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Improved hurricane track and intensity forecast using single field-of-view...
Hyperspectral infrared sounders such as the AIRS and IASI provide unprecedented global atmospheric temperature and moisture soundings with high vertical resolution and accuracy....- publication PDF
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A criterion for new particle formation in the sulfur-rich Atlanta atmosphere
A simple dimensionless parameter, L, is shown to determine whether or not new particle formation can occur in the atmosphere on a given day. The criterion accounts for the...- publication PDF
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The impact of biomass heat storage on the canopy energy balance and...
Atmospheric models used for weather prediction and future climate projections rely on landmodels to calculate surface boundary conditions. Observations of near-surface states...- publication PDF
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Observational quantification of the separation of simple and complex...
The impact of ice clouds on weather and climate is a function of ice particle shape through light scattering properties and cloud lifetime through ice particle sedimentation...- publication PDF
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Recent widening of the tropical belt: Evidence from tropopause observations
Radiosonde measurements and reanalysis data are used to examine long-term changes in tropopause behavior in the subtropics. Tropopause heights in the subtropics exhibit a...- publication PDF
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Arctic sea ice and atmospheric circulation under the GeoMIP G1 scenario
We analyze simulated sea ice changes in eight different Earth System Models that have conducted experiment G1 of the Geoengineering Model Intercomparison Project (GeoMIP). The...- publication PDF
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Historical total ozone radiative forcing derived from CMIP6 simulations
Radiative forcing (RF) time series for total ozone from 1850 up to the present day are calculated based on historical simulations of ozone from 10 climate models contributing to...- publication PDF
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Partitioning climate projection uncertainty with multiple large ensembles and CMIP5/6
Partitioning uncertainty in projections of future climate change into contributions from internal variability, model response uncertainty and emissions scenarios has...- publication PDF
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Evaluating an Ice Crystal Trajectory Growth (ICTG) model on a...
A major challenge in numerical weather prediction models is the ability to accurately simulate the microphysical properties and growth of ice hydrometeors in clouds. Eulerian...- publication PDF
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When less is more: Opening the door to simpler climate models
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Reduced risk of North American cold extremes due to continued Arctic Sea ice loss
In early January 2014, an Arctic air outbreak brought extreme cold and heavy snowfall to central and eastern North America, causing widespread disruption and monetary losses....- publication PDF
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The influence of the stratosphere on the tropical troposphere
Observational and model studies suggest that the stratosphere exerts a significant influence on the tropical troposphere. The corresponding influence, through dynamical...- publication PDF
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Eddy influences on the Hadley circulation
Variations in the width and strength of the Hadley cells are associated with many radiative, thermodynamic, and dynamical forcings. The physical mechanisms driving these...- publication PDF
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Comparison of environmental and mesoscale characteristics of two types of...
Beijing, China is located in a region of complex terrain with high mountain ridges to the northwest and the Bohai Sea to the southeast. The origin of convective storms occurring...- publication PDF
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Future changes in regional precipitation simulated by a half-degree coupled...
The global fully coupled half-degree Community Climate System Model Version 4 (CCSM4) was integrated for a suite of climate change ensemble simulations including five historical...- publication PDF
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The dynamical core, physical parameterizations, and basic simulation...
The Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory (GFDL) has developed a coupled general circulation model (CM3) for the atmosphere, oceans, land, and sea ice. The goal of CM3 is to...- publication PDF
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First synoptic observations of geomagnetic storm effects on the global-scale...
The Global-scale Observations of the Limb and Disk (GOLD) mission provides, for the first time, a synoptic view of the thermospheric response to a moderate geomagnetic storm at...- publication PDF
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Simulations over South Asia using the Weather Research and Forecasting model...
The configuration and evaluation of the meteorology is presented for simulations over the South Asian region using the Weather Research and Forecasting model coupled with...- publication PDF
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Magnetic-field- and hyperfine-induced 3P0-1S0 transitions in Be- and Ne-like ions
In this work, we investigate the magnetic-field-and hyperfine-induced P-3(0) -> S-1(0) transitions in Be-and Ne-like ions along the respective isoelectronic sequence by using...- publication PDF
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The evolution of climate sensitivity and climate feedbacks in the Community...
The major evolution of the National Center for Atmospheric Research Community Atmosphere Model (CAM) is used to diagnose climate feedbacks, understand how climate feedbacks...- publication PDF
