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A large eddy simulation intercomparison study of shallow cumulus convection
This paper reports an intercomparison study on undisturbed trade wind cumulus convection under steady-state conditions as observed during the Barbados Oceanographic and...- publication PDF
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Spatial decomposition of climate feedbacks in the Community Earth System Model
An ensemble of simulations from different versions of the Community Atmosphere Model in the Community Earth System Model (CESM) is used to investigate the processes responsible...- publication PDF
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Low-cloud feedback in CAM5-CLUBB: Physical mechanisms and parameter...
The physical mechanism of low-cloud feedbacks is examined by using perturbed-parameter ensemble experiments in a unified scheme of boundary layer turbulence and shallow...- publication PDF
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Near-surface characteristics of the turbulence structure during a mountain-wave event
A case study of mountain-wave-induced turbulence observed during the Terrain-Induced Rotor Experiment (T-REX) in Owens Valley, California, is presented. During this case study,...- publication PDF
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Quantifying the Spatial Structure of Tropical Cyclone Imagery
Tropical cyclones are highly organized, rotating storms which rank among the most costly natural disasters in the United States. The processes which drive intensification and...- publication PDF
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Balancing water reuse and ecological support goals in an effluent dominated river
Flows in urban rivers are increasingly managed to support water supply needs while also protecting and/or restoring instream ecological functions, goals that are often in...- publication PDF
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Mapping of 30-meter resolution tile-drained croplands using a geospatial...
Tile drainage is one of the dominant agricultural management practices in the United States and has greatly expanded since the late 1990s. It has proven effects on land surface...- publication PDF
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Numerical study of the impact of the changes in the tropospheric temperature...
This paper investigates the effect of the expected changes of tropospheric temperature profile on the dynamical and microphysical characteristics of individual summertime...- publication PDF
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Evaluating the interplay between biophysical processes and leaf area changes...
Land Surface Models (LSMs) are essential to reproduce biophysical processes modulated by vegetation and to predict the future evolution of the land-climate system. To assess the...- publication PDF
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Confidence Intervals for Forecast Verification
The manuscript is an attempt to present in a single document the various types of confidence intervals, their assumptions, and other issues as they pertain to forecast...- publication PDF
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Chemical and dynamical discontinuity at the extratropical tropopause based...
Using isentropic trace gas gradients of O3 and CO, the discontinuity in the chemical composition of the upper troposphere (UT) and lower stratosphere (LS) is examined on middle...- publication PDF
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Airborne and ground-based observations of a weekend effect in ozone,...
Airborne and ground-based measurements during the CalNex (California Research at the Nexus of Air Quality and Climate Change) field study in May/June 2010 show a weekend effect...- publication PDF
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Spiral rainbands in a numerical simulation of Hurricane Bill (2009). Part I:...
This study examines spiral rainbands in a numerical simulation of Hurricane Bill (2009). This paper, the first part of the study, evaluates the structures of spiral rainbands...- publication PDF
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Atlantic multidecadal variability and North Atlantic jet: A multimodel view...
The influence of the Atlantic multidecadal variability (AMV) on the North Atlantic storm track and eddy-driven jet in the winter season is assessed via a coordinated analysis of...- publication PDF
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Physical processes controlling ice concentrations in synoptically forced,...
Numerical simulations and airborne measurements are used to evaluate the impact of physical processes on synoptically forced, midlatitude cirrus ice concentrations. The...- publication PDF
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Statistical study of foreshock transients in the midtail foreshock
In the dayside foreshock, many foreshock transients have been observed and simulated. Because of their strong dynamic pressure perturbations, foreshock transients can disturb...- publication PDF
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An evaluation of IASI-NH₃ with ground-based Fourier transform infrared...
Global distributions of atmospheric ammonia (NH3) measured with satellite instruments such as the Infrared Atmospheric Sounding Interferometer (IASI) contain valuable...- publication PDF
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Supergradient winds in simulated tropical cyclones
In a previous paper a formula was derived for the maximum potential intensity of the tangential wind in a tropical cyclone called PI+. The formula, PI+2 = EPI2 + alpha...- publication PDF
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Boreal forest fire emissions in fresh Canadian smoke plumes: C1-C10 volatile...
Boreal regions comprise about 17 % of the global land area, and they both affect and are influenced by climate change. To better understand boreal forest fire emissions and...- publication PDF
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Overview of the Focused Isoprene eXperiment at the California Institute of...
The Focused Isoprene eXperiment at the California Institute of Technology (FIXCIT) was a collaborative atmospheric chamber campaign that occurred during January 2014. FIXCIT is...- publication PDF
