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Evaluation of HY-2A scatterometer wind vectors using data from buoys,...
The first Chinese operational Ku-band scatterometer on board Haiyang-2A (HY-2A), launched in August 2011, is designed for monitoring the global ocean surface wind. This study...- publication PDF
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Theoretical study of the ionospheric plasma cave in the equatorial...
This paper investigates the physical mechanism of an unusual equatorial electron density structure, plasma cave, located underneath the equatorial ionization anomaly by using...- publication PDF
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Evaluation of the new CNDV option of the Community Land Model: Effects of...
The Community Land Model, version 4 (CLM4) includes the option to run the prognostic carbon-nitrogen (CN) model with dynamic vegetation (CNDV). CNDV, which simulates unmanaged...- publication PDF
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Comparisons of empirical localization techniques for serial ensemble Kalman...
Two techniques for estimating good localization functions for serial ensemble Kalman filters are compared in observing system simulation experiments (OSSEs) conducted with the...- publication PDF
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Feature-based validation of the Lyon-Fedder-Mobarry magnetohydrodynamical model
Field-aligned currents (FACs) play an important role in the coupling between the ionosphere and magnetosphere. Numerical simulation of these phenomena is of increasing interest,...- publication PDF
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Design strategies of an hourly update 3DVAR data assimilation system for...
This study examines two strategies for improving the analysis of an hourly update three-dimensional variational data assimilation (3DVAR) system and the subsequent quantitative...- publication PDF
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Effects of cloud microphysics on monsoon convection and its environments...
The Weather Research Forecast (WRF) model imposed by the large-scale advective forcing derived from observed data representing an average of gridded data fields over the South...- publication PDF
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Are we unnecessarily constraining the agility of complex process-based models?
In this commentary we suggest that hydrologists and land-surface modelers may be unnecessarily constraining the behavioral agility of very complex physics-based models. We argue...- publication PDF
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Assessing the WRF-Solar model performance using satellite-derived irradiance...
WRF-Solar is a numerical weather prediction model specifically designed to meet the increasing demand for accurate solar irradiance forecasting. The model provides flexibility...- publication PDF
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The representation of solar cycle signals in stratospheric ozone – Part 2:...
The impact of changes in incoming solar irradiance on stratospheric ozone abundances should be included in climate simulations to aid in capturing the atmospheric response to...- publication PDF
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Evaluation of single and multiple Doppler lidar techniques to measure...
Accurate three-dimensional information of wind flow fields can be an important tool in not only visualizing complex flow but also understanding the underlying physical processes...- publication PDF
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On the potential high acid deposition in Northeastern China
There is an acid deposition conundrum in China: contrary to conventional wisdom, extremely high ambient sulfate concentrations in northeastern China are not always accompanied...- publication PDF
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Secondary Organic Aerosol Formation from Ambient Air in an Oxidation Flow...
Secondary organic aerosol (SOA) formation from ambient air was studied using an oxidation flow reactor (OFR) coupled to an aerosol mass spectrometer (AMS) during both the wet...- publication PDF
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Observations of upper-tropospheric temperature inversions in the Indian...
High-vertical-resolution temperature measurements from GPS radio occultation data show frequent upper-tropospheric inversions over the equatorial Indian Ocean during the summer...- publication PDF
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Rapid eddy-Induced modification of subtropical mode water during the...
From 2004 to 2006 an observational array of current- and pressure-recording inverted echo sounders (CPIES) were deployed as part of the Kuroshio Extension (KEx) System Study...- publication PDF
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Observations of turbulence in a Kelvin-Helmholtz event on 8 September 2015...
Spatial and high-time-resolution properties of the velocities, magnetic field, and 3-D electric field within plasma turbulence are examined observationally using data from the...- publication PDF
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Construction and uncertainty estimation of a satellite-derived total...
Measurements of total precipitable water (TPW) from 11 satellite-borne microwave imaging radiometers are intercalibrated and merged into a single gridded monthly data set...- publication PDF
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A constellation of microsatellites promises to help in a range of geoscience research
An octet of microsatellites to be launched in 2003 promises to deliver a large amount of useful data for meteorological, climatic, ionospheric, and geodetic research as well as...- publication PDF
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Managing climate risks in California: The need to engage resource managers...
In this paper we propose a framework for evaluating how prepared California resource managers are for risks of continued climate change. The framework presented suggests three...- publication PDF
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Fortifying international collaborations on African air quality
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