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A long-term, high-quality, high-vertical-resolution GPS dropsonde dataset...
A GPS dropsonde is a scientific instrument deployed from research and operational aircraft that descends through the atmosphere by a parachute. The dropsonde provides high-...- publication PDF
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Impact of Climate Change on Gulf of Mexico Hurricanes
A state of the art modeling study was undertaken to estimate the most likely impacts of climate change on Gulf of Mexico hurricane intensity and frequency. The modeling study...- publication PDF
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Clustering of observed diurnal cycles of precipitation over the United...
The diurnal cycle of precipitation during the summer season over the contiguous United States is examined in eight distinct regions. These were identified using cluster analysis...- publication PDF
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Vertical temperature profiles at maximum entropy production with a net...
Like any fluid heated from below, the atmosphere is subject to vertical instability that triggers convection. Convection occurs on small time and space scales, which makes it a...- publication PDF
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Tidal variations in the mesosphere and lower thermosphere before, during,...
This work presents a comprehensive evaluation of tides in the mesosphere and lower thermosphere (MLT) of the Whole Atmosphere Community Climate Model with thermosphere-...- publication PDF
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Global investigation of the Mg atom and ion layers using SCIAMACHY/Envisat...
Mg and Mg+ concentration fields in the upper mesosphere/lower thermosphere (UMLT) region are retrieved from SCIAMACHY/Envisat limb measurements of Mg and Mg+ dayglow emissions...- publication PDF
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Springtime high surface ozone events over the western United States:...
The published literature debates the extent to which naturally occurring stratospheric ozone intrusions reach the surface and contribute to exceedances of the U.S. National...- publication PDF
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Conversations With Jule Charney
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Assessing the accuracy of a linearized observation operator for assimilation...
Assimilation into numerical weather models of the refractivity, Abel-retrieved from radio occultations, as the local refractivity at ray tangent point may result in large errors...- publication PDF
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Evolution of coronal holes and implications for high-speed solar wind during...
We analyze coronal holes present on the Sun during the extended minimum between Cycles 23 and 24, study their evolution, examine the consequences for the solar wind speed near...- publication PDF
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Surface impacts of large offshore wind farms
Future offshore wind farms around the world will be built with wind turbines of size and capacity never seen before (with diameter and hub height exceeding 150 and 100 m,...- publication PDF
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Particle Habit Imaging using incoherent light: A first step toward a novel...
The imaging unit of the novel cloud particle instrument Particle Habit Imaging and Polar Scattering (PHIPS) probe has been developed to image individual ice particles produced...- publication PDF
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A non-Gaussian ensemble filter update for data assimilation
A deterministic square root ensemble Kalman filter and a stochastic perturbed observation ensemble Kalman filter are used for data assimilation in both linear and nonlinear...- publication PDF
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Pressure-gradient forcing methods for large-eddy simulations of flows in the...
Turbulent flows over forest canopies have been successfully modeled using Large-Eddy Simulations (LES). Simulated winds result from the balance between a simplified pressure...- publication PDF
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Positioning infrastructure and technologies for low-carbon urbanization
The expected urbanization of the planet in the coming century coupled with aging infrastructure in developed regions, increasing complexity of man-made systems, and pressing...- publication PDF
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Mesoscale convective system precipitation characteristics over East Asia....
Mesoscale convective systems (MCSs) play an important role in modulating the global water cycle and energy balance and frequently generate high-impact weather events. The...- publication PDF
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Steps for building a calibrated flux-transport dynamo for the Sun
Given the complexity involved in a flux-transport-type dynamo driven by both Babcock - Leighton and tachocline α effects, we present here a step-by-step procedure for building...- publication PDF
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A characterization of the present-day arctic atmosphere in CCSM4
Simulation of key features of the Arctic atmosphere in the Community Climate System Model, version 4 (CCSM4) is evaluated against observational and reanalysis datasets for the...- publication PDF
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Impact of airborne Doppler radar data assimilation on the numerical...
Accurate forecasting of a hurricane's intensity changes near its landfall is of great importance in making an effective hurricane warning. This study uses airborne Doppler radar...- publication PDF
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Contrasting impacts of urban forms on the future thermal environment:...
This study investigated impacts of urban forms on the future thermal environment over Beijing, the capital city of China. Beijing is experiencing remarkable urban expansion and...- publication PDF
