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Predicting the response of the Amazon rainforest to persistent drought...
While a majority of global climate models project drier and longer dry seasons over the Amazon under higher COâ levels, large uncertainties surround the response of vegetation...- publication PDF
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The heated condensation framework. Part I: Description and Southern Great...
This study extends the heated condensation framework (HCF) presented in Tawfik and Dirmeyer to include variables for describing the convective background state of the atmosphere...- publication PDF
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Incorporating mid-term temperature predictions into streamflow forecasts and...
Skillful mid-term temperature predictions (up to five years out) offer a potential opportunity for water managers, especially in the Colorado River Basin (CRB), where...- publication PDF
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Observation-based estimates of global and basin ocean meridional heat...
Ocean meridional heat transports (MHTs) are deduced as a residual using energy budgets to produce latitude versus time series for the globe, Indo-Pacific, and Atlantic. The top-...- publication PDF
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Lower-tropospheric CO2 from near-infrared ACOS-GOSAT observations
We present two new products from near-infrared Greenhouse Gases Observing Satellite (GOSAT) observations: lowermost tropospheric (LMT, from 0 to 2.5 km) and upper tropospheric-...- publication PDF
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Drivers of international fire management personnel deployed to the United States
This study explores drivers of international resources sent to aid with US fire management, focusing on ground and overhead personnel. Using 2008-2020 data, this study...- publication PDF
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Improving the representation of subsurface water movement in land models
Land models are increasingly used and preferred in terrestrial hydrological prediction applications. One reason for selecting land models over simpler models is that their...- publication PDF
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Bootstrap methods for statistical inference. Part II: Extreme-value analysis
This paper is the sequel to a companion paper on bootstrap resampling that reviews bootstrap methodology for making statistical inferences for atmospheric science applications...- publication PDF
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The influence of a weakening of the Atlantic meridional overturning...
The influences of a substantial weakening of the Atlantic meridional overturning circulation (AMOC) on the tropical Pacific climate mean state, the annual cycle, and ENSO...- publication PDF
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Improving AGCM hurricane structure with two-way nesting
We demonstrate that two-way nesting significantly improves the structure of simulated hurricane in an atmospheric general circulation model. Two sets of 30-day hindcast...- publication PDF
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Black carbon vertical profiles strongly affect its radiative forcing uncertainty
The impact of black carbon (BC) aerosols on the global radiation balance is not well constrained. Here twelve global aerosol models are used to show that at least 20% of the...- publication PDF
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The National Hail Research Experiment Summer 1972 Summary Report
This report gives a brief appraisal of the conduct of the first operational season of the National Hail Research Experiment at the end of July. Participants were asked to...- publication PDF
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Climate change from 1850 to 2005 simulated in CESM1(WACCM)
The NCAR Community Earth System Model (CESM) now includes an atmospheric component that extends in altitude to the lower thermosphere. This atmospheric model, known as the Whole...- publication PDF
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Interannual changes of stratospheric water vapor and correlations with...
Interannual variations of stratospheric water vapor over 1992-2003 are studied using Halogen Occultation Experiment (HALOE) satellite measurements. Interannual anomalies in...- publication PDF
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New insights into the complex interplay between drag forces and its...
Drag forces, ion and viscous, are evaluated as modifiers of global wind and temperature structure in the upper thermosphere, shedding new light on their relative roles in...- publication PDF
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OH, HO2, and RO2 radical chemistry in a rural forest environment:...
The hydroxyl (OH), hydroperoxy (HO2), and organic peroxy (RO2) radicals play important roles in atmospheric chemistry. In the presence of nitrogen oxides (NOx), reactions...- publication PDF
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Skillful prediction of monthly major hurricane activity in the North...
We investigate the monthly prediction of North Atlantic hurricane and especially major hurricane activity based on the Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory High-Resolution...- publication PDF
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Realizing a terrestrial reference frame using the Global Positioning System
We describe a terrestrial reference frame (TRF) realization based on Global Positioning System (GPS) data alone. Our approach rests on a highly dynamic, long-arc (9 day)...- publication PDF
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Terminal velocities and kinetic energies of natural hailstones
The physical properties of 2295 hailstones that developed in Great Plains (US) storms were measured, including their maximum dimension, mass, and cross-sectional area. Using...- publication PDF
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Enhancement of thermospheric mass density by soft electron precipitation
Enhancements in F-region electron density and temperature and bottomside Pedersen conductivity caused by soft electron precipitation are shown to enhance the Joule heating per...- publication PDF