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Precipitation over a wide range of climates simulated with comprehensive GCMs
Idealized general circulation models (GCMs) suggest global-mean precipitation ceases to increase with warming in hot climates because evaporation is limited by the available...- publication PDF
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Interdependencies and risk to people and critical food, energy, and water...
This paper examines the interdependencies mediating the cascading negative consequences triggered by the September 2013 flood, in Boulder, Colorado, USA. By illustrating the...- publication PDF
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On measurements of small ice particles in clouds
For many years it has been recognized that some aircraft cloud microphysical measurements may be contaminated by ice hydrometeors shattering on probe inlets. Small ice particle...- publication PDF
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Modelling a multi-spacecraft coronal mass ejection encounter with EUHFORIA
Context. Coronal mass ejections (CMEs) are a manifestation of the Sun's eruptive nature. They can have a great impact on Earth, but also on human activity in space and on the...- publication PDF
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The multi-thermal chromosphere
Context. Numerical simulations of the solar chromosphere predict a diverse thermal structure with both hot and cool regions. Observations of plage regions in particular...- publication PDF
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Urban modification of thunderstorms - An observational storm climatology and...
A radar-based climatology of 91 unique summertime (May 2000 â August 2009) thunderstorm cases was examined over the Indianapolis urban area. The study hypothesis is that urban...- publication PDF
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Prospects for seasonal prediction of summertime trans-Arctic sea ice path
The continuing decline of the summertime sea ice cover has reduced the sea ice path that must be traversed to Arctic destinations and through the Arctic between the Atlantic and...- publication PDF
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Composition of 15-85 nm particles in marine air
The chemical composition of 15â85 nm diameter particles was measured at Mace Head, Ireland, during May 2011 using the TDCIMS (thermal desorption chemical ionization mass...- publication PDF
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Reflection and ducting of gravity waves inside the Sun
Internal gravity waves excited by overshoot at the bottom of the convection zone can be influenced by rotation and by the strong toroidal magnetic field that is likely to be...- publication PDF
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Sensitivity of modeled arctic mixed-phase stratocumulus to cloud...
A two-moment microphysics scheme implemented in the polar version of the mesoscale model MM5 is used to simulate a mixed-phase stratocumulus deck observed during the Fall 2004...- publication PDF
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A method to assess the wind and solar resource and to quantify interannual...
The National Center for Atmospheric Research and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) collaborated to develop a method to assess the interannual variability of wind...- publication PDF
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Sulfuric acid and OH concentrations in a boreal forest site
As demonstrated in a number of investigations, gaseous sulfuric acid plays a central role in atmospheric aerosol formation. Using chemical ionization mass spectrometer the gas-...- publication PDF
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Interhemispheric transport of metallic ions within ionospheric sporadic E...
Long-lived metallic ions in the Earth's atmosphere (ionosphere) have been investigated for many decades. Although the seasonal variation in ionospheric "sporadic E" layers was...- publication PDF
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Emissions of reactive nitrogen from Western U.S. wildfires during summer 2018
Reactive nitrogen (N-r) within smoke plumes plays important roles in the production of ozone, the formation of secondary aerosols, and deposition of fixed N to ecosystems. The...- publication PDF
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Tropical Pacific - mid-latitude teleconnections in medieval times
Terrestrial and marine late Holocene proxy records from the western and central US suggest that climate between approximately 500 and 1350 a.d. was marked by generally arid...- publication PDF
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Bimodal distribution of free tropospheric ozone over the tropical western...
A recent airborne field campaign over the remote western Pacific obtained the first intensive in situ ozone sampling over the warm pool region from oceanic surface to 15âkm...- publication PDF
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The extreme space weather event in 1903 October/November: An outburst from...
While the Sun is generally more eruptive during its maximum and declining phases, observational evidence shows certain cases of powerful solar eruptions during the quiet phase...- publication PDF
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Temperature and pressure dependence of the rain-snow phase transition over...
The phase of precipitation is important for weather forecasts, land hydrology and remote sensing. To quantify the temperature and pressure dependence of snow frequency (F, in %)...- publication PDF
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Precise orbit determination for the FORMOSAT-3/COSMIC satellite mission using GPS
The joint Taiwan-US mission FORMOSAT-3/ COSMIC (COSMIC) was launched on April 17, 2006. Each of the six satellites is equipped with two POD antennas. The orbits of the six...- publication PDF
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Climate change reduces the wind chill hazard across Alaska
Low wind chill temperatures can have negative impacts on human health and the capability of performing outdoor activities. An open question is how climate change is projected to...- publication PDF