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A new research approach for observing and characterizing land-atmosphere feedback
Forecast errors with respect to wind, temperature, moisture, clouds, and precipitation largely correspond to the limited capability of current Earth system models to capture and...- publication PDF
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Global impacts of subseasonal (<60Â Day) wind variability on ocean Surface...
Subseasonal surface wind variability strongly impacts the annual mean and subseasonal turbulent atmospheric surface fluxes. However, the impacts of subseasonal wind variability...- publication PDF
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Comparison of the impacts of momentum control variables on high-resolution...
The momentum variables of streamfunction and velocity potential are used as control variables in a number of operational variational data assimilation systems. However, in this...- publication PDF
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Influence of the Madden-Julian Oscillation and intraseasonal waves on...
Atmospheric intraseasonal variability in the tropical Atlantic is analyzed using satellite winds, outgoing longwave radiation (OLR), and reanalysis products during 2000-08. The...- publication PDF
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Clarifying the role of coastal and marine systems in climate mitigation
The international scientific community is increasingly recognizing the role of natural systems in climate-change mitigation. While forests have historically been the primary...- publication PDF
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Characteristics of tropical cyclones in high-resolution models in the present climate
The global characteristics of tropical cyclones (TCs) simulated by several climate models are analyzed and compared with observations. The global climate models were forced by...- publication PDF
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Scale, urban risk and adaptation capacity in neighborhoods of Latin American cities
While urbanites are vulnerable to a suite of risks that climate change might aggravate (e.g., mortality from extreme temperatures and property damages from floods), urban...- publication PDF
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Exploring a multiresolution approach using AMIP simulations
This study presents a diagnosis of a multiresolution approach using the Model for Prediction Across Scales-Atmosphere (MPAS-A) for simulating regional climate. Four Atmospheric...- publication PDF
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HEPPA-II model-measurement intercomparison project: EPP indirect effects...
We compare simulations from three high-top (with upper lid above 120 km) and five medium-top (with upper lid around 80km) atmospheric models with observations of odd nitrogen...- publication PDF
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Annual and seasonal precipitation and their extremes over the Tibetan...
Based on daily precipitation data from 115 climate stations, seasonal and annual precipitation and their extremes over the Tibetan Plateau and its surroundings (TPS) in...- publication PDF
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Processes regulating short-lived species in the tropical tropopause layer
A one-dimensional model of vertical transport in the tropical tropopause layer (TTL) is developed. The model uses vertical advection, a convective source, and a chemical sink to...- publication PDF
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Sensitivity of mesoscale modeling of smoke direct radiative effect to the...
An ensemble approach is used to examine the sensitivity of smoke loading and smoke direct radiative effect in the atmosphere to uncertainties in smoke emission estimates. Seven...- publication PDF
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Evaluation of aerosol optical depths and clear-sky radiative fluxes of the...
Aerosol optical depths (AODs) used for the Edition 4.1 Clouds and the Earth's Radiant Energy System (CERES) Synoptic 1 degrees (SYN1deg) product are evaluated. AODs are derived...- publication PDF
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Large sensitivity to freshwater forcing location in 8.2 ka simulations
The 8.2 ka event is a key test case for simulating the coupled climate response to changes in the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC). Recent advances in...- publication PDF
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Investigation of the viscous potential using an MHD simulation
The viscous interaction between the solar wind and Earth's magnetosphere is extremely difficult to study through direct observations. The viscous contribution to the polar cap...- publication PDF
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Large-eddy simulations of stability-varying atmospheric boundary layer flow...
This study explores the response of flow around isolated cuboid buildings to variations in the incoming turbulence arising from changes in atmospheric boundary layer (ABL)...- publication PDF
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Poleward excursions by the Himalayan subtropical jet over the past four centuries
Since the 1980s, the subtropical jet stream has generally moved poleward, but its behavior varies by region and season. Here we examine the interannual variability and trends in...- publication PDF
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Comments on "Application of the Lighthill-Ford Theory of spontaneous...
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Equatorial ionospheric plasma drifts and O+ concentration enhancements...
Disturbance dynamo is an important dynamic process during magnetic storms. However, very few direct observations of dynamo-induced plasma drifts and ion composition changes in...- publication PDF
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An Overview of the Scientific Computing Division
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