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Detectability of CO₂ flux signals by a space-based lidar mission
Satellite observations of carbon dioxide (CO₂) offer novel and distinctive opportunities for improving our quantitative understanding of the carbon cycle. Prospective...- publication PDF
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Did the Toba volcanic eruption of ∼74 ka B.P. produce widespread glaciation?
It has been suggested that the Toba volcanic eruption, approximately 74 ka B.P., was responsible for the extended cooling period and ice sheet advance immediately following it,...- publication PDF
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Internal Storm Motions From a Single Non-Doppler Weather Radar
A correlation analysis pattern recognition technique called TREC (for tracking radar echoes by correlation) is developed which is capable of determining motions within storms....- publication PDF
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Changes in hurricanes from a 13-yr convection-permitting pseudo-global...
Tropical cyclones have enormous costs to society through both loss of life and damage to infrastructure. There is good reason to believe that such storms will change in the...- publication PDF
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Role of tropical cyclones in determining ENSO characteristics
El Nino-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) can effectively modulate global tropical cyclone (TC) activity, but the role TCs may play in determining ENSO characteristics remains...- publication PDF
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Evaluation of ice water content retrievals from cloud radar reflectivity and...
The objective of this paper is to assess the performances of the proposed ice water content (IWC)-radar reflectivity Z and IWC-Z-temperature T relationships for accurate...- publication PDF
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Statistical characteristics of gravity wave activities observed by an OH...
An all-sky airglow imager (ASAI) was installed at Xinglong, in northern China (40.2ºN, 117.4ºE) in November 2009 to study the morphology of atmospheric gravity waves (AGWs) in...- publication PDF
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Evaluating the potential of iron-based interventions in methane reduction...
Keeping global surface temperatures below international climate targets will require substantial measures to control atmospheric CO2 and CH4 concentrations. Recent studies have...- publication PDF
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The seasonal cycle and interannual variability in stratospheric temperatures...
Previous studies have shown that lower-stratosphere temperatures display a near-perfect cancellation between tropical and extratropical latitudes on both annual and interannual...- publication PDF
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Ushering in a new frontier in geospace through data science
Our understanding and specification of solar-terrestrial interactions benefit from taking advantage of comprehensive data-intensive approaches. These data-driven methods are...- publication PDF
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Phytoplankton phenology in the North Atlantic: Insights from profiling float...
Phytoplankton division rate (mu), loss rate (l), and specific accumulation rate (r) were calculated using Chlorophyll-a (Chl) and phytoplankton carbon (C-phyto) derived from...- publication PDF
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Global radiative-convective equilibrium in the Community Atmosphere Model, version 5
In the continued effort to understand the climate system and improve its representation in atmospheric general circulation models (AGCMs), it is crucial to develop reduced-...- publication PDF
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Climate change is increasing the risk of a California megaflood
Despite the recent prevalence of severe drought, California faces a broadly underappreciated risk of severe floods. Here, we investigate the physical characteristics of...- publication PDF
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Mesoscale Adjoint Modeling System: Version 1
This technical note serves several purposes. In Part I, the development of adjoints is described in general terms for spatially and temporally discrete models. In Part II, the...- publication PDF
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Forecasting convection with a "scale-aware" Tiedtke cumulus parameterization...
A scale-aware convective parameterization based on the Tiedtke scheme is developed and tested in the Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF) Model and the Model for Prediction...- publication PDF
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Uncertainties in climate responses to past land cover change: First results...
Seven climate models were used to explore the biogeophysical impacts of human-induced land cover change (LCC) at regional and global scales. The imposed LCC led to statistically...- publication PDF
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Improving the accuracy of estimation of climate extremes
Workshop on Metrics and Methodologies of Estimation of Extreme Climate Events; Paris, France, 27–29 September 2010; Climate projections point toward more frequent and intense...- publication PDF
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ISMIP6-based projections of ocean-forced Antarctic Ice Sheet evolution using...
The future retreat rate for marine-based regions of the Antarctic Ice Sheet is one of the largest uncertainties in sea-level projections. The Ice Sheet Model Intercomparison...- publication PDF
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Characterization of uncertainty in outdoor sound propagation predictions
Predictive skill for outdoor sound propagation is assessed using high-resolution atmospheric fields from large-eddy simulations (LES). Propagation calculations through the full...- publication PDF
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Climate forcings and climate sensitivities diagnosed from atmospheric global...
Understanding the historical and future response of the global climate system to anthropogenic emissions of radiatively active atmospheric constituents has become a timely and...- publication PDF
