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Mercury's exospheric He I 58.4 nm emission: Dependence on the orbital phase
Aims. Emission from helium atoms in Mercury's exosphere at 58.4 nm was observed by the Mariner 10 spacecraft in the 1970s. This emission is due to resonant scattering of solar...- publication PDF
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An OSSE study of the impact of Micropulse Differential Absorption Lidar...
The National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) and Montana State University jointly developed water vapor micropulse differential absorption lidars (MPDs) that are a...- publication PDF
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Smartphone pressure data: Quality control and impact on atmospheric analysis
Smartphones are increasingly being equipped with atmospheric measurement sensors providing huge auxiliary resources for global observations. Although China has the highest...- publication PDF
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High-latitude energy input and its impact on the thermosphere
This paper presents a quantitative assessment of high-latitude energy input and its partitioning in the polar cap by synthesizing various space and ground-based observations...- publication PDF
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Estimating return intervals for extreme climate conditions related to winter...
Mass livestock mortality events during severe winters, a phenomenon that Mongolians call dzud, cause the country significant socioeconomic problems. Dzud is an example of a...- publication PDF
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A trial to improve surface heat exchange simulation through sensitivity...
It is still a daunting challenge for land surface models (LSMs) to correctly represent surface heat exchange for water-limited desert steppe ecosystems. This study aims to...- publication PDF
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From forbidden coronal lines to meaningful coronal magnetic fields
We review methods to measure magnetic fields within the corona using the polarized light in magnetic-dipole (M1) lines. We are particularly interested in both the global...- publication PDF
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Primary and secondary sources of formaldehyde in urban atmospheres: Houston...
We evaluate the rates of secondary production and primary emission of formaldehyde (CH₂O) from petrochemical industrial facilities and on-road vehicles in the Houston Texas...- publication PDF
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Maintenance of mid-latitude oceanic fronts by mesoscale eddies
Oceanic fronts associated with strong western boundary current extensions vent a vast amount of heat into the atmosphere, anchoring mid-latitude storm tracks and facilitating...- publication PDF
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Quantifying global terrestrial methanol emissions using observations from...
We employ new global space-based measurements of atmospheric methanol from the Tropospheric Emission Spectrometer (TES) with the adjoint of the GEOS-Chem chemical transport...- publication PDF
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Geospace Evironment Modeling 2008-2009 Challenge: Ground magnetic field perturbations
Acquiring quantitative metrics-based knowledge about the performance of various space physics modeling approaches is central for the space weather community. Quantification of...- publication PDF
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Diurnal patterns of rainfall in northwestern South America. Part I:...
One of the rainiest areas on earth, the Panama Bight and Pacific (western) littoral of Colombia, is the focal point for a regional modeling study utilizing the fifth-generation...- publication PDF
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Performance of the HWRF rapid intensification analog ensemble (HWRF RI-AnEn)...
The performance of the Hurricane Weather Research and Forecasting model (HWRF) Rapid Intensification Analog Ensemble (RI-AnEn) is evaluated for real-time forecasts made during...- publication PDF
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Temporal and spatial structure of multi-millennial temperature changes at...
The Last Interglacial (LIG, 129-116 thousand of years BP, ka) represents a test bed for climate model feedbacks in warmer-than-present high latitude regions. However, mainly...- publication PDF
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Improvement of salinity representation in an ensemble coupled data...
The scarcity of salinity observations prior to the Argo period makes it tremendously difficult to estimate ocean states. By using the so-called pseudo salinity profiles...- publication PDF
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Response of the thermosphere and ionosphere to an ultra fast Kelvin wave
Ultra Fast Kelvin (UFK) waves are eastward propagating planetary waves with periods between 3 and 5 days, which are capable of penetrating into the thermosphere and ionosphere...- publication PDF
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Impact of the Alamosa gap-filling radar on streamflow in the National Water Model
The installation of the Alamosa gap-filling radar in 2019 not only greatly improved surveillance of current precipitation in the mountain-ringed San Luis valley, but also...- publication PDF
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Impacts of a revised surface roughness parameterization in the Community...
The roughness of the land surface (z(0)) is a key property, exerting significant influence on the amount of near-surface turbulent activity and consequently the turbulent...- publication PDF
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The effects of seasonal and diurnal variations in the Earth's magnetic...
The angle μ between the geomagnetic dipole axis and the geocentric solar magnetospheric (GSM) zaxis, sometimes called the "dipole tilt," varies as a function of UT and season....- publication PDF
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Topological nature of the Parker magnetostatic theorem
The two-plate initial boundary-value problem of Parker is reviewed, treating the relaxation of a 3D magnetic field prescribed with an arbitrary topology to a terminal force-free...- publication PDF