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Improved radar ice water content retrieval algorithms using coincident...
Airborne radar reflectivity measurements at frequencies of 9.6 and 94 GHz, with collocated, in situ particle size distribution and ice water content measurements from the Cirrus...- publication PDF
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Chemical composition of atmospheric nanoparticles formed from nucleation in...
We report Thermal Desorption Chemical Ionization Mass Spectrometer (TDCIMS) measurements of the composition of ambient 10-33 nm diameter particles formed from nucleation on 16...- publication PDF
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Observed structure, evolution, and potential intensity of category 5...
Unprecedented observations of Hurricane Isabel (2003) at category 5 intensity were collected from 12 to 14 September. This study presents a detailed analysis of the inner-core...- publication PDF
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Use of the Earth's surface as a reference to correct airborne nadir-looking...
A technique for correcting radar radial velocity Vr in airborne, nadir-pointing radar data using the surface of Earth as a reference is proposed and tested. Operating airborne...- publication PDF
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Recent advances in seasonal and multi-annual tropical cyclone forecasting
Seasonal tropical cyclone (TC) forecasting has evolved substantially since its commencement in the early 1980s. However, present operational seasonal TC forecasting services...- publication PDF
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Comparing ocean surface boundary vertical mixing schemes including Langmuir...
Six recent Langmuir turbulence parameterization schemes and five traditional schemes are implemented in a common single-column modeling framework and consistently compared....- publication PDF
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Influence of land cover and soil moisture-based Brown Ocean effect on an...
Extreme flooding over southern Louisiana in mid-August of 2016 resulted from an unusual tropical low that formed and intensified over land. We used numerical experiments to...- publication PDF
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Black carbon aerosols and the third polar ice cap
Recent thinning of glaciers over the Himalayas (sometimes referred to as the third polar region) have raised concern on future water supplies since these glaciers supply water...- publication PDF
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Wintertime water vapor in the polar upper mesosphere and lower thermosphere:...
In this paper we present Odin submillimeter radiometer (Odin/SMR) water vapor measurements in the upper mesosphere and lower thermosphere with focus on the polar latitudes in...- publication PDF
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Impact of microphysics scheme complexity on the propagation of initial perturbations
The study of evolution characteristics of initial perturbations is an important subject in four-dimensional variational data assimilation (4DVAR) and mesoscale predictability...- publication PDF
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1980* Field Season Wkshp Report / Nov. 28, 29, & 30, 1978 High Country Inn,...
This workshop produced the seven panel reports included here, which discuss various aspects of the work of CSD in considerable detail. Its main purpose is to gather sufficient...- 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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Impact of coherent eddies on airborne measurements of vertical turbulent fluxes
During the Hydrological-Atmospheric Pilot Experiment (HAPEX)-Sahel, which took place in Niger in the transitional period between the wet and dry seasons, two French aircraft...- publication PDF
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Temperature-moisture dependence of the deep convective transition as a...
Properties of the transition to strong deep convection, as previously observed in satellite precipitation statistics, are analyzed using parcel stability computations and a...- publication PDF
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Error Sensitivity of Fixed- and Variable-path Lyman-alpha Hygrometers
This report provides a scientific study for the The Lyman-alpha absorption hygrometer, operating in a variable path mode, illustrating the potential of offering both high...- publication PDF
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Adoption and use of a semi-gasifier cooking and water heating stove and fuel...
Improved cookstoves and fuels, such as advanced gasifier stoves, carry the promise of improving health outcomes, preserving local environments, and reducing climate-forcing air...- publication PDF
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Editorial: Tropical cyclone intensity and structure changes: Theories,...
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Observations of a high-latitude stable electron auroral emission at ~16 MLT...
During an interval when the interplanetary magnetic field was large and primarily duskward and southward, a stable region of auroral emission was observed on 17 August 2001 by...- publication PDF
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Sources and dynamics of turbulence in the upper troposphere and lower...
Turbulence is a well-known hazard to aviation that is responsible for numerous injuries each year, with occasional fatalities, and is the underlying cause of many people's fear...- publication PDF
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Simulated particle evolution within a winter storm: Contributions of riming...
Remote sensing radars from airborne and spaceborne platforms provide critical observations of clouds to estimate precipitation rates across the globe. The ability of these...- publication PDF