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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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To assess marine cloud brightening's technical feasibility, we need to know...
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Estimation of X-band polarimetric radar attenuation and measurement...
A variational algorithm for estimating measurement error covariance and the attenuation of X-band polarimetric radar measurements is described. It concurrently uses both the...- publication PDF
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Intermittency in precipitation: duration, frequency, intensity, and amounts...
Intermittency is a core characteristic of precipitation, not well described by data and very poorly modeled. Detailed analyses are made of near-global gridded (about 1 degrees)...- publication PDF
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Modulation of energetic electron precipitation driven by three types of...
Precipitation into the Earth's atmosphere due to pitch angle scattering by plasma waves has been recognized as one of the major loss mechanisms for energetic electrons. In this...- publication PDF
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Simulations of the response of the mesospheric circulation and temperature...
The loss of ozone that has occurred in the Antarctic lower stratosphere during each spring since 1980 has led to a decrease in the lower stratospheric temperature that persists...- publication PDF
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Understanding the anthropogenically forced change of equatorial Pacific...
Understanding the change of equatorial Pacific trade winds is pivotal for understanding the global mean temperature change and the El Niño–Southern Oscillation (ENSO) property...- publication PDF
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Investigating an unusually large 28-day oscillation in mesospheric...
The Utah State University Advanced Mesospheric Temperature Mapper was deployed at the Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station in 2010 to measure OH temperature at similar to 87 km as...- publication PDF
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Observed and simulated full-depth ocean heat-content changes for 1970–2005
Greenhouse-gas emissions have created a planetary energy imbalance that is primarily manifested by increasing ocean heat content (OHC). Updated observational estimates of full-...- publication PDF
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Potential increase in hazard from Mediterranean hurricane activity with...
Mediterranean hurricanes (Medicanes) are intense cyclones that acquire tropical characteristics, associated with extreme winds and rainfall, thus posing a serious natural hazard...- publication PDF
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Interpretable deep learning for spatial analysis of severe hailstorms
Deep learning models, such as convolutional neural networks, utilize multiple specialized layers to encode spatial patterns at different scales. In this study, deep learning...- publication PDF
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Climate models without preindustrial volcanic forcing underestimate...
Episodic explosive volcanic eruptions are a natural part of the climate system but are often omitted from atmosphere-ocean general circulation model (AOGCM) preindustrial spin-...- publication PDF
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Changes in precipitation variability across time scales in multiple global...
Anthropogenic changes in the variability of precipitation stand to impact both natural and human systems in profound ways. Precipitation variability encompasses not only...- publication PDF
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Use of GPS receivers as a soil moisture network for water cycle studies
Measurements of soil moisture, both its global distribution and temporal variations, are required to study the water and carbon cycles. A global network of in situ soil moisture...- publication PDF
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Comparison of airborne reactive nitrogen measurements during WINTER
We present a comparison of instruments measuring nitrogen oxide species from an aircraft during the 2015 Wintertime INvestigation of Transport, Emissions, and Reactivity...- publication PDF
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Uncovering the forced climate response from a single ensemble member using...
Internal atmospheric variability fundamentally limits predictability of climate and obscures evidence of anthropogenic climate change regionally and on time scales of up to a...- publication PDF
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Impact of crop field burning and mountains on heavy haze in the North China...
With the provincial statistical data and crop field burning (CFB) activities captured by Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS), we extracted a detailed CFB...- publication PDF
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Dynamics of orographic rain associated with the passage of a tropical...
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Effects of climate and atmospheric nitrogen deposition on early to mid-term...
Litter decomposition is a key process for carbon and nutrient cycling in terrestrial ecosystems and is mainly controlled by environmental conditions, substrate quantity and...- publication PDF
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Description of the NCAR Community Climate Model (CCM3)
This report presents the details of the governing equations, physical parameterizations, and numerical algorithms defining the version of the NCAR Community Climate Model...- publication PDF