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Observed World Ocean Seasonal Surface Currents on a 5 Degree Grid
A digitized ocean current data set for use in ocean model or diagnostic computer studies is described. Various sources of observed ocean currents are examined, and surface...- publication PDF
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Simulation of flow fields in complex terrain with WRF-LES: Sensitivity...
A multiscale modeling study of a real case has been conducted to explore the capability of the large-eddy simulation version of the Weather Research and Forecasting Model (WRF-...- publication PDF
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Growing convergence research: Coproducing climate projections to inform...
We apply a convergence research approach to the urgent need for proactive management of long-term risk associated with wildfire in the United States. In this work we define...- publication PDF
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Identifying robust transport features of the upper tropical troposphere
Multimodel ensembles of back trajectories calculated from four different analysis data sets and two different trajectory formulations ("diabatic" and "kinematic") are analyzed...- publication PDF
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Impact of Doppler weather radar data on numerical forecast of Indian monsoon...
This work is a first assessment of utilizing Doppler Weather Radar (DWR) radial velocity and reflectivity in a mesoscale model for prediction of Bay of Bengal monsoon...- publication PDF
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Impact of changes in climate and halocarbons on recent lower stratosphere...
The primary focus of this paper is the analysis of the roles of long-term increases in carbon dioxide (COâ) and sea surface temperatures (used as indicators of climate change)...- publication PDF
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Ionospheric day-to-day variability around the whole heliosphere interval in 2008
Ionospheric F2 peak electron densities (NmF2) measured at ten ionosonde stations have been analyzed to investigate ionospheric day-to-day variability around the Whole...- publication PDF
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Toward more realistic projections of soil carbon dynamics by Earth system models
Soil carbon (C) is a critical component of Earth system models (ESMs), and its diverse representations are a major source of the large spread across models in the terrestrial C...- publication PDF
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Explaining differential vulnerability to climate change: A social science review
The varied effects of recent extreme weather events around the world exemplify the uneven impacts of climate change on populations, even within relatively small geographic...- publication PDF
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Skillful seasonal prediction of wind energy resources in the contiguous United States
A key challenge with the wind energy utilization is that winds, and thus wind power, are highly variable on seasonal to interannual timescales because of atmospheric...- publication PDF
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Impact of massâsize parameterizations of frozen hydrometeors on...
This article illustrates how multifrequency radar observations can refine the mass-size parameterization of frozen hydrometeors in scattering models and improve the correlation...- publication PDF
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A thermodynamic perspective on steady-state tropical cyclones
Theories for the maximum intensity of tropical cyclones (TCs) assume steady state. However, many TCs in simulations that run for tens of days tend to decay considerably from an...- publication PDF
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A multivariate global spatiotemporal stochastic generator for climate ensembles
In order to understand and quantify the uncertainties in projections and physics of a climate model, a collection of climate simulations (an ensemble) is typically used. Given...- publication PDF
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Linking radiativeâadvective equilibrium regime transition to Arctic amplification
Emission of anthropogenic greenhouse gases has resulted in greater Arctic warming compared to global warming, known as Arctic amplification (AA). From an energy‐balance...- publication PDF
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Tracking the strength of the Walker circulation with stable isotopes in water vapor
General circulation models (GCMs) predict that the global hydrological cycle will change in response to anthropogenic warming. However, these predictions remain uncertain, in...- publication PDF
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Changes in freezing rain occurrence over eastern Canada using...
Freezing precipitation has major consequences for ground and air transportation, the health of citizens, and power networks. Previous studies using coarse resolution climate...- publication PDF
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Accuracy of rotational and divergent kinetic energy spectra diagnosed from...
Under assumptions of horizontal homogeneity and isotropy, one may derive relations between rotational or divergent kinetic energy spectra and velocities along one-dimensional...- publication PDF
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A new ensemble-based consistency test for the Community Earth System Model...
Climate simulation codes, such as the Community Earth System Model (CESM), are especially complex and continually evolving. Their ongoing state of development requires frequent...- publication PDF
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Influences of North Pacific Ocean domain extent on the western U.S. Winter...
Variable-resolution global climate models (VRGCMs) are a dynamical downscaling method that can reach spatiotemporal scales needed for regional climate assessments. Over the...- publication PDF
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Clarifying the role of coastal and marine systems in climate mitigation
The international scientific community is increasingly recognizing the role of natural systems in climate-change mitigation. While forests have historically been the primary...- publication PDF
