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Systematic evaluation of the impacts of GPSRO data on the prediction of...
In this paper, we perform a systematic evaluation of the impact of Global Positioning System radio occultation (GPSRO) data on typhoon-track prediction over the northwestern...- publication PDF
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Observational evidence for the convective transport of dust over the Central...
Bulk aerosol composition and aerosol size distributions measured aboard the DC-8 aircraft during the Deep Convective Clouds and Chemistry Experiment mission in May/June 2012...- publication PDF
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Airborne measurements of organic bromine compounds in the Pacific tropical...
Very short-lived brominated substances (VSLBr) are an important source of stratospheric bromine, an effective ozone destruction catalyst. However, the accurate estimation of the...- publication PDF
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Winter weather patterns over Northern Eurasia and Arctic sea ice loss
Using NCEP–NCAR reanalysis and Japanese 25-yr Reanalysis (JRA-25) winter daily (1 December–28 February) data for the period 1979–2012, this paper reveals the leading pattern of...- publication PDF
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Modeling Atmospheric Circulations with Sound-Proof Equations
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Sources of seasonal variability in tropical upper troposphere and lower...
We present an analysis of joint balloonsonde profiles of water vapor and ozone made at Costa Rica from 2005 to 2011 using compositing techniques, tracer-tracer diagrams, and...- publication PDF
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Decision making by Austin, Texas residents in hypothetical tornado scenarios
One of the goals of the Warning Project is to understand how people receive warnings of hazardous weather and subsequently use this information to make decisions. As part of the...- publication PDF
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North Atlantic barotropic vorticity balances in numerical models
Numerical simulations are conducted across model platforms and resolutions with a focus on the North Atlantic. Barotropic vorticity diagnostics confirm that the subtropical gyre...- publication PDF
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Going to the extremes: An intercomparison of model-simulated historical and...
Projections of changes in climate extremes are critical to assessing the potential impacts of climate change on human and natural systems. Modeling advances now provide the...- publication PDF
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Photoelectrons as a tool to evaluate spectral variations in solar EUV...
There is limited information about the relative magnitude of the spectral variations in the ionizing component of solar irradiance on solar cycle timescales. We found that the...- publication PDF
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Impact of loss of U.S. microwave and radio occultation observations in...
As the U.S. polar-orbiting satellites NOAA-15, -18, and -19 and NASA's Aqua satellite reach the ends of their lives, there may be a loss in redundancy between their microwave...- publication PDF
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Climatological analysis of tropical cyclone intensity changes under moderate...
Although infrequent, tropical cyclones (TCs) can intensify under moderate vertical wind shear (VWS). A potential hypothesis is that other factors-associated with both the TC and...- publication PDF
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Eye of the storm: Observing hurricanes with a small unmanned aircraft system
Unique data from seven flights of the Coyote small unmanned aircraft system (sUAS) were collected in Hurricanes Maria (2017) and Michael (2018). Using NOAA's P-3 reconnaissance...- publication PDF
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Analysis and validation of GPS/MET data in the neutral atmosphere
The Global Positioning System/Meteorology (GPS/MET) Program was established in 1993 by the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR) to demonstrate active limb...- publication PDF
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Investigating an unusually large 28-day oscillation in mesospheric...
The Utah State University Advanced Mesospheric Temperature Mapper was deployed at the Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station in 2010 to measure OH temperature at similar to 87 km as...- publication PDF
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Astronaut Operations Requirements Document for the White Light Coronagraph...
This manual presents information for performing the observers' function in the White Light Coronagraph (WLCE) portion of the Apollo Telescope Mount (ATM) experiments. The...- publication PDF
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Linear trends and closures of 10-yr observations of AIRS stratospheric channels
The Atmospheric Infrared Sounder (AIRS) level-1b radiances have been shown to be well calibrated (~0.3 K or higher) and have little secular drift (~4 mK yr⁻¹) since operation...- publication PDF
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Application of theory to simulations of observed cases of orographically...
In two recent papers, the authors reported on numerical simulations of conditionally unstable flows past an idealized mesoscale mountain ridge. These idealized simulations,...- publication PDF
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The CU Airborne Solar Occultation Flux instrument: Performance evaluation...
Biomass burning is an important and increasing source of trace gases and aerosols relevant to air quality and climate. The Biomass Burning Flux Measurements of Trace Gases and...- publication PDF
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Closing the dimethyl sulfide budget in the tropical marine boundary layer...
Fourteen research flights were conducted with the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) C-130 near Christmas Island (2° N, 157° W) during the summer of 2007 as part of...- publication PDF