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Evaluation of humidity correction methods for Vaisala RS92 tropical sounding ...
This study examines the DigiCORA and Global Climate Observing System Reference Upper-Air Network (GRUAN) humidity corrections of Vaisala RS92 radiosondes at three sites over the...- publication PDF
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The pre-depression Investigation of cloud-systems in the tropics field campai...
The pre-depression investigation of cloud-systems in the tropics (PREDICT) field experiment successfully gathered data from four developing and four decaying/non-developing...- publication PDF
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The fall speed variability of similarly sized ice particle aggregates
The terminal velocity (Vt) of ice hydrometeors is of high importance to atmospheric modeling. Vt is governed by the physical characteristics of a hydrometeor, including mass and...- publication PDF
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Orbital forcing strongly influences the poleward shift of the spring Himalaya...
The latitudinal position of the subtropical jet over the Himalayas (Himalayan jet latitude or HJL) controls the region's climate during winter and spring by guiding...- publication PDF
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Impact of cloud-base turbulence on CCN activation: Single-size CCN
This paper examines the impact of cloud-base turbulence on activation of cloud condensation nuclei (CCN). Following our previous studies, we contrast activation within a...- publication PDF
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Starspot rotation rates versus activity cycle phase: Butterfly diagrams of Ke...
Context. During the solar magnetic activity cycle the emergence latitudes of sunspots change, leading to the well-known butterfly diagram. This phenomenon is poorly understood...- publication PDF
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Observations of ozone-poor air in the tropical tropopause layer
Ozonesondes reaching the tropical tropopause layer (TTL) over the west Pacific have occasionally measured layers of very low ozone concentrations - less than 15 ppbv - raising...- publication PDF
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Climate-change-driven accelerated sea-level rise detected in the altimeter era
Using a 25-y time series of precision satellite altimeter data from TOPEX/Poseidon, Jason-1, Jason-2, and Jason-3, we estimate the climate-change-driven acceleration of global...- publication PDF
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Global precipitation and thunderstorm frequencies. Part II: Diurnal variations
Three-hourly present weather reports from ~15000 stations around the globe and from the Comprehensive Ocean-Atmosphere Data Set from 1975 to 1997 were analyzed for diurnal...- publication PDF
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Diagnostics of polar field reversal in solar cycle 23 using a Flux Transport ...
Motivated by observed anomalous features in cycle 23, as inferred from records of photospheric magnetic flux, we develop a flux transport dynamo-based scheme in order to...- publication PDF
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A review of global ocean temperature observations: Implications for ocean hea...
The evolution of ocean temperature measurement systems is presented with a focus on the development and accuracy of two critical devices in use today (expendable...- publication PDF
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Dependence of the relationship between the tropical cyclone track and western...
A suite of numerical experiments were conducted to investigate the sensitivity of the tropical cyclone (TC) motion—western Pacific subtropical high (WPSH) intensity relationship...- publication PDF
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The Brewer‐Dobson circulation during the last glacial maximum
The Brewer-Dobson circulation during the Last Glacial Maximum (LGM) is investigated in simulations using the Whole Atmosphere Community Climate Model version 6. We examine...- publication PDF
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Representation of clouds and precipitation processes in the Community Atmosph...
The parameterizations of clouds and precipitation processes have been revised considerably in the Community Atmosphere Model version 3 (CAM3) compared to its predecessors, CAM2...- publication PDF
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The Characteristic Response of Whistler Mode Waves to Interplanetary Shocks
Magnetospheric whistler mode waves play a key role in regulating the dynamics of the electron radiation belts. Recent satellite observations indicate a significant influence of...- publication PDF
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Retrospect and prospect of ionospheric weather observed by FORMOSAT-3/COSMIC ...
FORMOSAT-3/COSMIC (F3/C) constellation of six micro-satellites was launched into the circular low-earth orbit at 800 km altitude with a 72-degree inclination angle on 15 April...- publication PDF
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Combining in situ and satellite observations to understand the vertical struc...
Tropical anvil clouds have a profound impact on Earth's weather and climate. Their role in Earth's energy balance and hydrologic cycle is heavily modulated by the vertical...- publication PDF
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The PMIP4 contribution to CMIP6 – Part 1: Overview and over-arching analysis ...
This paper is the first of a series of four GMD papers on the PMIP4-CMIP6 experiments. Part 2 (OttoBliesner et al., 2017) gives details about the two PMIP4-CMIP6 interglacial...- publication PDF
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Prediction skill of GEFSv12 in depicting monthly rainfall and associated extr...
The skillful prediction of monthly scale rainfall in small regions like Taiwan is one of the challenges of the meteorological scientific community. Taiwan is one of the...- publication PDF
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Variation in the Kuroshio intrusion: Modeling and interpretation of observati...
This study analyzes the observed subtidal currents, 1/12° global HYCOM model results, and the observed time series to interpret seasonal and interannual patterns in the behavior...- publication PDF