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Four-dimensional variational data assimilation of heterogeneous mesoscale...
On 19 September 1996, a squall line stretching from Nebraska to Texas with intense embedded convection moved eastward across the Kansas-Oklahoma area, where special observations...- publication PDF
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Synergies among environmental science research and monitoring networks: A...
Many research and monitoring networks in recent decades have provided publicly available data documenting environmental and ecological change, but little is known about the...- publication PDF
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Climate-carbon cycle feedback analysis: Results from the C⁴MIP model intercomparison
Eleven coupled climate-carbon cycle models used a common protocol to study the coupling between climate change and the carbon cycle. The models were forced by historical...- publication PDF
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CCM Modular Processor Users' Guide (Version PROC02)
This document is a complete description of the capabilities of the PROC02 version of the CCM Modular Processor, including all of the information needed to run the code on the...- publication PDF
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Simulation of effects of atmospheric aerosols on deep turbulent convective...
An updated version of the spectral (bin) microphysics cloud model developed at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem [the Hebrew University Cloud Model (HUCM)] is described. The...- publication PDF
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Earth's global energy budget
An update is provided on the Earth's global annual mean energy budget in the light of new observations and analyses. In 1997, Kiehl and Trenberth provided a review of past...- publication PDF
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Mesoscale predictability of the "surprise" snowstorm of 24-25 January 2000
A mesoscale model is used here to investigate the possible sources of forecast error for the 24-25 January 2000 snowstorm along the east coast of the United States. The primary...- publication PDF
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Current conditions and projected changes in Crop Water Demand, Irrigation...
Climate variability and change greatly affect agricultural and water resource management over West Africa. This paper presents the current characteristics and projected change...- publication PDF
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Features of the deep atmospheric boundary layer over the Taklimakan Desert...
To investigate the features of the extremely deep atmospheric boundary layer (ABL) over the Taklimakan Desert (TD) and its influence, this paper utilizes sounding data obtained...- publication PDF
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High ice water content conditions associated with wintertime elevated...
Aircraft flying through areas of high ice water content (HIWC) can experience engine damage and/or failure. HIWC is typically associated with convection and the microphysical...- publication PDF
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Surface clear-sky shortwave radiative closure intercomparisons in the...
The ability of the Rapid Radiative Transfer Model for GCMs (RRTMG) and Goddard shortwave (SW) radiative schemes to reproduce global (GHI), direct (DNI), and diffuse (DIF) fluxes...- publication PDF
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Benchmark calculations of radiative forcing by greenhouse gases
Changes in concentrations of greenhouse gases lead to changes in radiative fluxes throughout the atmosphere. The value of this change, the instantaneous radiative forcing,...- publication PDF
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Modeling groundwater responses to climate change in the Prairie Pothole Region
Shallow groundwater in the Prairie Pothole Region (PPR) is predominantly recharged by snowmelt in the spring and supplies water for evapotranspiration through the summer and...- publication PDF
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Streamflow Drought Indicators for the Conterminous United States
Streamflow drought refers to a significant decrease in surface water availability and has spatial and temporal characteristics that can occur in every watershed region. Here, we...- publication PDF
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Getting the word out, rain or shine: The impact of message features and...
Networked social media provide governmental organizations, such as the National Weather Service (NWS), the opportunity to communicate directly with stakeholders over long...- publication PDF
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Ozone transport during the California ozone deposition experiment
The high correlation between the canopy stomatal uptake and ozone deposition velocity is found to be strongly dominated by their diurnal variations. By averaging observed...- publication PDF
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Improving the theoretical underpinnings of process-based hydrologic models
In this Commentary, we argue that it is possible to improve the physical realism of hydrologic models by making better use of existing hydrologic theory. We address the...- publication PDF
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Seasonal representation of extreme precipitation indices over the United...
Realistically representing the present-day characteristics of extreme precipitation has been a challenge for global climate models, which is due in part to deficiencies in model...- publication PDF
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Observational study of the 4-day wave in the mesosphere preceding the sudden...
We have examined the Michelson Interferometer (MI) OH airglow measurements at the South Pole Station and the National Center for Environment Prediction (NCEP) temperatures to...- publication PDF
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CAM-SE-CSLAM: Consistent coupling of a conservative semi-Lagrangian...
An algorithm to consistently couple a conservative semi-Lagrangian finite-volume transport scheme with a spectral element (SE) dynamical core is presented. The semi-Lagrangian...- publication PDF
