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Multivariate spatial analysis of climate change projections
The goal of this work is to characterize the annual temperature for regional climate models. Of interest for impacts studies, these profiles and the potential change in these...- publication PDF
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Coupled atmosphere-mixed layer ocean response to ocean heat flux convergence...
The winter response of the coupled atmosphereâ ocean mixed layer system to anomalous geostrophic ocean heat flux convergence in the Kuroshio Extension is investigated by means...- publication PDF
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Extremes of severe storm environments under a changing climate
One of the more critical issues in a changing climate is the behavior of extreme weather events, such as severe tornadic storms as seen recently in Moore and El Reno, Oklahoma....- publication PDF
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Sun-as-a-star observations: Evidence for degree dependence of changes in...
Aims.We use 9.5-yr of BiSON Sun-as-a-star data to search for dependence of solar-cycle parameter changes on the angular degree, â of the data. The nature of the Sun-as-a-star...- 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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DART/CAM: An ensemble data assimilation system for CESM atmospheric models
The Community Atmosphere Model (CAM) has been interfaced to the Data Assimilation Research Testbed (DART), a community facility for ensemble data assimilation. This provides a...- publication PDF
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Southern ocean overturning compensation in an eddy-resolving climate simulation
The Southern Ocean's Antarctic Circumpolar Current (ACC) and meridional overturning circulation (MOC) response to increasing zonal wind stress is, for the first time, analyzed...- publication PDF
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The "triple point" on 24 May 2002 during IHOP. Part I: Airborne doppler and...
An analysis of the initiation of deep convection near the triple point between a cold front and dryline is presented. High-spatial-resolution Doppler wind syntheses combined...- publication PDF
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Bromine atom production and chain propagation during springtime Arctic ozone...
Ozone depletion events (ODEs) in the Arctic are primarily controlled by a bromine radical-catalyzed destruction mechanism that depends on the efficient production and recycling...- publication PDF
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The impact of dropsonde data on the performance of the NCEP Global Forecast...
The impact of assimilating dropsonde data from the 2020 Atmospheric River (AR) Reconnaissance (ARR) field campaign on operational numerical precipitation forecasts was assessed....- publication PDF
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Assimilation of GPS radio occultation refractivity data from CHAMP and SAC-C...
In this study, the GPS radio occultation (RO) data from the Challenging Minisatellite Payload (CHAMP) and Satellite de Aplicaciones Cientificas-C (SAC-C) missions are...- publication PDF
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Development of the Regional Arctic System Model (RASM): Near-surface...
The near-surface climate, including the atmosphere, ocean, sea ice, and land state and fluxes, in the initial version of the Regional Arctic System Model (RASM) are presented....- publication PDF
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Report of the First Prospectus Development Team - U.S. Weather Research Program
This is a report by the Prospectus Development Team wherein critical issues related to weather and forecasting, with emphasis on circulations at the mesoscale and short-term...- publication PDF
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Mixed-phase direct numerical simulation: ice growth in cloud-top generating cells
In this study, a state-of-the-art microphysical model using a Lagrangian-particle-based direct numerical simulation framework is presented to examine the growth of ice particles...- publication PDF
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Thermal chains and entrainment in cumulus updrafts. Part I: Theoretical description
Recent studies have shown that cumulus updrafts often consist of a succession of discrete rising thermals with spherical vortex-like circulations. In this paper, a theory is...- publication PDF
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Comparison of cumulus parameterizations and entrainment using domain-mean...
Several different cumulus parameterizations are compared in a 10-day regional model simulation over the tropical Americas in northern summer. A simple bulk diagnostic test is...- publication PDF
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Atmospheric oxidation in the presence of clouds during the Deep Convective...
Deep convective clouds are critically important to the distribution of atmospheric constituents throughout the troposphere but are difficult environments to study. The Deep...- publication PDF
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A geostationary thermal infrared sensor to monitor the lowermost...
This paper describes the capabilities of a nadir thermal infrared (TIR) sensor proposed for deployment onboard a geostationary platform to monitor ozone (Oâ) and carbon...- publication PDF
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Processes regulating short-lived species in the tropical tropopause layer
A one-dimensional model of vertical transport in the tropical tropopause layer (TTL) is developed. The model uses vertical advection, a convective source, and a chemical sink to...- publication PDF
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The Amundsen Sea Low: Variability, change, and impact on Antarctic climate
The Amundsen Sea low (ASL) is a climatological low pressure center that exerts considerable influence on the climate of West Antarctica. Its potential to explain important...- publication PDF