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Indirect impact of atmospheric aerosols in idealized simulations of...
This paper extends the previous cloud-resolving modeling study concerning the impact of cloud microphysics on convective - radiative quasi equilibrium (CRQE) over a surface with...- publication PDF
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Reviews and syntheses: Field data to benchmark the carbon cycle models for...
For more accurate projections of both the global carbon (C) cycle and the changing climate, a critical current need is to improve the representation of tropical forests in Earth...- publication PDF
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The vertical structure of mesoscale convective vortices
Simulations of two cases of developing mesoscale convective vortices (MCVs) are examined to determine the dynamics governing the origin and vertical structure of these features....- publication PDF
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Predicted impacts of climate and land-use change on surface ozone in the...
This paper studies the effects of climate change under future A1B scenario and land use change on surface ozone (O₃) in the greater Houston, Texas, area. We applied the Weather...- publication PDF
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Analysis of improvements in MOPITT observational coverage over Canada
The Measurements of Pollution in the Troposphere (MOPITT) satellite instrument has been measuring global tropospheric carbon monoxide (CO) since March 2000, providing the...- publication PDF
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Land–atmosphere interactions: The LoCo perspective
Metrics derived by the LoCo working group Local Land-Atmosphere Coupling) have matured and begun to enter the mainstream, signaling the success of the GEWEX approach to foster...- publication PDF
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Impact of assimilating uncrewed aircraft system observations on river valley...
The impact of assimilating targeted uncrewed aircraft system (UAS) observations on the prediction of radiation and river valley fog is assessed using observing system...- publication PDF
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A parameterization of sticking efficiency for collisions of snow and Graupel...
A new parameterization of sticking efficiency for aggregation of ice crystals onto snow and graupel is presented. This parameter plays a crucial role for the formation of ice...- publication PDF
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Raindrop size distribution and rain characteristics during the 2013 great...
Drop size distributions observed by four Particle Size Velocity (PARSIVEL) disdrometers during the 2013 Great Colorado Flood are used to diagnose rain characteristics during...- publication PDF
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Unraveling the mechanisms and implications of a stronger mid-Pliocene...
The mid-Pliocene warm period (3.264-3.025 Ma) is the most recent geological period in which the atmospheric CO2 concentration was approximately equal to the concentration we...- publication PDF
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Regulated large-scale annual shutdown of Amazonian isoprene emissions?
We perform Empirical Orthogonal Function (EOF) analysis on 12 years of global GOME and SCIAMACHY formaldehyde (HCHO) column observations to determine the most significant...- publication PDF
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Does the size distribution of emitted dust aerosols depend on the wind speed...
The size distribution of mineral dust aerosols greatly affects their interactions with clouds, radiation, ecosystems, and other components of the Earth system. Several...- publication PDF
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Neutral exospheric temperatures from the GOLD mission
Observations of far-ultraviolet (FUV) dayglow by the Global-scale Observations of Limb and Disk (GOLD) mission provide a new opportunity for determining how geomagnetic storms...- publication PDF
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Modes of high-latitude auroral conductance variability derived from DMSP...
We provide the first ever characterization of the primary modes of ionospheric Hall and Pedersen conductance variability as empirical orthogonal functions (EOFs). These are...- publication PDF
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First direct measurements of formaldehyde flux via eddy covariance:...
We report the first observations of formaldehyde (HCHO) flux measured via eddy covariance, as well as HCHO concentrations and gradients, as observed by the Madison Fiber Laser-...- publication PDF
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Opposite polarity magnetic fields and convective downflows in a simulated...
Recent numerical simulations and observations of sunspots show a significant amount of opposite polarity magnetic fields within the sunspot penumbra. Most of the opposite...- publication PDF
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Stratospheric Aerosol Geoengineering could lower future risk of 'Day Zero'...
Anthropogenic forcing of the climate is estimated to have increased the likelihood of the 2015-2017 Western Cape drought, also called 'Day Zero' drought, by a factor of three,...- publication PDF
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Estimating the ionospheric induction electric field using ground magnetometers
The ionospheric convection electric field is often assumed to be a potential field. This assumption is not always valid, especially when the ionosphere changes on short time...- publication PDF
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What would it take to achieve the Paris temperature targets?
The 2015 Paris Agreement aims to limit warming to 2 or 1.5 degrees C above preindustrial level, although combined Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDCs) are likely...- publication PDF
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Sub-cloud rain evaporation in the North Atlantic winter trade winds derived...
Sub-cloud rain evaporation in the trade wind region significantly influences the boundary layer mass and energy budgets. Parameterizing it is, however, difficult due to the...- publication PDF