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Making the black box more transparent: Understanding the physical...
This paper synthesizes multiple methods for machine learning (ML) model interpretation and visualization (MIV) focusing on meteorological applications. ML has recently exploded...- publication PDF
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A practical approach to sequential estimation of systematic error on...
Statistical analysis arguments are used to construct an estimation algorithm for systematic error of near-surface temperatures on a mesoscale grid. The systematic error is...- publication PDF
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Regime of validity of soundproof atmospheric flow models
Ogura and Phillips derived the original anelastic model through systematic formal asymptotics using the flow Mach number as the expansion parameter. To arrive at a reduced model...- publication PDF
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Diurnal ozone variations in the stratosphere revealed in observations from...
Considerable uncertainties remain in the global pattern of diurnal variation in stratospheric ozone, particularly lower to middle stratospheric ozone, which is the principal...- publication PDF
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Estimation of secondary organic aerosol formation during a photochemical...
Secondary organic aerosols (SOA) are formed through diverse processes in the atmosphere, among which photochemical processing is one important pathway. SOA formation was studied...- publication PDF
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Metadata
MetaÂdata in various forms pervades our institutions, technologies, and daily lives. MetaÂdata is a distinct focus of academic research and professional practice for many...- publication PDF
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Extension of the MURaM radiative MHD code for coronal simulations
We present a new version of the MURaM radiative magnetohydrodynamics (MHD) code that allows for simulations spanning from the upper convection zone into the solar corona. We...- publication PDF
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Balloon Film Performance After Prior Stress
This report describes a series of tests conducted on balloon film material to determine if uneven loading of the balloon film material might cause failure at a stress level...- publication PDF
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Updraft/downdraft constraints for moist baroclinic modes and their...
This paper examines the dynamics of moist baroclinic modes, based on the idealized model of moist baroclinic instability devised by Emanuel et al. These authors found that the...- publication PDF
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Variations of lower thermospheric FUV emissions based on GOLD observations...
Here we compare the global-scale morphology of Earth's the Far-Ultraviolet (FUV) emissions observed by NASA's Global-scale Observations of Limb and Disk (GOLD) mission to those...- publication PDF
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The PMIP4 contribution to CMIP6 - Part 2: Two interglacials, scientific...
Two interglacial epochs are included in the suite of Paleoclimate Modeling Intercomparison Project (PMIP4) simulations in the Coupled Model Intercomparison Project (CMIP6). The...- publication PDF
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Response of surface ultraviolet and visible radiation to stratospheric SO2 injections
Climate modification by stratospheric SO2 injections, to form sulfate aerosols, may alter the spectral and angular distributions of the solar ultraviolet and visible radiation...- publication PDF
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Maize yield changes under sulfate aerosol climate intervention using three...
As the severity of climate change and its associated impacts continue to worsen, schemes for artificially cooling surface temperatures via planetary albedo modification are...- publication PDF
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How might recharge change under projected climate change in the Western U.S.?
Although groundwater is a major water resource in the western U.S., little research has been done on the impacts of climate change on groundwater storage and recharge in the...- publication PDF
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Ground magnetic effects of the equatorial electrojet simulated by the...
Quiet time daily variations of the geomagnetic field near the magnetic equator due to the equatorial electrojet are simulated using the National Center for Atmospheric Research...- publication PDF
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Magnetic helicity of self-similar axisymmetric force-free fields
In this paper, we continue our theoretical studies addressing the possible consequences of magnetic helicity accumulation in the solar corona. Our previous studies suggest that...- publication PDF
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Influence of land cover and soil moisture on the horizontal distribution of...
examining the slopeAnalyses of daytime fair-weather aircraft and surface-flux tower data from the May-June 2002 International HâO Project (IHOP_2002) and the April-May 1997...- publication PDF
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Lee waves on the boundary-layer inversion and their dependence on...
This study examines gravity waves that develop at the boundary-layer capping inversion in the lee of a mountain ridge. By comparing different linear wave theories, we show that...- publication PDF
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Evaluations of WRF sensitivities in surface simulations with an ensemble...
This paper investigates the sensitivities of the Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF) model simulations to different parameterization schemes (atmospheric boundary layer,...- publication PDF
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Investigation of interhemispheric asymmetry of the thermospheric composition...
An interhemispheric asymmetry of thermospheric Oxygen (O) to Nitrogen (N-2) column density ratio (Sigma O/N-2) variations was observed by the Global-scale Observations of the...- publication PDF