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Interaction of superinertial waves with submesoscale cyclonic filaments in...
High-resolution, nearly Lagrangian observations of velocity and density made in the North Wall of the Gulf Stream reveal banded shear structures characteristic of near-inertial...- publication PDF
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Taiwan Area Mesoscale Experiment: Conventional Data User's Guide
The purpose of this document is to provide information regarding the Taiwan Area Mesoscale Experiment (TAMEX) conventional data archived at the U.S. TAMEX Data Center located at...- publication PDF
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An implicit algebraic turbulence closure scheme for atmospheric boundary...
Turbulence parameterization plays a critical role in the simulation of many weather regimes. For challenging cases such as the stratocumulus-capped boundary layer (SCBL),...- publication PDF
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Dipolar elementary current systems for ionospheric current reconstruction at...
The technique of spherical elementary current systems (SECS) is a powerful way to determine ionospheric and field-aligned currents (FAC) from magnetic field measurements made by...- publication PDF
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"Modes of variability" and climate change
A 62-member ensemble of coupled general circulation model (GCM) simulations of the years 1940 - 2080, including the effects of projected greenhouse gas increases, is examined....- publication PDF
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Effect of deep convection on the tropical tropopause layer composition over...
Balloon-borne measurements of cryogenic frost-point hygrometer (CFH) water vapor, ozone and temperature and water vapor lidar measurements from the Maido Observatory on Reunion...- publication PDF
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Improvements in global climate model microphysics using a consistent...
This paper describes a new approach for representing ice microphysics in climate models. In contrast with most previous schemes, this approach does not include separate...- publication PDF
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Droplet activation and mixing in large-eddy simulation of a shallow cumulus field
This paper presents the application of a double-moment bulk warm-rain microphysics scheme to the simulation of a field of shallow convective clouds based on Barbados...- publication PDF
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Spatio-temporal models for large-scale indicators of extreme weather
Extreme weather events such as thunderstorms and tornadoes are of great concern as these events pose a significant threat to life, property, and economic stability. Because of...- publication PDF
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Decadal prediction: Can it be skillful?
A new field of study, "decadal prediction," is emerging in climate science. Decadal prediction lies between seasonal/interannual forecasting and longer-term climate change...- publication PDF
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Multiday production of condensing organic aerosol mass in urban and forest outflow
Secondary organic aerosol (SOA) production in air masses containing either anthropogenic or biogenic (terpene-dominated) emissions is investigated using the explicit gas-phase...- publication PDF
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Probabilistic weather prediction with an analog ensemble
This study explores an analog-based method to generate an ensemble [analog ensemble (AnEn)] in which the probability distribution of the future state of the atmosphere is...- publication PDF
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A comparison of quiet time thermospheric winds between FPI observations and...
We investigate local time, seasonal, and longitudinal variations of thermospheric horizontal winds at midlatitudes during geomagnetically quiet times by comparing winds from...- publication PDF
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Cloud and precipitation particle identification using cloud radar and Lidar...
This paper describes a technique for identifying hydrometeor particle types using airborne HIAPER Cloud Radar (HCR) and High Spectral Resolution Lidar (HSRL) observations. HCR...- publication PDF
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FORTRAN Reference Manual
This document is an updated version of the FORTRAN Reference Manual. Details of the following are included: FORTRAN coding forms; FORTRAN concepts; expressions; replacement...- publication PDF
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Comment on "Surface air relative humidities spuriously exceeding 100% in...
Key Points: Ruosteenoja et al.'s (2017) claim that supersaturation in the surface atmosphere is unrealistic and necessarily spurious and incorrect. Supersaturations are a...- publication PDF
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A fast, parameterized model of upper atmospheric ionization rates,...
Rapid specification of ionization rates and ion densities in the upper atmosphere is essential when many evaluations of the atmospheric state must be performed, as in global...- publication PDF
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Generation of inflow turbulence in large-eddy simulations of nonneutral...
Realistic multiscale simulations involve coupling of mesoscale and large-eddy simulation (LES) models, thus requiring efficient generation of turbulence in nested LES domains....- publication PDF
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Global variation of COSMIC precipitable water over land: Comparisons with...
Radio occultation (RO) observations of precipitable water (PW) from the Constellation Observing System for Meteorology, Ionosphere, and Climate (COSMIC) are compared with...- publication PDF
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The Community Noah-MP Land Surface Modeling System Technical Description Version 5.0
The purpose of this technical note is to comprehensively describe the widely-used community Noah-MP land surface modeling system version 5.0, including its modernized...- publication PDF
