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Uncertainty analysis in climate change assessments
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Simulation of ULF wave modulated electron precipitation during the 17 March...
Ultra Low Frequency (ULF) waves play an important role in radiation belt dynamics, modulation of higher frequency wave modes and energetic particle precipitation. We investigate...- publication PDF
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Modeling high-impact weather and climate: Lessons from a tropical cyclone perspective
Although the societal impact of a weather event increases with the rarity of the event, our current ability to assess extreme events and their impacts is limited by not only...- publication PDF
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Calibration of temperature in the lower stratosphere from microwave...
Accurate, consistent, and stable observations from different satellite missions are crucial for climate change detection. In this study, we use Global Positioning System (GPS)...- publication PDF
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Combined effects of midlevel dry air and vertical wind shear on tropical...
This study demonstrates how midlevel dry air and vertical wind shear (VWS) can modulate tropical cyclone (TC) development via radial ventilation. A suite of experiments was...- publication PDF
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Australia's unique influence on global sea level in 2010-2011
In 2011, a significant drop in global sea level occurred that was unprecedented in the altimeter era and concurrent with an exceptionally strong La Niña. This analysis examines...- publication PDF
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Investigating ground-level ozone pollution in semi-arid and arid regions of...
Ground-level ozone (O 3 ) pollution is a persistent environmental concern, even in regions that have made efforts to reduce emissions. This study focuses on the state of...- publication PDF
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Quantifying the spatial variability of surface fluxes using data from the...
Spatial variability in the exchange of energy and moisture is a key control on numerous atmospheric, hydrologic, and environmental processes. Using observations made on fair...- publication PDF
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Dynamically adaptive spectral-element simulations of 2D incompressible...
Vortex dynamics often involves a wide range of strongly non-linearly interacting scales, and many situations arise in which relatively few aspects of the spatial configuration...- publication PDF
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Air pollution, air quality, and climate change
The introduction of gases and particulate contaminants in the atmosphere due to natural or human activities causes air pollution. The concentration and toxicity of these...- publication PDF
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Preterm and early-term delivery after heat waves in 50 US metropolitan areas
Importance: Heat waves are increasing in frequency, intensity, and duration and may be acutely associated with pregnancy outcomes. Objective: To examine changes in daily rates...- publication PDF
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Stratospheric Circulation Statistics
This report which contains tables and diagrams are presented which describe the monthly mean statistics of the circulation in the Northern Hemisphere stratosphere from July 1976...- publication PDF
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Top-down estimates of NOx and CO emissions from Washington, D.C.-Baltimore...
Airborne mass balance experiments were conducted around the Washington, D.C.-Baltimore area using research aircraft from Purdue University and the University of Maryland to...- publication PDF
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Solar influences on climate
Understanding the influence of solar variability on the Earth's climate requires knowledge of solar variability, solar-terrestrial interactions, and the mechanisms determining...- publication PDF
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Metrics for Evaluation of Solar Energy Forecasts
This technical note summarizes metrics that have been defined to assess the quality of forecasts of solar irradiance and solar power production forecasting. A set of six base...- publication PDF
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Polar vortex strength impacts on the longitudinal structure of thermospheric...
This work examines the weak stratospheric polar vortex event in late February 2008 and the strong polar vortex event in late February 2021 to understand the potential influence...- publication PDF
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Quantifying the impact of dust on heterogeneous ice generation in midlevel...
Dust aerosols have been regarded as effective ice nuclei (IN), but large uncertainties regarding their efficiencies remain. Here, four years of collocated CALIPSO and CloudSat...- publication PDF
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Increase in MJO predictability under global warming
The Madden-Julian Oscillation (MJO) is a dominant source of subseasonal atmospheric variability in the tropics and significantly impacts global weather and climate...- publication PDF
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Cooperation on climate change under economic linkages: How the inclusion of...
Game-theoretic models of international cooperation on climate change come to very different results regarding the stability of the grand coalition of all countries, depending on...- publication PDF
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Importance of initial conditions in seasonal predictions of Arctic sea ice extent
We present seasonal predictions of Arctic sea ice extent (SIE) over the 1982-2013 period using two suites of retrospective forecasts initialized from a fully coupled ocean-...- publication PDF
