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Generation and trapping of gravity waves from convection with comparison to...
Some parameterizations of gravity wave mean flow forcing in global circulation models (GCMs) add realism by describing wave generation by tropospheric convection. Because the...- publication PDF
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Hygroscopic seeding effects of giant aerosol particles simulated by the...
This study investigated the microphysical responses to seeding giant aerosol particles and supersaturation fluctuations. A Lagrangian-particle-based direct numerical simulation...- publication PDF
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The land surface climatology of the community land model coupled to the NCAR...
The land surface parameterization used with the community climate model (CCM3) and the climate system model (CSM1), the National Center for Atmospheric Research land surface...- publication PDF
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An analog approach for weather estimation using climate projections and...
General circulation models (GCMs) are essential for projecting future climate; however, despite the rapid advances in their ability to simulate the climate system at increasing...- publication PDF
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The GFDL Global Atmosphere and Land Model AM4.0/LM4.0: 1. Simulation...
In this two-part paper, a description is provided of a version of the AM4.0/LM4.0 atmosphere/land model that will serve as a base for a new set of climate and Earth system...- publication PDF
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Localizing the impact of satellite radiance observations using a global...
Assimilation of satellite radiances has been proven to have positive impacts on the forecast skill, especially for regions with sparse conventional observations. Localization is...- publication PDF
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Exposure to cold temperature affects the spring phenology of Alaskan...
Temperature is a dominant factor driving arctic and boreal ecosystem phenology, including leaf budburst and gross primary production (GPP) onset in Alaskan spring. Previous...- publication PDF
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Estimating sources of elemental and organic carbon and their temporal...
Emission inventories of elemental carbon (EC) and organic carbon (OC) contain large uncertainties both in their spatial and temporal distributions for different source types. An...- publication PDF
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How does the choice of distributed meteorological data affect hydrologic...
Spatially distributed historical meteorological forcings (temperature and precipitation) are commonly incorporated into modeling efforts for long-term natural resources...- publication PDF
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Fellowship Program in Scientific Computing: Internship Program for Minority Students
This represents a collection of papers written by graduate students participating in the 1975 Summer Fellowship Program in Scientific Computing. This report also includes...- publication PDF
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The influence of variability in meridional over turning on global ocean circulation
The Atlantic meridional overturning circulation (AMOC) is an important global-scale circulation and changes in AMOC can induce significant regional and global climate impacts....- publication PDF
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Obituary: John W. Firor (1927-2007)
Obituary of John W. Firor, a former Director of the High Altitude Observatory and the National Center for Atmospheric Research, and a founder of the Solar Physics Division of...- publication PDF
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Effects of black carbon aerosols on the Indian monsoon
A six-member ensemble of twentieth-century simulations with changes to only time-evolving global distributions of black carbon aerosols in a global coupled climate model is...- publication PDF
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Aerosol impacts on clouds and precipitation in eastern China: Results from...
Using the Weather Research and Forecasting model coupled with a spectral-bin microphysics ("SBM") and measurements from the Atmospheric Radiation Measurement Mobile Facility...- publication PDF
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Satellite-based estimates of reduced CO and CO₂ emissions due to traffic...
During the 2008 Olympics, the Chinese government made a significant effort to improve air quality in Beijing, including restrictions on traffic. Here we estimate the reductions...- publication PDF
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Threat by marine heatwaves to adaptive large marine ecosystems in an...
Marine heatwaves (MHWs), episodic periods of abnormally high sea surface temperature, severely affect marine ecosystems. Large marine ecosystems (LMEs) cover similar to 22% of...- publication PDF
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In the driver's seat: RICO and education
The Rain in Cumulus over the Ocean (RICO) field campaign carried out a wide array of educational activities, including a major first in a field project--a complete mission,...- publication PDF
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Sensible heat has significantly affected the global hydrological cycle over...
Globally, latent heating associated with a change in precipitation is balanced by changes to atmospheric radiative cooling and sensible heat fluxes. Both components can be...- publication PDF
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How much snow falls on the Antarctic ice sheet?
Climate models predict Antarctic precipitation to increase during the 21st century, but their present day Antarctic precipitation differs. A model-independent climatology of the...- publication PDF
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Diagnosing snow accumulation errors in a rain-snow transitional environment...
Diagnosing the source of errors in snow models requires intensive observations, a flexible model framework to test competing hypotheses, and a methodology to systematically test...- publication PDF
