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An examination of the impact of grid spacing on WRF simulations of...
A large set of deterministic and ensemble forecasts was produced to identify the optimal spacing for forecasting U.S. East Coast snowstorms. WRF forecasts were produced on...- publication PDF
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Equilibrium climate sensitivity: Is it accurate to use a slab ocean model?
The equilibrium climate sensitivity of a climate model is usually defined as the globally averaged equilibrium surface temperature response to a doubling of carbon dioxide. This...- publication PDF
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Role of the QBO in modulating the influence of the 11 year solar cycle on...
We present a set of six 20 year experiments made with a state-of-the-art chemistry-climate model that incorporates the atmosphere from the surface to the lower thermosphere. The...- publication PDF
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Quantifying the role of ocean dynamics in SST variability across GCMs and...
Midlatitude SSTs forced by mesoscale oceanic processes can affect the large-scale atmosphere, pointing to the ocean’s crucial role outside the tropics. Previous studies...- publication PDF
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The formation mechanism of merged EIA during a storm on 4 November 2021
In this study, we conduct an in‐depth analysis of Whole Atmosphere Community Climate Model‐eXtended simulations to examine physical mechanisms of the formation and...- publication PDF
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Collection Efficiency Tables for Membrane Filters Used in the Sampling and...
This document reports the calculations of theoretical collection efficiencies of various membrane filters over a wide spectrum of filtration conditions and particle sizes....- publication PDF
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Unusually long lasting multiple penetration of interplanetary electric field...
During November 11-16, 2003, the interplanetary magnetic field (IMF) Bz oscillated between northward and southward directions, which suggests discontinuous magnetic reconnection...- publication PDF
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Mitigation-driven global heat imbalance in the late 21st century
While the changes in ocean heat uptake in a warming climate have been well explored, the changes in response to climate mitigation efforts remain unclear. Using coupled climate...- publication PDF
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The climate impact of aviation aerosols
A comprehensive general circulation model (GCM) is used to estimate the climate impact of aviation emissions of black carbon (BC) and sulfate (SO4) aerosols. Aviation BC is...- publication PDF
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Evaluating and enhancing snow compaction process in the Noah-MP land surface model
The accuracy of snow density in land surface model (LSM) simulations impacts the accuracy of simulated terrestrial water and energy budgets. However, there has been little...- publication PDF
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Quantifying uncertainties in projections of extremes: A perturbed land...
Uncertainties in the climate response to a doubling of atmospheric COâ concentrations are quantified in a perturbed land surface parameter experiment. The ensemble of 108...- publication PDF
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Coupled thermosphere-ionosphere tongueâlike structure during the recovery...
A coupled thermosphere‐ionosphere tongue‐like structure was observed in the daytime at middle latitudes by ground‐based Global Navigation Satellite System...- publication PDF
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Ambient factors controlling the wintertime precipitation distribution across...
This study analyzes the control of upstream conditions on the distribution of wintertime precipitation across mountain ranges in the interior western United States using 10...- publication PDF
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Magnetohydrodynamic mode conversion in the solar corona: Insights from...
The solar atmosphere is known to contain many different types of wave-like oscillation. Waves and other fluctuations (e.g., turbulent eddies) are believed to be responsible for...- publication PDF
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Precipitation partitioning, tropical clouds, and intraseasonal variability...
A set of Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory (GFDL) Atmospheric Model version 2 (AM2) sensitivity simulations by varying an entrainment threshold rate to control deep...- publication PDF
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Balloon Shapes and Stresses Below the Design Altitude
Design data for natural-shape balloons, published in 1952, have been used to design thousands of balloons. These data, however, describe the balloon only at its float altitude....- publication PDF
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Cloud chamber experiments on the origin of ice crystal complexity in cirrus clouds
This study reports on the origin of small-scale ice crystal complexity and its influence on the angular light scattering properties of cirrus clouds. Cloud simulation...- publication PDF
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Role of abnormally enhanced MJO over the Western Pacific in the formation...
In the summer of 2018, Northeast Asia experienced a heatwave event that broke the existing high-temperature records in several locations in Japan, the Korean Peninsula, and...- publication PDF
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Tropical-extratropical teleconnections in Boreal summer: Observed...
Maximum covariance analysis is performed on the fields of boreal summer, tropical rainfall, and Northern Hemisphere (NH) 200-hPa height for the 62-yr period of record of...- publication PDF
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Addressing climate challenges in developing countries
The Early Career Scientist Assembly (ECSA) and the Advanced Study Program of the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) invited 35 early-career scientists from nearly...- publication PDF