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Technical note: LIMS observations of lower stratospheric ozone in the...
The Nimbus 7 Limb Infrared Monitor of the Stratosphere (LIMS) instrument operated from 25 October 1978 through 28 May 1979. This note focuses on its Version 6 (V6) data and...- publication PDF
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Seasonal variations of medium‐scale waves observed by ICON‐MIGHTI
This work presents an analysis of seasonal variations of medium-scale perturbations (similar to 500 to similar to 5,700 km) spanning altitudes from 90 to 250 km using...- publication PDF
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Sensing atmospheric water vapor with the global positioning system
Global Positioning System (GPS) receivers, water vapor radiometers (WVRs), and surface meteorological equipment were operated at both ends of a 50-km baseline in Colorado to...- publication PDF
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A revised scheme for the WRF surface layer formulation
This study summarizes the revision performed on the surface layer formulation of the Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF) model. A first set of modifications are introduced to...- publication PDF
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Asteroseismology from multi-month Kepler photometry: The evolved Sun-like...
The evolved main-sequence Sun-like stars KIC 10273246 (F-type) and KIC 10920273 (G-type) were observed with the NASA Kepler satellite for approximately ten months with a duty...- publication PDF
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The impact of the QBO on the region of the tropical tropopause in QBOi...
The processes occurring in the tropical tropopause layer (TTL) are of great importance for stratosphere-troposphere exchanges and the variability of the Earth's climate....- publication PDF
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In situ water vapor and ozone measurements in Lhasa and Kunming during the...
The Asian summer monsoon (ASM) anticyclone circulation system is recognized to be a significant transport pathway for water vapor and pollutants to enter the stratosphere. The...- publication PDF
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Tracking urban footprint on extreme precipitation in an African megacity
This study contributes to the body of current knowledge about the urban effect on extreme precipitation (EP) by investigating the city-EP interaction over Lagos, Nigeria. This...- publication PDF
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Extreme-value analysis for the characterization of extremes in water...
Water managers need non-stationary tools to better characterize precipitation extremes. Statistical approaches based on extreme value theory (EVT) are increasingly being used,...- publication PDF
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Impact of increased vertical resolution in WACCM on the climatology of major...
Sudden stratospheric warmings (SSWs) are a major mode of variability of the winter stratosphere. In recent years, climate models have improved their ability to simulate SSWs....- publication PDF
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Dehydration and low ozone in the tropopause layer over the Asian monsoon...
Low ozone and high water vapour mixing ratios are common features in the Asian summer monsoon (ASM) anticyclone; however, low ozone and low water vapour values were observed...- publication PDF
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In situ measurements and modeling of reactive trace gases in a small biomass...
An instrumented NASA P-3B aircraft was used for airborne sampling of trace gases in a plume that had emanated from a small forest understory fire in Georgia, USA. The plume was...- publication PDF
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Saharan dust particles nucleate droplets in eastern Atlantic clouds
Many soil-derived particles dominated by insoluble material, including Saharan dusts, are known to act as ice nuclei. If, however, dust particles can compete with other...- publication PDF
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Exploring convection-allowing model evaluation strategies for severe local...
Verification methods for convection-allowing models (CAMs) should consider the finescale spatial and temporal detail provided by CAMs, and including both neighborhood and...- publication PDF
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Stable computations with Gaussian radial basis functions
Radial basis function (RBF) approximation is an extremely powerful tool for representing smooth functions in nontrivial geometries since the method is mesh-free and can be...- publication PDF
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Numerical simulation of the 6 day wave effects on the ionosphere: Dynamo modulation
The Thermosphere-Ionosphere-Mesosphere Electrodynamics General Circulation Model (TIME-GCM) is used to theoretically study the 6 day wave effects on the ionosphere. By...- publication PDF
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The Arctic's rapidly shrinking sea ice cover: A research synthesis
The sequence of extreme September sea ice extent minima over the past decade suggests acceleration in the response of the Arctic sea ice cover to external forcing, hastening the...- publication PDF
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Climatology of Stratospheric Ozone Based on SBUV and SBUV/2 Data: 1978 - 1994
The purpose of this study is to construct and analyze a long-term, continuous record of satellite ozone data to document such means and variabilities. This atlas presents...- publication PDF
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Solar irradiance nowcasting case studies near Sacramento
The Sun4Cast solar power forecasting system, designed to predict solar irradiance and power generation at solar farms, is composed of several component models operating on both...- publication PDF
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The operational mesogamma-scale analysis and forecast system of the U.S....
During the summer months at the U.S. Army Test and Evaluation Command's (ATEC) White Sands Missile Range (WSMR), forecasting thunderstorm activity is one of the primary duties...- publication PDF