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Ensemble-variational integrated localized data assimilation
Hybrid variational ensemble data assimilation (hybrid DA) is widely used in research and operational systems, and it is considered the current state of the art for the...- publication PDF
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Snowflake size spectra retrieved from a UHF vertical profiler
This paper develops a technique for retrieving snowflake size distributions (SSDs) from a vertically pointing 915-MHz vertical profiler. Drop size distributions (DSDs) have been...- publication PDF
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Hydrocarbons in the upper troposphere and lower stratosphere observed from...
Satellite measurements from the Atmospheric Chemistry Experiment Fourier Transform Spectrometer (ACE-FTS) are used to examine the global, seasonal variations of several...- publication PDF
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Chemical transport models often underestimate inorganic aerosol acidity in...
The inorganic fraction of fine particles affects numerous physicochemical processes in the atmosphere. However, there is large uncertainty in its burden and composition due to...- publication PDF
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Exploring a variable-resolution approach for simulating regional climate in...
The reliability of climate simulations and projections, particularly in the regions with complex terrains, is greatly limited by the model resolution. In this study we evaluate...- publication PDF
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Diagnosing the influence of a receding snow boundary on simulated...
Previous research has found a relationship between the equatorward extent of snow cover and low-level baroclinicity, suggesting a link between the development and trajectory of...- publication PDF
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The solar-like CoRoT target HD 170987: Spectroscopic and seismic observations
Context. The CoRoT mission is in its third year of observation and the data from the second long run in the galactic centre direction are being analysed. The solar-like...- publication PDF
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Atmospheric water vapor and geoid measurements in the open ocean with GPS
We have conducted two experiments to determine precipitable water vapor (PWV) and sea surface heights from a cruising ship in the open ocean. During the first experiment (July...- publication PDF
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Toward a new cloud analysis and prediction system
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Evaluating simulations of interhemispheric transport: Interhemispheric...
Two recent studies using sulfur hexafluoride (SF6) observations to evaluate interhemispheric transport in two different ensembles of atmospheric chemistry models reached...- publication PDF
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Carbon-nitrogen interactions regulate climate-carbon cycle feedbacks:...
Inclusion of fundamental ecological interactions between carbon and nitrogen cycles in the land component of an atmosphere-ocean general circulation model (AOGCM) leads to...- publication PDF
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Advanced two-moment bulk microphysics for global models. Part I: Off-line...
Prognostic precipitation is added to a cloud microphysical scheme for global climate models. Results indicate very similar performance to other commonly used mesoscale schemes...- publication PDF
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Could wind have parted the Red Sea?
This article in Weatherwise magazine explains for a general audience the research results published in a scientific paper: Drews and Han 2010, "Dynamics of Wind Setdown at Suez...- publication PDF
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Harmonized Emissions Component (HEMCO) 3.0 as a versatile emissions...
Emissions are a central component of atmospheric chemistry models. The Harmonized Emissions Component (HEMCO) is a software component for computing emissions from a user-...- publication PDF
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Modification of the gravity wave parameterization in the Whole Atmosphere...
The current standard version of the Whole Atmosphere Community Climate Model (WACCM) simulates Southern Hemisphere winter and spring temperatures that are too cold compared with...- publication PDF
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Value of perfect ENSO phase predictions for agriculture: Evaluating the...
In many places, predictions of regional climate variability associated with the El El Niño-Southern Oscillation phenomenon offer the potential to improve farmers' decision...- publication PDF
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A Hybrid Dynamical‐Statistical Model for Advancing Subseasonal Tropical...
Tropical cyclone (TC) genesis prediction at the extended-range to subseasonal timescale (a week to several weeks) is a gap between weather and climate predictions. The current...- publication PDF
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Coronal magnetometry: A feasibility study
Measurements of components of the vector magnetic field in the solar corona can potentially yield information critical to our understanding of coronal structure, dynamics and...- publication PDF
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Resolving size distribution of black carbon internally mixed with snow:...
We develop a stochastic aerosol-snow albedo model that explicitly resolves size distribution of aerosols internally mixed with various snow grains. We use the model to quantify...- publication PDF
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Features of the F3 layer in the low-latitude ionosphere at sunset
The F₃ layer is a common feature within ±10° of the magnetic equatorial ionosphere in the daytime. According to Balan et al. (1998) the F₃ layer occurs mainly during the...- publication PDF