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Zonally uniform tidal oscillations in the tropical stratosphere
By analyzing data from satellite measurements, a reanalysis, and a chemistry-climate model, we found clear zonally uniform tidal signals in the tropical stratosphere,...- publication PDF
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The MAP special observing period
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Specifying satellite drag through coupled thermosphere-ionosphere data...
The largest obstacle to managing satellites in low Earth orbit (LEO) is accurately forecasting the neutral mass densities that appreciably impact atmospheric drag. Empirical...- publication PDF
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Revisiting trends in wetness and dryness in the presence of internal climate...
A theoretically expected consequence of the intensification of the hydrological cycle under global warming is that on average, wet regions get wetter and dry regions get drier...- publication PDF
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El Niño/Southern Oscillation inhibited by submesoscale ocean eddies
The El Niño/Southern Oscillation is characterized by irregular warm (El Niño) and cold (La Niña) events in the tropical Pacific Ocean, which have substantial global...- publication PDF
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A comprehensive observational study of graupel and hail terminal velocity,...
This study uses novel approaches to estimate the fall characteristics of hail, covering a size range from about 0.5 to 7 cm, and the drag coefficients of lump and conical...- publication PDF
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The roles of mineral dust as cloud condensation nuclei and ice nuclei during...
Aerosols play important roles in the evolution of deep convective systems like hailstorms. In this study, the heterogeneous ice nucleation schemes have been improved in the...- 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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A TRMM assessment of the composition of the generator current that supplies...
The Peterson et al. (2015, ) passive microwave electric field retrieval is applied to 15years of Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM) satellite observations to estimate...- publication PDF
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Interglacials of the last 800,000 years
Interglacials, including the present (Holocene) period, are warm, low land ice extent (high sea level), end-members of glacial cycles. Based on a sea level definition, we...- publication PDF
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A geostationary thermal infrared sensor to monitor the lowermost...
This paper describes the capabilities of a nadir thermal infrared (TIR) sensor proposed for deployment onboard a geostationary platform to monitor ozone (O₃) and carbon monoxide...- publication PDF
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Source attribution of carbon monoxide in India and surrounding regions...
This study presents a CO source contribution analysis for the atmosphere of South Asia during January-February 2008. The approach includes into the Weather Research and...- publication PDF
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Nitrogen cycling in CMIP6 land surface models: Progress and limitations
The nitrogen cycle and its effect on carbon uptake in the terrestrial biosphere is a recent progression in earth system models. As with any new component of a model, it is...- publication PDF
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Combustion iron distribution and deposition
Iron is hypothesized to be an important micronutrient for ocean biota, thus modulating carbon dioxide uptake by the ocean biological pump. Studies have assumed that atmospheric...- publication PDF
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The Wavy Ekman Layer: Langmuir circulations, breaking waves, and Reynolds stress
Large-eddy simulations are made for the canonical Ekman layer problem of a steady wind above a uniformly rotating, constant-density ocean. The focus is on the influence of...- publication PDF
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Airborne intercomparison of HOx measurements using laser-induced...
The hydroxyl (OH) and hydroperoxyl (HO₂) radicals, collectively called HOx, play central roles in tropospheric chemistry. Accurate measurements of OH and HO₂ are critical to...- publication PDF
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Stomatal function across temporal and spatial scales: Deep-time trends,...
The colonization of land by plants and their interaction with biogeochemical and atmospheric processes transformed continental climate and hydrology. Stomata, which evolved to...- publication PDF
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Strategies to reduce the harmful effects of extreme heat events: A four-city study
Extreme heat events (EHEs) are becoming more intense, more frequent and longer lasting in the 21st century. These events can disproportionately impact the health of low-income,...- publication PDF
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Evaluation and improvements of two community models in simulating dry...
Dry deposition velocities (V-d) for peroxyacetyl nitrate (PAN) calculated using two community dry deposition models with different treatments of both stomatal and nonstomatal...- publication PDF
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Nighttime secondary ozone layer during major stratospheric sudden warmings...
A major stratospheric sudden warming (SSW) strongly impacts the entire middle atmosphere up to the thermosphere. Currently, the role of atmospheric dynamics on polar ozone in...- publication PDF
