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The NCAR CSM Flux Coupler
The purpose of this document is to describe in detail the code known as the CSM Flux Coupler. This code was developed to serve two specific functions within the NCAR Climate...- publication PDF
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Numerical modeling of the global changes to the thermosphere and ionosphere...
During the minimum of solar cycles 23-24, the Sun was extremely quiet; however, tropospheric deep convection was strong and active. In this paper, we model the gravity waves...- publication PDF
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When less is more: Opening the door to simpler climate models
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Grid spacing sensitivities of simulated mid-latitude and tropical mesoscale...
The main objective of this study is to observationally constrain processes in tropical and midlatitude mesoscale convective systems (MCSs), and to use these constraints for...- publication PDF
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Mirrored changes in Antarctic ozone and stratospheric temperature in the...
Observed and modeled patterns of lower stratospheric seasonal trends in Antarctic ozone and temperature in the late 20th (1979-2000) and the early 21st (2000-2014) centuries are...- publication PDF
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Quality assurance in atmospheric modeling
This paper summarizes a number of best-practices associated with the use of numerical models of the atmosphere, and is motivated by the rapid growth in the number of model...- publication PDF
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Influence of the El Niño-Southern Oscillation on entry stratospheric water...
The connection between the dominant mode of interannual variability in the tropical troposphere, the El Nino-Southern Oscillation (ENSO), and the entry of stratospheric water...- publication PDF
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A proposed mechanism for asymmetric duration of El Niño and La Niña
El Niño and La Niña exhibit significant asymmetry not only in their spatial structure but also in their duration. Most El Niños terminate rapidly after maturing near the end...- publication PDF
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First results for Solar Soft X-Ray irradiance measurements from the...
Three generations of the Miniature X-ray Solar Spectrometer (MinXSS) have flown on small satellites with the goal "to explore the energy distribution of soft X-ray (SXR)...- publication PDF
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Contrasts between urban and rural cimate in CCSM4 CMIP5 climate change scenarios
A new parameterization of urban areas in the Community Climate System Model version 4 (CCSM4) allows for simulation of temperature in cities where most of the global population...- publication PDF
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Low-cloud feedback in CAM5-CLUBB: Physical mechanisms and parameter...
The physical mechanism of low-cloud feedbacks is examined by using perturbed-parameter ensemble experiments in a unified scheme of boundary layer turbulence and shallow...- publication PDF
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Transport pathways from the Asian monsoon anticyclone to the stratosphere
Transport pathways of air originating in the upper-tropospheric Asian monsoon anticyclone are investigated based on three-dimensional trajectories. The Asian monsoon anticyclone...- publication PDF
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Magnetohydrodynamic turbulence simulations as a testing ground for PUNCH
The Polarimeter to UNify the Corona and Heliosphere (PUNCH) will image macroscopic features of the inner heliosphere and also admit sufficiently high spatial resolution to probe...- publication PDF
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Do southern ocean cloud feedbacks matter for 21st century warming?
Cloud phase improvements in a state-of-the-art climate model produce a large 1.5K increase in equilibrium climate sensitivity (ECS, the surface warming in response to...- publication PDF
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Effects of desiccation stress on adult female longevity in Aedes aegypti and...
Background: Transmission dynamics of mosquito-borne viruses such as dengue, Zika and chikungunya are affected by the longevity of the adult female mosquito. Environmental...- publication PDF
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Vertical information of CO from TROPOMI total column measurements in context...
Since 2017 the Tropospheric Monitoring Instrument (TROPOMI) on board ESA's Copernicus Sentinel-5 satellite (S5-P) has provided the operational carbon monoxide (CO) data product...- publication PDF
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Multimodel assessment of the factors driving stratospheric ozone evolution...
The evolution of stratospheric ozone from 1960 to 2100 is examined in simulations from 14 chemistry-climate models, driven by prescribed levels of halogens and greenhouse gases....- publication PDF
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Avalanche models for solar flares (Invited Review)
This paper is a pedagogical introduction to avalanche models of solar flares, including a comprehensive review of recent modeling efforts and directions. This class of flare...- publication PDF
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Internally generated and externally forced multidecadal oceanic modes and...
Interdecadal oceanic variabilities can be generated from both internal and external processes, and these variabilities can significantly modulate climate on global and regional...- publication PDF
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Research campaign: The convective and orographically induced precipitation...
The international field campaign called the Convective and Orographically-induced Precipitation Study (COPS) took place from June to August 2007 in southwestern Germany/eastern...- publication PDF