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Turbulent transport of spray droplets in the vicinity of moving surface waves
A common technique for estimating the sea surface generation functions of spray and aerosols is the so-called flux-profile method, where fixed-height concentration measurements...- publication PDF
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Model estimations of geophysical variability between satellite measurements...
In order to validate satellite measurements of atmospheric composition, it is necessary to understand the range of random and systematic uncertainties inherent in the...- publication PDF
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Organizational modes of mesoscale convective systems over central east China
Composite reflectivity Doppler radar data from June to September of 2007–2010 were used to classify mesoscale convective systems (MCSs) over central east China into seven...- publication PDF
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Injection strategy - a driver of atmospheric circulation and ozone response...
Despite offsetting global mean surface temperature, various studies demonstrated that stratospheric aerosol injection (SAI) could influence the recovery of stratospheric ozone...- publication PDF
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Angular and range interferometry to measure wind
Radial wind is routinely measured by Doppler method, whereas winds transverse to the radar beam are measured using an interferometric technique in which three or more spaced...- publication PDF
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Black carbon emissions and its impact on the monsoon rainfall patterns over...
This study investigates the impact of black carbon (BC) emissions on monsoon rainfall patterns across the Indian subcontinent. The results show that BC exerts localized warming...- publication PDF
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Design and results of the ice sheet model initialisation experiments...
Earlier large-scale Greenland ice sheet sea-level projections (e.g. those run during the ice2sea and SeaRISE initiatives) have shown that ice sheet initial conditions have a...- 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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Planetary Wave (PW) generation in the thermosphere driven by the...
The National Center for Atmospheric Research thermosphere-ionosphere-electrodynamics general circulation model (TIE-GCM) is used to conduct numerical experiments that isolate...- publication PDF
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Quantifying the risk of extreme events under climate change
We are all familiar with the proverbial "100-year flood," a concept instrumental in engineering design for water resources management. This concept, generally termed a "return...- publication PDF
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Future simulated changes in central U.S. Mesoscale convective system...
Mesoscale convective systems (MCSs) are responsible for a majority of warm season flash flood events in the central U.S. Given their high impact, it is critical to understand...- publication PDF
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Round-Robin Cold Brittleness Tests of Balloon Films
This report is part of a series prepared for the Materials Research Project of the NCAR Scientific Balloon Facility in order to extend the reliability and capabilities of...- publication PDF
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Polar Ozone Response to Energetic Particle Precipitation Over Decadal Time...
One of the key challenges in polar middle atmosphere research is to quantify the total forcing by energetic particle precipitation (EPP) and assess the related response over...- publication PDF
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Tidal control of equatorial vertical E × B drift under solar minimum conditions
Observations show that equatorial ionospheric vertical drifts during solar minimum differ from the climatology between late afternoon and midnight. By analyzing WACCM-X...- publication PDF
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Seasonal variability of rainfall and thunderstorm in Guinea over the period...
Republic of Guinea is one of the West African countries which share form a border with the southern part of the Sahel. It is located in the tropical area where the convective...- publication PDF
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Assessing uncertainties in the Noah-MP ensemble simulations of a cropland...
Despite the widespread use of the latest community Noah with multiparameterization (Noah-MP) land surface model, it has not been rigorously evaluated over the complex Tibetan...- publication PDF
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Radial diffusion and MHD particle simulations of relativistic electron...
In an MHD particle simulation of the September 1998 magnetic storm the evolution of the radiation belt electron radial flux profile appears to be diffusive, and diffusion caused...- publication PDF
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Resolved turbulence characteristics in large-eddy simulations nested within...
One-way concurrent nesting within the Weather Research and Forecasting Model (WRF) is examined for conducting large-eddy simulations (LES) nested within mesoscale simulations....- publication PDF
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Boreal forest fire emissions in fresh Canadian smoke plumes: C1-C10 volatile...
Boreal regions comprise about 17 % of the global land area, and they both affect and are influenced by climate change. To better understand boreal forest fire emissions and...- publication PDF
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Calibration of the NCAR Sabreliner Research Static Pressure Source With a...
Trailing cone results verify that pressure corrections for the NCAR Sabreliner derived from tower flyby data can be extrapolated to higher Mach numbers and higher altitudes with...- publication PDF
