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Spatio-temporal models for large-scale indicators of extreme weather
Extreme weather events such as thunderstorms and tornadoes are of great concern as these events pose a significant threat to life, property, and economic stability. Because of...- publication PDF
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Decadal prediction: Can it be skillful?
A new field of study, "decadal prediction," is emerging in climate science. Decadal prediction lies between seasonal/interannual forecasting and longer-term climate change...- publication PDF
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Multiday production of condensing organic aerosol mass in urban and forest outflow
Secondary organic aerosol (SOA) production in air masses containing either anthropogenic or biogenic (terpene-dominated) emissions is investigated using the explicit gas-phase...- publication PDF
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Probabilistic weather prediction with an analog ensemble
This study explores an analog-based method to generate an ensemble [analog ensemble (AnEn)] in which the probability distribution of the future state of the atmosphere is...- publication PDF
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A comparison of quiet time thermospheric winds between FPI observations and...
We investigate local time, seasonal, and longitudinal variations of thermospheric horizontal winds at midlatitudes during geomagnetically quiet times by comparing winds from...- publication PDF
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Cloud and precipitation particle identification using cloud radar and Lidar...
This paper describes a technique for identifying hydrometeor particle types using airborne HIAPER Cloud Radar (HCR) and High Spectral Resolution Lidar (HSRL) observations. HCR...- publication PDF
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FORTRAN Reference Manual
This document is an updated version of the FORTRAN Reference Manual. Details of the following are included: FORTRAN coding forms; FORTRAN concepts; expressions; replacement...- publication PDF
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Comment on "Surface air relative humidities spuriously exceeding 100% in...
Key Points: Ruosteenoja et al.'s (2017) claim that supersaturation in the surface atmosphere is unrealistic and necessarily spurious and incorrect. Supersaturations are a...- publication PDF
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A fast, parameterized model of upper atmospheric ionization rates,...
Rapid specification of ionization rates and ion densities in the upper atmosphere is essential when many evaluations of the atmospheric state must be performed, as in global...- publication PDF
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Generation of inflow turbulence in large-eddy simulations of nonneutral...
Realistic multiscale simulations involve coupling of mesoscale and large-eddy simulation (LES) models, thus requiring efficient generation of turbulence in nested LES domains....- publication PDF
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Global variation of COSMIC precipitable water over land: Comparisons with...
Radio occultation (RO) observations of precipitable water (PW) from the Constellation Observing System for Meteorology, Ionosphere, and Climate (COSMIC) are compared with...- publication PDF
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The Community Noah-MP Land Surface Modeling System Technical Description Version 5.0
The purpose of this technical note is to comprehensively describe the widely-used community Noah-MP land surface modeling system version 5.0, including its modernized...- publication PDF
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A pioneering time of discoveries in large-scale tropical meteorology: 1960...
The Australian Bureau of Meteorology (http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/mjo, last access: 9 February 2023) states that "The Madden-Julian Oscillation (MJO) is a major fluctuation...- publication PDF
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Blending of global and regional analyses with a spatial filter: Application...
A blending method to merge the NCEP global analysis with the regional analysis from the WRF variational data assimilation system is implemented using a spatial filter for the...- publication PDF
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Plant growth nullifies the effect of increased water-use efficiency on...
Plant response to elevated CO2 concentration is known to increase leaf-level water-use efficiency through a reduction in stomatal opening. Recent studies have emphasized that...- publication PDF
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The Bow Echo and MCV Experiment (BAMEX): Observations and Opportunities
The Bow Echo and Mesoscale Convective Vortex Experiment (BAMEX) is a research investigation using highly mobile platforms to examine the life cycles of mesoscale convective...- publication PDF
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Responses of Arctic black carbon and surface temperature to multi-region...
Black carbon (BC) emissions play an important role in regional climate change in the Arctic. It is necessary to pay attention to the impact of long-range transport from regions...- publication PDF
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Dependence of probabilistic quantitative precipitation forecast performance...
This study investigates the probabilistic quantitative precipitation forecast (PQPF) performance of typhoons that affected Taiwan during 2011-16. In this period, a total of 19...- publication PDF
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Influence of oil and gas emissions on summertime ozone in the Colorado...
Tropospheric O3 has been decreasing across much of the eastern U.S. but has remained steady or even increased in some western regions. Recent increases in VOC and NOx emissions...- publication PDF
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Summertime influence of Asian pollution in the free troposphere over North America
We analyze aircraft observations obtained during INTEX-A (1 July to 14 August 2004) to examine the summertime influence of Asian pollution in the free troposphere over North...- publication PDF