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Urban meteorological modeling using WRF: A sensitivity study
This study explores the sensitivity of high-resolution mesoscale simulations of urban heat island (UHI) in the Chicago metropolitan area (CMA) and its environs to urban physical...- publication PDF
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Chemical data assimilation with aqueous chemistry in WRF-Chem coupled with...
This study introduces a new chemistry option in the Weather Research and Forecasting model data assimilation (WRFDA) system, coupled with the WRF-Chem model (Version 4.4.1), to...- publication PDF
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Tracking urban footprint on extreme precipitation in an African megacity
This study contributes to the body of current knowledge about the urban effect on extreme precipitation (EP) by investigating the city-EP interaction over Lagos, Nigeria. This...- publication PDF
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Research Opportunities From Emerging Atmospheric Observing and Modeling Capabilities
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Seasonal variability of surface and column carbon monoxide over the megacity...
This paper studies the seasonal variation of surface and column CO at three different sites (Paris, Jungfraujoch and Wollongong), with an emphasis on establishing a link between...- publication PDF
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Lower-thermosphere-ionosphere (LTI) quantities: Current status of measuring...
The lower-thermosphere-ionosphere (LTI) system consists of the upper atmosphere and the lower part of the ionosphere and as such comprises a complex system coupled to both the...- publication PDF
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Assessing the WRF-Solar model performance using satellite-derived irradiance...
WRF-Solar is a numerical weather prediction model specifically designed to meet the increasing demand for accurate solar irradiance forecasting. The model provides flexibility...- publication PDF
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Mid-mountain clouds at Whistler during the Vancouver 2010 winter Olympics...
A comprehensive study of mid-mountain clouds and their impacts on the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics and Paralympics is presented. Mid-mountain clouds were frequently present on...- publication PDF
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On the use of nonmethane hydrocarbons for the determination of age spectra...
On 9 April 2001, while approaching the West Coast of the North American continent, flight 20 of the NASA TRACE P campaign penetrated deeply into a stratospheric intrusion. From...- publication PDF
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Low cloud response to aerosol-radiation-cloud interactions: Idealized WRF...
Aerosols significantly affect cloud microphysics and energy budget in different ways. The contribution of the direct, semi-direct, and indirect effects of aerosols on radiation...- publication PDF
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Implications of the methodological choices for hydrologic portrayals of...
Continental-domain assessments of climate change impacts on water resources typically rely on statistically downscaled climate model outputs to force hydrologic models at a...- publication PDF
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The operational mesogamma-scale analysis and forecast system of the U.S....
Given the rapid increase in the use of operational mesoscale models to satisfy different specialized needs, it is important for the community to share ideas and solutions for...- publication PDF
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Climate change is narrowing and shifting prescribed fire windows in western...
Escalating wildfire activity in the western United States has accelerated adverse societal impacts. Observed increases in wildfire severity and impacts to communities have...- publication PDF
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Solar cycle variations of thermospheric composition at the solstices
We examine the solar cycle variability of thermospheric composition (O/N2) at the solstices. Our observational and modeling studies show that the summer-to-winter latitudinal...- publication PDF
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The cultural theory of risk for climate change adaptation
The way in which people perceive climate change risk is informed by their social interactions and cultural worldviews comprising fundamental beliefs about society and nature....- publication PDF
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Technical descriptions of the experimental dynamical downscaling simulations...
Comprehensive assessment of climate datasets is important for communicating model projections and associated uncertainties to stakeholders. Uncertainties can arise not only from...- publication PDF
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Calibrating airborne measurements of airspeed, pressure and temperature...
A new laser air-motion sensor measures the true airspeed with a standard uncertainty of less than 0.1 m sâ1 and so reduces uncertainty in the measured component of the...- publication PDF
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Coral restoration for coastal resilience: Integrating ecology,...
The loss of functional and accreting coral reefs reduces coastal protection and resilience for tropical coastlines. Coral restoration has potential for recovering healthy reefs...- publication PDF
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Forecasting remote atmospheric responses to decadal Kuroshio stability transitions
Based on observational estimates and global ocean eddy-resolving coupled retrospective initialized predictions, we show that Kuroshio Extension variability affects rainfall...- publication PDF
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The relationship between the macroscopic state of electrons and the...
Plasma kinetic theory predicts that a sufficiently anisotropic electron distribution will excite whistler mode waves, which in turn relax the electron distribution in such a way...- publication PDF
