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The utility of simulated ocean chlorophyll observations: A case study with...
For several decades, a suite of satellite sensors has enabled us to study the global spatiotemporal distribution of phytoplankton through remote sensing of chlorophyll. However,...- publication PDF
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Seasonal and QBO variations in the OH nightglow emission observed by TIMED/SABER
Using TIMED/SABER observations, we present global distribution of the semiannual oscillation (SAO), annual oscillation (AO), and quasi-biennial oscillation (QBO) in the OH...- publication PDF
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Simulated annual changes in plant functional types and their responses to...
Changes in plant functional types (PFTs) have important implications for both climate and water resources. Still, little is known about whether and how PFTs have changed over...- publication PDF
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Characterizing uncertainty in Community Land Model version 5 hydrological...
Land surface models such as the Community Land Model Version 5 (CLM5) are essential tools for simulating the behavior of the terrestrial system. Despite the extensive...- publication PDF
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World Climate Research Programme lighthouse activity: An assessment of major...
It is increasingly evident that maintaining global warming at levels below those agreed in the legally binding international treaty on climate change. i.e., the Paris Agreement,...- publication PDF
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Climate variability and conflict risk in East Africa, 1990â2009
Recent studies concerning the possible relationship between climate trends and the risks of violent conflict have yielded contradictory results, partly because of choices of...- publication PDF
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Spatially resolved photochemistry impacts emissions estimates in fresh...
Wildfire emissions affect downwind air quality and human health. Predictions of these impacts using models are limited by uncertainties in emissions and chemical evolution of...- publication PDF
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The Vulnerability, Impacts, Adaptation and Climate Services Advisory Board...
This paper describes the motivation for the creation of the Vulnerability, Impacts, Adaptation and Climate Services (VIACS) Advisory Board for the Sixth Phase of the Coupled...- publication PDF
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Dependence of dense filament frontogenesis in a hydrostatic model
In this study, a hydrostatic model - the Navy Coastal Ocean Model (NCOM) is used to analyze the temporal evolution of a cold filament under moderate wind (along / cross...- publication PDF
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Investigating the direct meltwater effect in terrestrial oxygen-isotope...
Variations in terrestrial oxygen-isotope reconstructions from ice cores and speleothems have been primarily attributed to climatic changes of surface air temperature,...- publication PDF
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The sea ice mass budget of the Arctic and its future change as simulated by...
Arctic sea ice mass budgets for the twentieth century and projected changes through the twenty-first century are assessed from 14 coupled global climate models. Large inter-...- publication PDF
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Internal consistency of demographic assumptions in the shared socioeconomic pathways
A new set of alternative socioeconomic scenarios for climate change researches--the shared socioeconomic pathways (SSPs)--includes for the first time a more comprehensive set of...- publication PDF
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The effect of vertically resolved soil biogeochemistry and alternate soil C...
Soils are a crucial component of the Earth system; they comprise a large portion of terrestrial carbon stocks, mediate the supply and demand of nutrients, and influence the...- publication PDF
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Tradeoffs between air pollution mitigation and meteorological response in India
To curb the staggering health burden attributed to air pollution, the sustainable solution for India would be to reduce emissions in future. Here we project ambient fine...- publication PDF
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An examination of the impact of grid spacing on WRF simulations of...
A large set of deterministic and ensemble forecasts was produced to identify the optimal spacing for forecasting U.S. East Coast snowstorms. WRF forecasts were produced on...- publication PDF
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An overview of aircraft observations from the Pacific Dust Experiment campaign
Fourteen research flights were conducted in the Pacific Dust Experiment (PACDEX) during April and May 2007 to sample pollution and dust outbreaks from east Asia as they traveled...- publication PDF
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Segregation of fast-reactive species in atmospheric turbulent flow
Atmospheric turbulence, which produces chaotic motions in the planetary boundary layer, can inhibit mixing between fast-reacting species produced or released at different...- publication PDF
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Diurnal and semidiurnal tides in global surface pressure fields
Global surface pressure data from 1976 to 1997 from over 7500 land stations and the Comprehensive Ocean-Atmosphere Data Set have been analyzed using harmonic and zonal harmonic...- publication PDF
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Stratospheric warmings and the geomagnetic lunar tide: 1958â2007
A quantitative comparison of the geomagnetic lunar tide and lower stratospheric parameters (zonal mean air temperature T and zonal mean zonal wind U) is carried out for the...- publication PDF
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Increases in extreme precipitation over the Northeast United States using...
Extreme precipitation is among the most destructive natural disasters. Simulating changes in regional extreme precipitation remains challenging, partially limited by climate...- publication PDF