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Some overlooked features of tropical atlantic climate leading to a new...
The Atlantic Nino, an equatorial zonal mode akin to the Pacific El Nino-Southern Oscillation (ENSO), is phase-locked to boreal summer when the equatorial easterly winds...- publication PDF
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Reference aquaplanet climate in the Community Atmosphere Model, Version 5
Fundamental characteristics of the aquaplanet climate simulated by the Community Atmosphere Model, Version 5.3 (CAM5.3) are presented. The assumptions and simplifications of the...- publication PDF
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Attribution of multi-annual to decadal changes in the climate system: The...
Multi-annual to decadal changes in climate are accompanied by changes in extreme events that cause major impacts on society and severe challenges for adaptation. Early warnings...- publication PDF
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Whirlwinds and hairpins in the atmospheric surface layer
Vortices in the atmospheric surface layer are characterized using observations at unprecedented resolution from a fixed array of 31 turbulence sensors. During the day, these...- publication PDF
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On the relevance of aerosols to snow cover variability over high mountain Asia
While meteorology and aerosols are identified as key drivers of snow cover (SC) variability in High Mountain Asia, complex non-linear interactions between them are not...- publication PDF
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Two-moment bulk stratiform cloud microphysics in the GFDL AM3 GCM:...
A new stratiform cloud scheme including a two-moment bulk microphysics module, a cloud cover parameterization allowing ice supersaturation, and an ice nucleation...- publication PDF
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Evaluation and modification of microphysics schemes on the cold pool...
A merger-formation bow echo (MFBE) in southeast China during the pre-summer rainy season (PSRS) was simulated using three microphysics schemes including Thompson (THOM),...- publication PDF
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Ocean temperature forcing by aerosols across the Atlantic tropical cyclone...
Recent work has shown a statistical climatological link between African dust outbreaks and North Atlantic tropical cyclone frequency and intensity. However, a definite causal...- publication PDF
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Diagnosing forecast errors in tropical cyclone motion
This paper reports on the development of a diagnostic approach that can be used to examine the sources of numerical model forecast error that contribute to degraded tropical...- publication PDF
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Regional assessment of sampling techniques for more efficient dynamical...
Dynamical downscaling is a computationally expensive method whereby finescale details of the atmosphere may be portrayed by running a limited area numerical weather prediction...- publication PDF
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Oscillatory behavior of two nonlinear microbial models of soil carbon decomposition
A number of nonlinear models have recently been proposed for simulating soil carbon decomposition. Their predictions of soil carbon responses to fresh litter input and warming...- publication PDF
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Identifying a new normal in extreme precipitation at a city scale under...
Identifying the change of city-scale extreme precipitation (EP) under the "new normal" of global climate is critical for various urban risk assessments. Here, we investigate the...- publication PDF
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Statistical study of magnetosheath jet-driven bow waves
When a magnetosheath jet (localized dynamic pressure enhancements) compresses ambient magnetosheath at a (relative) speed faster than the local magnetosonic speed, a bow wave or...- publication PDF
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A localized particle filter for high-dimensional nonlinear systems
This paper presents a new data assimilation approach based on the particle filter (PF) that has potential for nonlinear/non-Gaussian applications in geoscience. Particle filters...- publication PDF
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Global oscillatory modes in high-end climate modeling and reanalyses
Interannual oscillatory modes, atmospheric and oceanic, are present in several large regions of the globe. We examine here low-frequency variability (LFV) over the entire globe...- publication PDF
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Evidence for an oceanic source of methyl ethyl ketone to the atmosphere
Methyl ethyl ketone (MEK) is a relatively abundant but understudied oxygenated volatile organic compound that can serve as a source of both HOx and PAN when photooxidized. We...- publication PDF
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Mapping Asian anthropogenic emissions of non-methane volatile organic...
An accurate speciation mapping of non-methane volatile organic compounds (NMVOC) emissions has an important impact on the performance of chemical transport models (CTMs) in...- publication PDF
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The monitoring network of the Vancouver 2010 Olympics
An innovative monitoring network was implemented to support the operational and science programs for the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics. It consisted of in situ weather stations...- publication PDF
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Self-stratification of tropical cyclone outflow. Part I: Implications for...
Extant theoretical work on the steady state structure and intensity of idealized axisymmetric tropical cyclones relies on the assumption that isentropic surfaces in the storm...- publication PDF
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The intensity- and size-dependent response of tropical cyclones to...
This study describes a set of idealized simulations in which westerly vertical wind shear increases from 3 to 15 m s(-1) at different stages in the life cycle of an intensifying...- publication PDF
