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How well do integrated assessment models represent non-CO₂ radiative forcing?
This study aims to create insight in how Integrated Assessment Models (IAMs) perform in describing the climate forcing by non-CO₂ gases and aerosols. The simple climate models...- publication PDF
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MPAS-Albany Land Ice (MALI): A variable-resolution ice sheet model for Earth...
We introduce MPAS-Albany Land Ice (MALI) v6.0, a new variable-resolution land ice model that uses unstructured Voronoi grids on a plane or sphere. MALI is built using the Model...- publication PDF
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Zeppelin-led study on the onset of new particle formation in the planetary...
We compared observations of aerosol particle formation and growth in different parts of the planetary boundary layer at two different environments that have frequent new...- publication PDF
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Seasonal and solar activity variations of the Weddell Sea Anomaly observed...
The Weddell Sea Anomaly (WSA) in the ionosphere is characterized by higher plasma densities at night than during the day in the region near the Weddell Sea. According to...- publication PDF
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Comparison of Desroziers and Three-Cornered Hat methods for estimating...
We compare two seemingly different methods of estimating random error statistics (uncertainties) of observations, the three-cornered hat (3CH) method and Desroziers method, and...- publication PDF
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Quantifying the storm time thermospheric neutral density variations using...
Accurate determination of thermospheric neutral density holds crucial importance for satellite drag calculations. The problem is twofold and involves the correct estimation of...- publication PDF
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Probabilistic spatial meteorological estimates for Alaska and the Yukon
It is challenging to develop observationally based spatial estimates of meteorology in Alaska and the Yukon. Complex topography, frozen precipitation undercatch, and extremely...- publication PDF
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Signatures of thermospheric‐exospheric coupling of hydrogen in observed...
Analysis of an established geocoronal H α data set indicates a seasonal trend in observed dusk‐to‐dawn intensity variation, consistent with a diurnal variation in the underlying...- publication PDF
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Empirical localization of observations for serial ensemble Kalman filter...
The empirical localization algorithm described here uses the output from an observing system simulation experiment (OSSE) and constructs localization functions that minimize the...- publication PDF
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A new vertical diffusion package with an explicit treatment of entrainment processes
This paper proposes a revised vertical diffusion package with a nonlocal turbulent mixing coefficient in the planetary boundary layer (PBL). Based on the study of Noh et al. and...- publication PDF
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Deep convective transition characteristics in the Community Climate System...
Tropical deep convective transition characteristics, including precipitation pickup, occurrence probability, and distribution tails related to extreme events, are analyzed using...- publication PDF
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Assessing urban heat-related adaptation strategies under multiple futures...
Urban areas are increasingly affected by extreme heat in the face of climate change, while the size and vulnerability of exposed populations are shifting due to economic...- publication PDF
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Robustness of proxy-based climate field reconstruction methods
We present results from continued investigations into the fidelity of covariance-based climate field reconstruction (CFR) approaches used in proxy-based climate reconstruction....- publication PDF
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Predicted slowdown in the rate of Atlantic sea ice loss
Coupled climate models initialized from historical climate states and subject to anthropogenic forcings can produce skillful decadal predictions of sea surface temperature...- publication PDF
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Impact of CIR storms on thermosphere density variability during the solar...
The solar minimum of 2008 was exceptionally quiet, with sunspot numbers at their lowest in 75 years. During this unique solar-minimum epoch, however, solar-wind high-speed...- publication PDF
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The operational mesogamma-scale analysis and forecast system of the U.S....
This study builds upon previous efforts to document the performance of the U.S. Army Test and Evaluation Command’s Four-Dimensional Weather Modeling System using conventional...- publication PDF
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Are current guidelines for sun protection optimal for health? Exploring the evidence
Exposure of the skin to ultraviolet (UV) radiation is the main risk factor for skin cancer, and a major source of vitamin D, in many regions of the world. Sun protection...- publication PDF
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Frontal and radar refractivity analyses of the dryline on 11 June 2002 during IHOP
An analysis of a dryline that did not initiate convection during the observational period is presented. The dryline was the weakest kinematic boundary observed during the...- publication PDF
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Modeling snow ablation over the mountains of the western United States:...
When compared with differences in snow accumulation predicted by widely used hydrological models, there is a much greater divergence among otherwise "good" models in their...- publication PDF
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Aerosol effects on idealized supercell thunderstorms in different environments
Idealized supercell thunderstorms are simulated with the Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF) Model at 15 cloud condensation nuclei (CCN) concentrations (100-10 000 cm⁻³)...- publication PDF