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Improving vortex position accuracy with a new multiscale alignment ensemble filter
A multiscale alignment (MSA) ensemble filtering method was introduced by Ying to reduce nonlinear posi-tion errors effectively during data assimilation. The MSA method extends...- publication PDF
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Dual-polarization radar observations of deep convection over Lake Victoria...
Lake Victoria in East Africa supports the livelihood of thousands of fishermen and it is estimated that 3000-5000 human deaths occur per year over the lake. It is hypothesized...- publication PDF
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The effects of topography and urban agglomeration on the sea breeze...
Sea breezes are one of the most important weather processes affecting the environmental and climatic features over coastal areas, and the sea breeze from the Pearl River Estuary...- publication PDF
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Toward predicting changes in the land monsoon rainfall a decade in advance
Predictions of changes of the land monsoon rainfall (LMR) in the coming decades are of vital importance for successful sustainable economic development. Current dynamic models,...- publication PDF
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Stepped Frequency Microwave Radiometer wind-speed retrieval improvements
With the operational deployment of the Stepped Frequency Microwave Radiometer (SFMR), hurricane reconnaissance and research aircraft provide near real-time observations of the...- publication PDF
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Dynamics of cloud-top generating cells in winter cyclones. Part I: Idealized...
This paper assesses the influence of radiative forcing and latent heating on the development and maintenance of cloud-top generating cells (GCs) in high-resolution idealized...- publication PDF
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Leveraging environmental research and observation networks to advance soil...
Soil organic matter (SOM) is a critical ecosystem variable regulated by interacting physical, chemical, and biological processes. Collaborative efforts to integrate...- publication PDF
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A seasonal study of mesospheric temperatures and emission intensities at...
Aerospace imagers operating at Alice Springs (23°42'S, 133°53'E) and Adelaide (34°55'S, 138°36'E) have collected more than 4-year of OH and Oâ atmospheric emission data....- publication PDF
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Turbulent airflow at young sea states with frequent wave breaking events:...
A neutrally stratified turbulent airflow over a very young sea surface at a high-wind condition was investigated using large-eddy simulations. In such a state, the dominant drag...- publication PDF
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Airborne observations of reactive inorganic chlorine and bromine species in...
We present airborne observations of gaseous reactive halogen species (HCl, Cl-2, ClNO2, Br-2, BrNO2, and BrCl), sulfur dioxide (SO2), and nonrefractory fine particulate chloride...- publication PDF
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Data Sets for Meteorological Research
The primary emphasis for this report is given to describing the data sets that are available for meteorological research. Conventional instrumental data and satellite data are...- publication PDF
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Instability and breakdown of a vertical vortex pair in a strongly stratified fluid
The dynamics of a counter-rotating pair of columnar vortices aligned parallel to a stable density gradient are investigated. By means of numerical simulation, we extend the...- publication PDF
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Improving coastal storm evacuation messages
Evacuation before severe coastal storms is a critical tool for keeping coastal residents safe. Effective messaging of evacuations could help save lives, but there is little...- publication PDF
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Energetic electron precipitation during sawtooth injections
We present simultaneous riometer observations of cosmic noise absorption in the nightside and dawn-noon sectors during sawtooth particle injections during 18 April 2002....- publication PDF
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Marine cloud brightening
The idea behind the marine cloud-brightening (MCB) geoengineering technique is that seeding marine stratocumulus clouds with copious quantities of roughly monodisperse sub-...- publication PDF
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Improving effectiveness of weather risk communication on the NWS...
The National Weather Service's (NWS) point-and-click (PnC) web page is a primary channel through which NWS directly provides routine and hazardous weather information to its...- publication PDF
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Trends in Arctic sea ice extent from CMIP5, CMIP3 and observations
The rapid retreat and thinning of the Arctic sea ice cover over the past several decades is one of the most striking manifestations of global climate change. Previous research...- publication PDF
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Formation of the summertime ozone valley over the Tibetan Plateau: The Asian...
The summertime ozone valley over the Tibetan Plateau is formed by two influences, the Asian summer monsoon (ASM) and air column variations. Total ozone over the Tibetan Plateau...- publication PDF
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Impact of sampling frequency in the analysis of tropospheric ozone observations
Measurements of ozone vertical profiles are valuable for the evaluation of atmospheric chemistry models and contribute to the understanding of the processes controlling the...- publication PDF
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Balloon Strain Relief System
A balloon strain relief system for use during pre-launch activities was developed and its effect on balloon tensile strength was examined. Various clamp materials and balloons...- publication PDF
