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Using observations and source-specific model tracers to characterize...
sport is a key parameter in air quality research and plays a dominant role in the Colorado Northern Front Range Metropolitan Area (NFRMA), where terrain-induced flows and...- publication PDF
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Lapse rate or cold point: The tropical tropopause identified by in situ...
Although the tropopause is a well-established concept, its definition and physical properties remain an active research topic. In the tropics, both the World Meteorological...- publication PDF
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Magnetopause erosion during the 17 March 2015 magnetic storm: Combined...
We present multimission observations of field-aligned currents, auroral oval, and magnetopause crossings during the 17 March 2015 magnetic storm. Dayside reconnection is...- publication PDF
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An iterative storm segmentation and classification algorithm for...
Thunderstorm mode strongly impacts the likelihood and predictability of tornadoes and other hazards, and thus is of great interest to severe weather forecasters and researchers....- publication PDF
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An inter-comparison of the mass budget of the Arctic sea ice in CMIP6 models
We compare the mass budget of the Arctic sea ice for 15 models submitted to the latest Coupled Model Intercomparison Project (CMIP6), using new diagnostics that have not been...- publication PDF
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Explicit numerical diffusion in the WRF model
Diffusion that is implicit in the odd-ordered advection schemes in early versions of the Advanced Research core of the Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF) model is sometimes...- publication PDF
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Empirical orthogonal function analysis and modeling of the topside...
The topside total electron contents (TECs) observed by the MetOp-A (above 832 km) and TerraSAR-X (above 520 km) satellites for multiple local times during 2008-2018 have been...- publication PDF
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Long-term variability and tendencies in migrating diurnal tide from WACCM6...
Long-term variability and tendencies in migrating diurnal tide (DW1) are investigated for the first time using a three-member ensemble of historical simulations by NCAR's Whole...- publication PDF
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Antarctic climate response in Last Interglacial simulations using the...
We examine results from two transient modeling experiments that simulate the Last Interglacial period (LIG) using the state-of-the-art Community Earth System...- publication PDF
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Uncertainty in model climate sensitivity traced to representations of...
Uncertainty in equilibrium climate sensitivity impedes accurate climate projections. While the intermodel spread is known to arise primarily from differences in cloud feedback,...- publication PDF
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An observational and modeling study of impacts of bark beetle-caused tree...
Bark beetle outbreaks have killed billions of trees and affected millions of hectares of forest during recent decades. The objective of this study was to quantify responses of...- publication PDF
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Emission estimates of HCFCs and HFCs in California from the 2010 CalNex study
The CalNex 2010 (California Research at the Nexus of Air Quality and Climate Change) study was designed to evaluate the chemical composition of air masses over key source...- publication PDF
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Dynamical and microphysical evolution during mixed-phase cloud glaciation...
A bulk microphysics scheme predicting ice particle habit evolution has been implemented in the Weather Research and Forecasting Model. Large-eddy simulations are analyzed to...- publication PDF
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Two dynamical core formulation flaws exposed by a baroclinic instability test case
Two flaws in the semi-Lagrangian algorithm originally implemented as an optional dynamical core in the NCAR Community Atmosphere Model (CAM3.1) are exposed by steady-state and...- publication PDF
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Global cloud-resolving models
Global cloud-resolving models (GCRMs) are a new type of atmospheric model which resolve nonhydrostatic accelerations globally with kilometer-scale resolution. This review...- publication PDF
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Developing the framework for integrating autonomous unmanned aircraft...
This paper introduces an engineering approach to develop autonomous unmanned aircraft systems technology for integration in future weather modification (cloud seeding) programs...- publication PDF
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Variability of subtropical upper tropospheric humidity
Analysis of Atmospheric Infrared Sounder (AIRS) measurements for five years shows significant longitudinal variations in the winter subtropical upper tropospheric relative...- publication PDF
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Imaging and spectropolarimetric observations of a band-split type II solar...
Context. Type II solar radio bursts are generated by electrons accelerated by coronal shock waves. They appear in dynamic spectra as lanes drifting from higher to lower...- publication PDF
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The role of antecedent southwest summer monsoon rainfall on the occurrence...
Global warming has significantly increased the risk of heat waves (HWs) globally, with India being particularly vulnerable during the summer months (March-June; MAMJ). This...- publication PDF
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Radiative forcing of the direct aerosol effect from AeroCom Phase II simulations
We report on the AeroCom Phase II direct aerosol effect (DAE) experiment where 16 detailed global aerosol models have been used to simulate the changes in the aerosol...- publication PDF