue- and redshifted excursions in Hα line profiles synthesized from...
Context. Rapid blue- and redshifted excursions (RBEs and RREs) may play an important role in mass-loading and heating the solar corona, but their nature and origin are still...- publication PDF