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A Carrier Balloon for Tropical Soundings
During July 1970 to January 1971, a series of tests was conducted to demonstrate the feasibility of obtaining wind data in the tropical troposphere and lower stratosphere by...- publication PDF
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Magnetic fields and plasma heating in the Sun's atmosphere
We use the first publicly available data from the Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope to track magnetic connections from the solar photosphere into the corona. We scrutinize...- publication PDF
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Global atmospheric budget of acetaldehyde: 3-D model analysis and...
We construct a global atmospheric budget for acetaldehyde using a 3-D model of atmospheric chemistry (GEOS-Chem), and use an ensemble of observations to evaluate present...- publication PDF
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Rawinsonde Data Obtained During the Line Islands Experiment
A thorough description of the Line Island Experiments (LIE) and a comprehensive list of the kinds of data collected are presented here. This report presents a detailed...- publication PDF
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Impact of typhoons on the composition of the upper troposphere within the...
In the frame of the SWOP (sounding water vapour, ozone, and particle) campaign during the Asian summer monsoon (ASM), ozone and water vapour profiles were measured by balloon-...- publication PDF
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Sensitivity of summer ensembles of fledgling superparameterized U.S....
The sensitivities of simulated mesoscale convective systems (MCSs) in the central U.S. to microphysics and grid configuration are evaluated here in a global climate model (GCM)...- publication PDF
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Primary and secondary sources of formaldehyde in urban atmospheres: Houston...
We evaluate the rates of secondary production and primary emission of formaldehyde (CHâO) from petrochemical industrial facilities and on-road vehicles in the Houston Texas...- publication PDF
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Research collaborations for better predictions of aviation weather hazards
More than 50 participants consisting of research scientists, federal agencies, and operational forecasters from South Korea, the United States, the United Kingdom, and Germany...- publication PDF
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Cirrus cloud-temperature interactions in the tropical tropopause layer: A case study
Thin cirrus clouds in the Tropical Tropopause Layer (TTL) have important ramifications for radiative transfer, stratospheric humidity, and vertical transport. A horizontally...- publication PDF
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Evaluating modes of variability in climate models
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Mesoscale energy spectra of moist baroclinic waves
The role of moist processes in the development of the mesoscale kinetic energy spectrum is investigated with numerical simulations of idealized moist baroclinic waves. Dry...- publication PDF
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Atmospheric response to a partial solar eclipse over a cotton field in...
The partial solar eclipse on 11 July 1991 in central California, with 58.3% maximum coverage, provided an exceptional opportunity to study the temporal response of processes in...- publication PDF
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Whistler mode waves in the compressional boundary of foreshock transients
Earth's foreshock is filled with backstreaming particles that can generate a variety of waves and foreshock transients. According to recent studies, these particles can be...- publication PDF
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The co-benefits of a low-carbon future for PM
There is considerable academic interest in the potential for air quality improvement as a co-benefit of climate change mitigation. Few studies use regional air quality models...- publication PDF
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Evaluation of coupled ocean-atmosphere simulations of the mid-Holocene using...
We have used the BIOME4 biogeography-biochemistry model and comparison with palaeovegetation data to evaluate the response of six ocean-atmosphere general circulation models to...- publication PDF
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Limitations and biases in the retrieval of the polar magnetic field. I. The...
We study the extent to which Milne-Eddington inversions are able to retrieve and characterize the magnetic landscape of the solar poles from observations by the...- publication PDF
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The importance of time-varying forcing for QBO modulation of the atmospheric...
We present results from three multidecadal sensitivity experiments with time-varying solar cycle and quasi-biennial oscillation (QBO) forcings using National Center for...- publication PDF
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Changes in stratospheric temperatures and their implications for changes in...
Seasonally and vertically resolved changes in the strength of the Brewer-Dobson circulation (BDC) were inferred using temperatures measured by the Microwave Sounding Unit (MSU),...- publication PDF
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Approaching a thermal tipping point in the Eurasian boreal forest at its...
Climate change is increasing the intensity and frequency of extreme heat events. Ecological responses to extreme heat will depend on vegetation physiology and thermal tolerance....- publication PDF
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Drivers of precipitation change: An energetic understanding
The response of the hydrological cycle to climate forcings can be understood within the atmospheric energy budget framework. In this study precipitation and energy budget...- publication PDF