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Reference-quality emission and backscatter modeling for the ocean
Sixteen members of an International Space Science Institute teamâfrom America, Asia, and Europe and with backgrounds in radiative transfer modeling, data assimilation, field...- publication PDF
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Impact of the summer 2004 Alaska fires on top of the atmosphere clear-sky...
In this study we estimate the radiative impact of wildfires in Alaska during the record wildfire season of 2004 by integrating model simulations and satellite observations of...- publication PDF
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Dual-polarization radar fingerprints of precipitation physics: A review
This article reviews how precipitation microphysics processes are observed in dual-polarization radar observations. These so-called "fingerprints" of precipitation processes are...- publication PDF
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Representing spatial variability of snow water equivalent in hydrologic and...
This paper evaluates the use of field data on the spatial variability of snow water equivalent (SWE) to guide the design of distributed snow models. An extensive reanalysis of...- publication PDF
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Determining boundary-layer height from aircraft measurements
The height of the atmospheric boundary layer (ABL) is an important variable in both observational studies and model simulations. The most commonly used measurement for obtaining...- publication PDF
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Earth system models must include permafrost carbon processes
Accurate representation of permafrost carbon emissions is crucial for climate projections, yet current Earth system models inadequately represent permafrost carbon. Sustained...- publication PDF
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Comparison of improved AURA tropospheric emission spectrometer COâ with...
Thermal infrared radiances from the Tropospheric Emission Spectrometer (TES) between 10 and 15 μm contain significant carbon dioxide (COâ) information, however the COâ...- publication PDF
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Coupling technologies for Earth System Modelling
This paper presents a review of the software currently used in climate modelling in general and in CMIP5 in particular to couple the numerical codes representing the different...- publication PDF
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Identification of the tropical tropopause transition layer using the...
We present a method of identifying the tropical tropopause transition layer (TTL) using chemical tracer-tracer relationships. Coincident ozone (Oâ) and water vapor (HâO)...- publication PDF
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Quantifying damage contributions from convective and stratiform weather...
Convective precipitation is intensifying in many regions, but potential implications of shifts in precipitation types on impacts have not been quantified. Furthermore, risk...- publication PDF
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Aerosol-optics model for the backscatter depolarisation ratio of mineral...
The size-dependence of the linear depolarisation ratio of mineral dust aerosols is investigated. Laboratory measurements on 131 different aerosol samples with varying size...- publication PDF
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Idealized global nonhydrostatic atmospheric test cases on a reduced-radius sphere
Idealized simulations on a reduced-radius sphere can provide a useful vehicle for evaluating the behavior of nonhydrostatic processes in nonhydrostatic global atmospheric...- publication PDF
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Do time-variable tracers aid the evaluation of hydrological model structure?...
In this paper we explore the use of time-variable tracer data as a complementary tool for model structure evaluation. We augment the modular rainfall-runoff modeling framework...- publication PDF
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Toward anthropogenic combustion emission constraints from space-based...
We explore the value of multispectral CO retrievals from NASA/Terra Measurement of Pollution In The Troposphere (MOPITT v5), along with Atmospheric COâ Observations from Space...- publication PDF
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A 15-year record of CO emissions constrained by MOPITT CO observations
Long-term measurements from satellites and surface stations have demonstrated a decreasing trend of tropospheric carbon monoxide (CO) in the Northern Hemisphere over the past...- publication PDF
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Ionosphere Sounding for Pre-seismic Anomalies Identification (INSPIRE):...
The INSPIRE project was dedicated to the study of physical processes and their effects in ionosphere which could be determined as earthquake precursors together with detailed...- publication PDF
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What about model data? Best practices for preservation and replicability
It has become common for researchers to make their data publicly available to meet the data management and accessibility requirements of funding agencies and scientific...- publication PDF
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Hints of auroral and magnetospheric polarized radio emission from the...
Scallop-shell stars, a recently discovered class of young M dwarfs, show complex optical light curves that are characterized by periodic dips as well as other features that are...- publication PDF
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Prompt ionospheric/magnetospheric responses 29 October 2003 Halloween storm:...
3D multifluid simulations of the 29 October 2003 Halloween storm show the event to be a good example of conditions which lead to prompt penetration of solar wind electric field...- publication PDF
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Robust but weak winter atmospheric circulation response to future Arctic sea ice loss
The possibility that Arctic sea ice loss weakens mid-latitude westerlies, promoting more severe cold winters, has sparked more than a decade of scientific debate, with apparent...- publication PDF