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The future sea-level contribution of the Greenland ice sheet: A multi-model...
The Greenland ice sheet is one of the largest contributors to global mean sea-level rise today and is expected to continue to lose mass as the Arctic continues to warm. The two...- publication PDF
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An application level parallel I/O library for Earth system models
We describe the design and implementation of an application level parallel I/O (PIO) library for the reading and writing of distributed arrays to several common scientific data...- publication PDF
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Analysis and validation of GPS/MET data in the neutral atmosphere
The Global Positioning System/Meteorology (GPS/MET) Program was established in 1993 by the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR) to demonstrate active limb...- publication PDF
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The role of irrigation expansion on historical climate change: Insights from CMIP6
To produce food for a growing world population, irrigated areas have increased from approximately 0.63 million km(2) of land in 1900 to 3.1 million km(2) of land in 2005....- publication PDF
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Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation: Observed transport and variability
The Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) extends from the Southern Ocean to the northern North Atlantic, transporting heat northwards throughout the South and...- publication PDF
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Arctic Sea ice decline: Faster than forecast
From 1953 to 2006, Arctic sea ice extent at the end of the melt season in September has declined sharply. All models participating in the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate...- publication PDF
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Hurricane Isabel (2003): New insights into the physics of intense storms....
This study is an observational analysis of the inner-core structure, sea surface temperature, outflow layer, and atmospheric boundary layer of an intense tropical cyclone whose...- publication PDF
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Supercells and mesocylones in outer rain bands of Hurricane Katrina (2005)
This study documents and describes supercells embedded within the outer rainbands of Hurricane Katrina (2005). Radar reflectivity and velocity data collected on 29 August 2005...- publication PDF
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A global diagnosis of Eddy Potential Energy budget in an eddy-permitting ocean model
We use an interannually forced version of the Parallel Ocean Program, configured to resolve mesoscale eddies, to close the global eddy potential energy (EPE) budget associated...- publication PDF
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On the anomalous counterclockwise turning of the surface wind with time in...
Vertical shear in the boundary layer affects the mode of convective storms that can exist if they are triggered. In western portions of the southern Great Plains of the United...- publication PDF
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In-situ aircraft measurements of the vertical distribution of black carbon...
Due to rapid economic development in recent years, China has become a major global source of refractory black carbon (rBC) particles. However, surface rBC measurements have been...- publication PDF
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Variability of springtime transpacific pollution transport during 2000-2006:...
We analyze the transport of pollution across the Pacific during the NASA INTEX-B (Intercontinental Chemical Transport Experiment Part B) campaign in spring 2006 and examine how...- publication PDF
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Arctic mercury depletion and its quantitative link with halogens
Gas phase elemental mercury (Hg°) was measured aboard the NASA DC-8 research aircraft during the Arctic Research of the Composition of the Troposphere from Aircraft and...- publication PDF
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Last Glacial Maximum pattern effects reduce climate sensitivity estimates
Here, we show that the Last Glacial Maximum (LGM) provides a stronger constraint on equilibrium climate sensitivity (ECS), the global warming from increasing greenhouse gases,...- publication PDF
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To assess marine cloud brightening's technical feasibility, we need to know...
This article does not have an abstract or article summary.- publication PDF
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Estimating observation and model error variances using multiple data sets
In this paper we show how multiple data sets, including observations and models, can be combined using the "three-cornered hat" (3CH) method to estimate vertical profiles of the...- publication PDF
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Community-developed geoscience cyberinfrastructure
Discoveries in the geosciences are increasingly taking place across traditional disciplinary boundaries. The EarthCube program, a community-driven project supported by the U.S....- publication PDF
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Polarization lidar at summit, Greenland, for the detection of cloud phase...
Accurate measurements of cloud properties are necessary to document the full range of cloud conditions and characteristics. The Cloud, Aerosol Polarization and Backscatter Lidar...- publication PDF
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Spatiotemporal evolution of melt ponds on Arctic sea ice
Melt ponds on sea ice play an important role in the Arctic climate system. Their presence alters the partitioning of solar radiation: decreasing reflection, increasing...- publication PDF
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Variability and trends in the global tropopause estimated from radiosonde data
This study examines global tropopause variability on synoptic, monthly, seasonal, and multidecadal timescales using 1980-2004 radiosonde data. On synoptic and monthly...- publication PDF
