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Linear analysis and nonlinear evolution of two-dimensional global...
We develop a more realistic two-dimensional model for global MHD instabilities in the solar tachocline, by including diffusion in the form of kinetic and magnetic drag (...- publication PDF
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Moderation of summertime heat island phenomena via modification of the urban...
This study investigated the moderation of the urban heat island via changes in the urban form in the Tokyo metropolitan area (TMA). Two urban scenarios with the same population...- publication PDF
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NCAR's Summer Colloquium: Capacity building in cross-disciplinary research...
The Advanced Study Program (ASP) Summer Colloquium is an annual event hosted at the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) in Boulder, Colorado. From its inception in...- publication PDF
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CAM-SE-CSLAM: Consistent coupling of a conservative semi-Lagrangian...
An algorithm to consistently couple a conservative semi-Lagrangian finite-volume transport scheme with a spectral element (SE) dynamical core is presented. The semi-Lagrangian...- publication PDF
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Detection and attribution of anthropogenic forcing to diurnal temperature...
Observations show that the surface diurnal temperature range (DTR) has decreased since 1950s over most global land areas due to a smaller warming in maximum temperatures (T max)...- publication PDF
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Microphysical constraints on millimeter-wavelength scattering properties of...
A Bayesian optimal estimation retrieval is used to determine probability density functions of snow microphysical parameters from ground-based observations taken during four...- publication PDF
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GPS Networks for Atmospheric Sensing
Phase delays induced in GPS signals by the ionosphere and neutral atmosphere can be measured with high precision simultaneously along a dozen or so GPS ray paths in the field of...- publication PDF
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On the seasonal cycle of the Tropical South Indian Ocean. Part I: Mixed...
Scale interactions in the coupled ocean and atmosphere of the tropics play a crucial role in shaping the climate state and its spatial and temporal variability. The mechanisms...- publication PDF
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A Description of the Advanced Research WRF Version 3
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Estimation of sea spray aerosol surface area over the Southern Ocean using...
This study focuses on methods to estimate dry marine aerosol surface area (SA) from bulk optical measurements. Aerosol SA is used in many models' ice nucleating particle (INP)...- publication PDF
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Arctic sea ice albedo: Spectral composition, spatial heterogeneity, and...
The magnitude, spectral composition, and variability of the Arctic sea ice surface albedo are key to understanding and numerically simulating Earth's shortwave energy budget....- publication PDF
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A comparison study of NO cooling between TIMED/SABER measurements and TIEGCM...
We investigate the latitudinal and longitudinal variations of thermospheric nitric oxide (NO) cooling rate from 2005 to 2016. We compare the maximum of the NO cooling rate and...- publication PDF
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Simulating wintertime orographic cloud seeding over the Snowy Mountains of Australia
This study presents the first numerical simulations of seeded clouds over the Snowy Mountains of Australia. WRF-WxMod, a novel glaciogenic cloud-seeding model, was utilized to...- publication PDF
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Pathways for socio-economic system transitions expressed as a Markov chain
Cross-impact balance (CIB) analysis provides a system-theoretical view of scenarios useful for investigating complex socio-economic systems. CIB can synthesize a variety of...- publication PDF
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Aerosol effects on the development of a supercell storm in a double-moment...
This study investigates the aerosol effects on the development of an idealized three-dimensional supercell storm, focusing on storm morphology and precipitation during a quasi...- publication PDF
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Periodic variations in solar wind and responses of the magnetosphere and...
TIMED/GUVI observed thermospheric column n-ary sumation O/N-2 depletion in both hemispheres between March 1 and 21, 2017 which was caused by large periodic variations in...- publication PDF
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Distinguishing southern Africa precipitation response by strength of El...
December-February precipitation in southern Africa during recent El Nino events is studied by distinguishing circulation and precipitation responses during strong and moderate-...- publication PDF
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Comparison of the GOSAT TANSO-FTS TIR CH volume mixing ratio vertical...
The primary instrument on the Greenhouse gases Observing SATellite (GOSAT) is the Thermal And Near infrared Sensor for carbon Observations (TANSO) Fourier transform spectrometer...- publication PDF
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Modeling of cloud microphysics: Can we do better?
Representation of cloud microphysics is a key aspect of simulating clouds. From the early days of cloud modeling, numerical models have relied on an Eulerian approach for all...- publication PDF
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Emissions of reactive nitrogen from Western U.S. wildfires during summer 2018
Reactive nitrogen (N-r) within smoke plumes plays important roles in the production of ozone, the formation of secondary aerosols, and deposition of fixed N to ecosystems. The...- publication PDF