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A regional nuclear conflict would compromise global food security
A limited nuclear war between India and Pakistan could ignite fires large enough to emit more than 5 Tg of soot into the stratosphere. Climate model simulations have shown...- publication PDF
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Stratospheric aerosols, polar stratospheric clouds, and polar ozone...
We investigate the impact of the 2015 Mount Calbuco eruption and previous eruptions on stratospheric aerosols, polar stratospheric clouds, and ozone depletion using the...- publication PDF
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Future ozone-related acute excess mortality under climate and population...
Climate change is likely to further worsen ozone pollution in already heavily polluted areas, leading to increased ozone-related health burdens. However, little evidence exists...- publication PDF
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Teleconnections of the Quasi-Biennial Oscillation in a multi-model ensemble...
The Quasi-biennial Oscillation (QBO) dominates the interannual variability of the tropical stratosphere and influences other regions of the atmosphere. The high predictability...- publication PDF
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Batch Computing on the CRAY-1
This report defines and guides the user through various processes on the CRAY-1 computer.- publication PDF
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EMDNA: An Ensemble Meteorological Dataset for North America
Probabilistic methods are useful to estimate the uncertainty in spatial meteorological fields (e.g., the uncertainty in spatial patterns of precipitation and temperature across...- publication PDF
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Machine learning uncovers aerosol size information from chemistry and...
Cloud condensation nuclei (CCN) are mediators of aerosol-cloud interactions, which contribute to the largest uncertainty in climate change prediction. Here, we present a machine...- publication PDF
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Arctic warming induced by the Laurentide Ice Sheet topography
It is well known that ice sheet-climate feedbacks are essential for realistically simulating the spatiotemporal evolution of continental ice sheets over glacial-interglacial...- publication PDF
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Campanian Ignimbrite volcanism, climate, and the final decline of the Neanderthals
The eruption of the Campanian Ignimbrite at ca. 40 ka coincided with the final decline of Neanderthals in Europe. Environmental stress associated with the eruption of the...- publication PDF
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Gusts and shear within hurricane eyewalls can exceed offshore wind turbine...
Offshore wind energy development is underway in the U.S., with proposed sites located in hurricane-prone regions. Turbine design criteria outlined by the International...- publication PDF
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Simulations over south Asia using the Weather Research and Forecasting Model...
This study presents annual simulations of tropospheric ozone and related species made for the first time using the WRF-Chem model over South Asia for the year 2008. The model-...- publication PDF
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Investigation of the transport processes controlling the geographic...
Convectively influenced trajectory calculations are used to investigate the impact of different Tropical Tropopause Layer (TTL) transport pathways for establishing the...- publication PDF
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Case Studies on Convective Storms / Case Study 7, 25 July 1976: Mature Storm Case
A multicell storm which developed near New Raymer moved south and merged with an intense storm in the Fort Morgan area, forming the major elements of the mature hailstorm that...- publication PDF
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Formation of the UV spectrum of molecular hydrogen in the sun
Ultraviolet (UV) lines of molecular hydrogen have been observed in solar spectra for almost four decades, but the behavior of the molecular spectrum and its implications for...- publication PDF
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Role of moisture transport and recycling in characterizing droughts:...
We investigate the role of moisture transport and recycling in characterizing two recent drought events in Texas (2011) and the Upper Midwest (2012) by analyzing the...- publication PDF
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Extending water vapor measurement capability of photon-limited differential...
The micropulse differential absorption lidar (MPD) was developed at Montana State University (MSU) and the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) to perform range-...- publication PDF
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Technical note: AQMEII4 Activity 1 - Evaluation of wet and dry deposition...
We present in this technical note the research protocol for phase 4 of the Air Quality Model Evaluation International Initiative (AQMEII4). This research initiative is divided...- publication PDF
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Local time extent of magnetopause reconnection using space–ground coordination
Magnetic reconnection can vary considerably in spatial extent. At the Earth's magnetopause, the extent generally corresponds to the extent in local time. The extent has been...- publication PDF
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Generalized background error covariance matrix model (GEN_BE v2.0)
The specification of state background error statistics is a key component of data assimilation since it affects the impact observations will have on the analysis. In the...- publication PDF
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Reply to Roger A. Pielke Sr. on "A unified modeling approach to climate...
This article does not have an abstract or article summary.- publication PDF
