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Why do models overestimate surface ozone in the Southeast United States?
Ozone pollution in the Southeast US involves complex chemistry driven by emissions of anthropogenic nitrogen oxide radicals (NOx = NO + NO2) and biogenic isoprene. Model...- publication PDF
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Verifying forecasts spatially
Numerous new methods have been proposed for using spatial information to better quantify and diagnose forecast performance when forecasts and observations are both available on...- publication PDF
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A hybrid ETKF-3DVAR data assimilation scheme for the WRF Model. Part I:...
A hybrid ensemble transform Kalman filter-three-dimensional variational data assimilation (ETKF-3DVAR) system for the Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF) Model is introduced....- publication PDF
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Giant sea-salt aerosols and warm rain formation in marine stratocumulus
The concentrations and sizes of smaller aerosols (radius smaller than 0.5 µm) in the marine atmosphere vary owing to natural and anthropogenic factors. The concentrations and...- publication PDF
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The role of surface heat fluxes on the size of Typhoon Megi (2016)
This study attempts to understand how surface heat fluxes in different storm regions affect tropical cyclone (TC) size. The Advanced Research version of the Weather Research and...- 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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Constraining emissions of volatile organic compounds from Western US...
The impact of biomass burning (BB) on the atmospheric burden of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) is highly uncertain. Here we apply the GEOS-Chem chemical transport model (CTM)...- publication PDF
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Le projet Concordiasi en Antarctique
Au cours des printemps austraux de 2008, 2009 et 2010, des observations météorologiques in situ seront effectuées en Antarctique, incluant des radiosondages faits à Concordia et...- publication PDF
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Multidecadal variability in surface albedo feedback across CMIP5 models
Previous studies quantify surface albedo feedback (SAF) in climate change, but few assess its variability on decadal time scales. Using the Coupled Model Intercomparison Project...- publication PDF
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Global meridional overturning circulation inferred from a data-constrained...
Our current understanding of the global meridional overturning circulation (GMOC) is revisited using a surface-forced ocean model simulation constrained by global hydrographic...- publication PDF
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Can regional climate engineering save the summer Arctic sea ice?
Rapid declines in summer Arctic sea ice extent are projected under high-forcing future climate scenarios. Regional Arctic climate engineering has been suggested as an emergency...- publication PDF
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The polar marine climate revisited
As an additional classification to Köppen's climate classification for polar (E) climates, the Polar Marine (EM) climate was presented nearly five decades ago and is revisited...- publication PDF
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Polarization calibration of the solar optical telescope onboard Hinode
The Solar Optical Telescope (SOT) onboard Hinode aims to obtain vector magnetic fields on the Sun through precise spectropolarimetry of solar spectral lines with a spatial...- publication PDF
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Scale interactions near the foothills of Himalayas during CAIPEEX
Scale interactions associated with small scale (<100 km) dynamics might play a crucial role in the distribution of aerosol in the Himalayan foothills region. Turbulence...- publication PDF
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Towards a more reliable historical reanalysis: Improvements for version 3 of...
Historical reanalyses that span more than a century are needed for a wide range of studies, from understanding large-scale climate trends to diagnosing the impacts of individual...- publication PDF
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The Split-stream Harvesting Game
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Decadal variability in the northeast Pacific in a physical-ecosystem model:...
A basin-wide interdecadal change in both the physical state and the ecology of the North Pacific occurred near the end of 1976. Here we use a physical-ecosystem model to examine...- publication PDF
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Data science as an interdiscipline: Historical parallels from information science
Considerable debate exists today on almost every facet of what data science entails. Almost all commentators agree, however, that data science must be characterized as having an...- publication PDF
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The mysteries of Mammatus clouds: Observations and formation mechanisms
Mammatus clouds are an intriguing enigma of atmospheric fluid dynamics and cloud physics. Most commonly observed on the underside of cumulonimbus anvils, mammatus also occur on...- publication PDF
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Coupled chemistry climate model simulations of the solar cycle in ozone and...
The 11-year solar cycles in ozone and temperature are examined using new simulations of coupled chemistry climate models. The results show a secondary maximum in stratospheric...- publication PDF