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A microwave land data assimilation system: Scheme and preliminary evaluation...
To make use of satellite microwave observations for estimating soil moisture, a dual-pass land data assimilation system (DLDAS) is developed in this paper by incorporating a...- publication PDF
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Quantifying sources and sinks of reactive gases in the lower atmosphere...
Atmospheric composition is governed by the interplay of emissions, chemistry, deposition, and transport. Substantial questions surround each of these processes, especially in...- publication PDF
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Impact of warmer sea surface temperature on the global pattern of intense...
Intense convection (updrafts exceeding 10 m s(-1)) plays an essential role in severe weather and Earth's energy balance. Despite its importance, how the global pattern of...- publication PDF
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A numerical study of the effects of migrating tides on thermosphere midnight...
In this study, we employed the National Center for Atmospheric Research Thermosphere Ionosphere Electrodynamics General Circulation Model (TIEGCM) and the extended Canadian...- publication PDF
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How important is vegetation phenology for European climate and heat waves?
It has been hypothesized that vegetation phenology may play an important role for the midlatitude climate. This study investigates the impact of interannual and intraseasonal...- publication PDF
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On the influence of shrub height and expansion on northern high latitude climate
There is a growing body of empirical evidence documenting the expansion of shrub vegetation in the circumpolar Arctic in response to climate change. Here, we conduct a series of...- publication PDF
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Assessment of the southern polar and subpolar warming in the PMIP4 last...
Given relatively abundant paleo-proxies, the study of the last interglacial (LIG, â¼â129â116â000 years ago, ka) is valuable to understanding the responses and feedback of...- publication PDF
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Interactive crop management in the Community Earth System Model (CESM1):...
The Community Earth System Model, version 1 (CESM1) is evaluated with two coupled atmosphere-land simulations. The CTRL (control) simulation represents crops as unmanaged...- publication PDF
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Thermospheric basis functions for improved dynamic calibration of...
State-of-the-art satellite drag models require upgrades to meet operational Precision Orbit Determination requirements for collision avoidance, reentry predictions and catalog...- publication PDF
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UNIX Word Processing at HAO / (For Use With the 4.2 BSD Version and -Me...
This manual is a compilation of the word processing commands needed while using UNIX at the High Altitude Observatory of the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Boulder,...- publication PDF
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Precipitation over a wide range of climates simulated with comprehensive GCMs
Idealized general circulation models (GCMs) suggest global-mean precipitation ceases to increase with warming in hot climates because evaporation is limited by the available...- publication PDF
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Interdependencies and risk to people and critical food, energy, and water...
This paper examines the interdependencies mediating the cascading negative consequences triggered by the September 2013 flood, in Boulder, Colorado, USA. By illustrating the...- publication PDF
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On measurements of small ice particles in clouds
For many years it has been recognized that some aircraft cloud microphysical measurements may be contaminated by ice hydrometeors shattering on probe inlets. Small ice particle...- publication PDF
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Modelling a multi-spacecraft coronal mass ejection encounter with EUHFORIA
Context. Coronal mass ejections (CMEs) are a manifestation of the Sun's eruptive nature. They can have a great impact on Earth, but also on human activity in space and on the...- publication PDF
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The multi-thermal chromosphere
Context. Numerical simulations of the solar chromosphere predict a diverse thermal structure with both hot and cool regions. Observations of plage regions in particular...- publication PDF
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Urban modification of thunderstorms - An observational storm climatology and...
A radar-based climatology of 91 unique summertime (May 2000 â August 2009) thunderstorm cases was examined over the Indianapolis urban area. The study hypothesis is that urban...- publication PDF
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Prospects for seasonal prediction of summertime trans-Arctic sea ice path
The continuing decline of the summertime sea ice cover has reduced the sea ice path that must be traversed to Arctic destinations and through the Arctic between the Atlantic and...- publication PDF
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Composition of 15-85 nm particles in marine air
The chemical composition of 15â85 nm diameter particles was measured at Mace Head, Ireland, during May 2011 using the TDCIMS (thermal desorption chemical ionization mass...- publication PDF
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Reflection and ducting of gravity waves inside the Sun
Internal gravity waves excited by overshoot at the bottom of the convection zone can be influenced by rotation and by the strong toroidal magnetic field that is likely to be...- publication PDF
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Sensitivity of modeled arctic mixed-phase stratocumulus to cloud...
A two-moment microphysics scheme implemented in the polar version of the mesoscale model MM5 is used to simulate a mixed-phase stratocumulus deck observed during the Fall 2004...- publication PDF
