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Secondary ice production improves simulations of freezing rain
Weather forecasts and climate projections of precipitation phase and type in winter storms are challenging due to the complicated underlying microphysical and dynamical...- publication PDF
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The decline in summer fallow in the northern Great Plains cooled...
Land management can moderate or intensify the impacts of a warming atmosphere. Since the early 1980s, nearly 116,000 km2 of cropland that was once held in fallow during the...- publication PDF
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Bridging 20 years of soil organic matter frameworks: Empirical support,...
In the past few decades, there has been an evolution in our understanding of soil organic matter (SOM) dynamics from one of inherent biochemical recalcitrance to one deriving...- publication PDF
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Non-migrating structures in the northern midlatitude thermosphere during...
Midlatitude thermospheric wind observations from the Michelson Interferometer for Global High-resolution Thermospheric Imaging on board the Ionospheric Connections Explorer...- publication PDF
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Evaluation of CMIP6 model simulations of PM 2.5 and its components over China
Earth system models (ESMs) participating in the latest Coupled Model Intercomparison Project Phase 6 (CMIP6) simulate various components of fine particulate matter ( PM2.5 ) as...- publication PDF
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Topographic heterogeneity and aspect moderate exposure to climate change...
Alpine tundra ecosystems are highly vulnerable to climate warming but are governed by local-scale abiotic heterogeneity, which makes it difficult to predict tundra responses to...- publication PDF
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Intercomparison of fast airborne ozone instruments to measure eddy...
The air–sea exchange of ozone (O3) is controlled by chemistry involving halogens, dissolved organic carbon, and sulfur in the sea surface microlayer. Calculations also indicate...- publication PDF
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Detecting the human fingerprint in the summer 2022 western–central European...
In the 2022 summer, western-central Europe and several other regions in the northern extratropics experienced substantial soil moisture deficits in the wake of precipitation...- publication PDF
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Leveraging a novel hybrid ensemble and optimal interpolation approach for...
In the face of escalating instances of inland and flash flooding spurred by intense rainfall and hurricanes, the accurate prediction of rapid streamflow variations has become...- publication PDF
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Targeted dropwindsondes in complex terrain
The dropwindsonde (or dropsonde) is a frequently utilized tool in geophysical research and its use over ocean and flat terrain is a reliable and well-established practice. Its...- publication PDF
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Experimental implementation of an ensemble adjustment filter for an...
The assimilation of sea surface temperature (SST) anomalies into a coupled ocean–atmosphere model of the tropical Pacific is investigated using an ensemble adjustment Kalman...- publication PDF
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Effects of high-latitude input on neutral wind structure and forcing during...
In this study, a quantitative assessment of the thermospheric wind forcing and its dependence on high‐latitude drivers is provided. Due to its coupling with the ionosphere...- publication PDF
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Observed humidity trends in dry regions contradict climate models
Arid and semi-arid regions of the world are particularly vulnerable to greenhouse gas- driven hydroclimate change. Climate models are our primary tool for projecting the future...- publication PDF
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On the abnormally strong westward phase of the mesospheric semiannual...
Different meteor radars at low latitudes observed abnormally strong westward mesospheric winds around the March Equinox of 2023, that is, during the first phase of the...- publication PDF
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East African megacity air quality: Rationale and framework for a measurement...
Air pollution in Africa is a significant public health issue responsible for 1.1 million premature deaths annually. Sub-Saharan Africa has the highest rate of population growth...- publication PDF
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Effects of convective adjustment time scale on the simulation of tropical climate
This paper describes the effects of convective adjustment time scale (τ) on the simulation of tropical climate. The NCAR-Community Atmosphere Model version 3 (CAM3) has been...- publication PDF
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Nonlinear interaction of the lunar tide M2 and the diurnal variation of...
Ground‐based observations of time series of ionospheric electron density indicated the existence of spectral components at the periods of the lunar tidal constituents...- publication PDF
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Sublimation of snow
Snow is a vital part of water resources, and sublimation may remove 10%–90% of snowfall from the system. To improve our understanding of the physics that govern sublimation...- publication PDF
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Predictable decadal forcing of the North Atlantic jet speed by sub-polar...
It has been demonstrated that decadal variations in the North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO) can be predicted by current forecast models. While Atlantic Multidecadal Variability...- publication PDF
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Contribution of mixing to upward transport across the Tropical Tropopause Layer (TTL)
During the second part of the TROCCINOX campaign that took place in Brazil in early 2005, chemical species were measured on-board the high-altitude research aircraft Geophysica...- publication PDF
