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On the linearity of local and regional temperature changes from 1.5°C to 2°C ...
Given the Paris Agreement it is imperative there is greater understanding of the consequences of limiting global warming to the target 1.5 degrees and 2 degrees C levels above...- publication PDF
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Differentiating freezing drizzle and freezing rain in HRRR model forecasts
Significance Statement Aircraft icing is a hazardous condition that can lead to aviation accidents. We are working to improve forecasts of when aircraft icing conditions occur,...- publication PDF
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Satellite observations of the tropical terrestrial carbon balance and interac...
A constellation of satellites is now in orbit providing information about terrestrial carbon and water storage and fluxes. These combined observations show that the tropical...- publication PDF
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Investigating the sensitivity to resolving aerosol interactions in downscalin...
In this work we present downscaling experiments with the Weather Research and Forecasting model (WRF) to test the sensitivity to resolving aerosol-radiation and aerosol-cloud...- publication PDF
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The growing threat of heat disasters
Heat is the number one weather-related killer in the United States and indoor exposure is responsible for a significant portion of the resulting fatalities. Evolving...- publication PDF
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Feature-based diagnostic evaluation of global NWP forecasts
With the resolution of global numerical weather prediction (NWP) models now typically between 10 and 20 km, forecasts are able to capture the evolution of synoptic features that...- publication PDF
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Global seasonal distribution of CH2Br2 and CHBr3 in the upper troposphere and...
Bromine released from the decomposition of short-lived brominated source gases contributes as a sink of ozone in the lower stratosphere. The two major contributors are CH2Br2...- publication PDF
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Seasonal variability of rainfall and thunderstorm in Guinea over the period 1...
Republic of Guinea is one of the West African countries which share form a border with the southern part of the Sahel. It is located in the tropical area where the convective...- publication PDF
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The filter imager SuFI and the Image Stabilization and Light Distribution Sys...
We describe the design of the Sunrise Filter Imager (SuFI) and the Image Stabilization and Light Distribution (ISLiD) unit onboard the Sunrise balloon borne solar observatory....- publication PDF
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Robust but weak winter atmospheric circulation response to future Arctic sea ...
The possibility that Arctic sea ice loss weakens mid-latitude westerlies, promoting more severe cold winters, has sparked more than a decade of scientific debate, with apparent...- publication PDF
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Discovery of new coronal lines at 2.843 and 2.853 μm
Two new emission features were observed during the 2017 August 21 total solar eclipse by a novel spectrometer, the Airborne Infrared Spectrometer (AIR-Spec), flown at 14.3 km...- publication PDF
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The Great Plains Irrigation Experiment (GRAINEX)
Extensive expansion in irrigated agriculture has taken place over the last half century. Due to increased irrigation and resultant land-use–land-cover change, the central United...- publication PDF
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Fire disturbance and climate change: Implications for Russian forests
Change in the Russian boreal forest has the capacity to alter global carbon and climate dynamics. Fire disturbance is an integral determinant of the forest's composition and...- publication PDF
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Accuracy assessment of the quiet-time ionospheric F2 peak parameters as deriv...
The Constellation Observing System for Meteorology, Ionosphere, and Climate 2 (COSMIC-2) mission was launched into a low-inclination (24 degrees) orbit on June 25, 2019. Six...- publication PDF
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Global atmospheric CO2 inverse models converging on neutral tropical land exc...
We have compared a suite of recent global CO2 atmospheric inversion results to independent airborne observations and to each other, to assess their dependence on differences in...- publication PDF
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The properties of optical lightning flashes and the clouds they illuminate
Optical lightning sensors like the Optical Transient Detector and Lightning Imaging Sensor (LIS) measure total lightning across large swaths of the globe with high detection...- publication PDF
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Delineating the effect of upward propagating migrating solar tides with the T...
Introduction: The vertical coupling of the lower and upper atmosphere via atmospheric solar tides is very variable and affects the thermosphere and ionosphere system. In this...- publication PDF
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What seismic minimum reveals about solar magnetism below the surface
The Sun's magnetic field varies on multiple timescales. Observations show that the minimum between cycles 24 and 25 was the second consecutive minimum that was deeper and wider...- publication PDF
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A diagnosis of anisotropic eddy diffusion from a high‐resolution global ocean...
Oceanic mesoscale eddies are known to diffuse and stir tracers, and the development of skillful eddy closures is aided considerably by the accurate diagnosis of these processes...- publication PDF
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Validation of the MIPAS CO2 volume mixing ratio in the mesosphere and lower t...
We present the validation of Michelson Interferometer for Passive Atmospheric Sounding (MIPAS) CO2 daytime concentration in the mesosphere and lower thermosphere by comparing...- publication PDF