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The semiannual oscillation (SAO) in the tropical middle atmosphere and its...
Gravity waves play a significant role in driving the semiannual oscillation (SAO) of the zonal wind in the tropics. However, detailed knowledge of this forcing is missing, and...- publication PDF
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Recent atmospheric circulation changes and their role in global warming
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Application of dynamical error estimation for statistical optimization of...
Errors in stratospheric bending angles retrieved from GPS radio occultations can be significantly reduced by using statistical optimization. In order for this technique to work...- publication PDF
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Lidar backscatter signal recovery from phototransistor systematic effect by...
Backscatter lidar detection systems have been designed and integrated at NASA Langley Research Center using IR heterojunction phototransistors. The design focused on maximizing...- publication PDF
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Iodine oxide in the global marine boundary layer
Emitted mainly by the oceans, iodine is a halogen compound important for atmospheric chemistry due to its high ozone depletion potential and effect on the oxidizing capacity of...- publication PDF
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Carbon monoxide distributions from the IASI/METOP mission: Evaluation with...
The Infrared Atmospheric Sounding Interferometer (IASI) onboard the MetOp satellite measures carbon monoxide (CO) on a global scale, twice a day. CO total columns and vertical...- publication PDF
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Possible connections of the opposite trends in Arctic and Antarctic sea-ice cover
Sea ice is an important component of the global climate system and a key indicator of climate change. A decreasing trend in Arctic sea-ice concentration is evident in recent...- publication PDF
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The rarity of absent growth rings in Northern Hemisphere forests outside the...
We present a synthesis of locally absent (or "missing") growth rings across the Northern Hemisphere based on 2359 publicly available tree ring-width records. During the last...- publication PDF
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High-resolution observations of the solar photosphere, chromosphere, and...
NASA's Interface Region Imaging Spectrograph (IRIS) provides high-resolution observations of the solar atmosphere through ultraviolet spectroscopy and imaging. Since the launch...- publication PDF
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Cultivating a culture of inclusivity in heliophysics
A large number of heliophysicists from across career levels, institution types, and job titles came together to support a poster at Heliophysics 2050 and the position papers for...- publication PDF
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Intercomparison of daytime stratospheric NO₂ satellite retrievals and model...
This paper evaluates the agreement between stratospheric NO₂ retrievals from infrared limb sounders (Michelson Interferometer for Passive Atmospheric Sounding (MIPAS) and High...- publication PDF
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Differences in tropical rainfall in aquaplanet simulations with resolved or...
This study investigates the effects of resolved deep convection on tropical rainfall and its multi-scale variability. A series of aquaplanet simulations are analyzed using the...- publication PDF
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An application of the immersed boundary method for recovering the...
This study develops an extension of a variational-based multiple-Doppler radar synthesis method to construct the three-dimensional wind field over complex topography. The...- publication PDF
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Preface
Preface to March 2012 issue of Solar Physics- publication PDF
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The role of vertical shear on aviation turbulence within cirrus bands of a...
At 0300 UTC 9 September 2010, commercial aircraft traveling between Tokyo and Hawaii encountered regions of moderate and severe intensity turbulence at about 12-km elevation in...- publication PDF
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Magnetic reconnection at the dayside magnetopause in global...
We present a survey of magnetic reconnection at the dayside magnetopause using the Lyon-Fedder-Mobarry global magnetospheric simulation code. We explore simulations of the...- publication PDF
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Reservoir evaporation in the western United States: Current science,...
One way to adapt to and mitigate current and future water scarcity is to manage and store water more efficiently. Reservoirs act as critical buffers to ensure agricultural and...- publication PDF
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Understanding the variability of nightside temperatures, NO UV and O₂ IR...
Venus Express (VEX) has been monitoring key nightglow emissions and thermal features (O₂ IR nightglow, NO UV nightglow, and nightside temperatures) which contribute to a...- publication PDF
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The transport of Asian dust and combustion aerosols and associated ozone to...
Aerosol and tropospheric ozone transport to North America has important implications for regional air quality and climate. We present data from Chews Ridge, a remote mountaintop...- publication PDF
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Secular and tidal strain across the main Ethiopian rift
Using a combination of laser ranging and GPS data acquired between 1969 and 1997 we derive a separation velocity for the Somali and Nubian plates in Ethiopia (4.5+/-1 mm/yr at...- publication PDF
