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Nature of the mesoscale boundary layer height and water vapor variability...
Mesoscale water vapor heterogeneities in the boundary layer are studied within the context of the International H₂O Project (IHOP_2002). A significant portion of the water vapor...- publication PDF
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A New interpretation of total column BrO during Arctic spring
Emission of bromine from sea-salt aerosol, frost flowers, ice leads, and snow results in the nearly complete removal of surface ozone during Arctic spring. Regions of enhanced...- publication PDF
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Impact of Stratospheric Aerosol Geoengineering on extreme precipitation and...
This study assesses changes in extremes precipitation and temperature in West Africa under a high greenhouse gas scenario, that is, a representative concentration pathway 8.5,...- publication PDF
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The effect of the solar rotational irradiance variation on the middle and...
This paper analyzes the effects of the solar rotational (27-day) irradiance variations on the chemical composition and temperature of the stratosphere, mesosphere and lower...- publication PDF
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New and recent gully activity on Mars as seen by HiRISE
Fresh-appearing gully deposits are found at tens of sites in the southern hemisphere of Mars. These deposits have latitudinal and azimuthal dependences similar to the overall...- publication PDF
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The measurement of air velocity and temperature using the NCAR Buffalo...
This report describes methods used to measure air velocity and temperature from an aircraft and their applications to the measuring system on the NCAR Buffalo aircraft. Main...- publication PDF
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Contribution of extreme convective storms to rainfall in South America
The contribution of extreme convective storms to rainfall in South America is investigated using 15 years of high-resolution data from the Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission...- publication PDF
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Coronal emission lines as thermometers
Coronal emission-line intensities are commonly used to measure electron temperatures using emission measure and/or line ratio methods. In the presence of systematic errors in...- publication PDF
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Comparing ownership and use of bed nets at two sites with differential...
BACKGROUND: Challenges persist in ensuring access to and optimal use of long-lasting, insecticidal bed nets (LLINs). Factors associated with ownership and use may differ...- publication PDF
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An overview of the MILAGRO 2006 campaign: Mexico City emissions and their...
MILAGRO (Megacity Initiative: Local And Global Research Observations) is an international collaborative project to examine the behavior and the export of atmospheric emissions...- publication PDF
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Using radar reflectivity to evaluate the vertical structure of forecast convection
Several months of regional convection-permitting forecasts using two microphysical schemes (WSM6 and Thompson) are evaluated to determine the accuracy of the simulated...- publication PDF
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Particle Habit Imaging using incoherent light: A first step toward a novel...
The imaging unit of the novel cloud particle instrument Particle Habit Imaging and Polar Scattering (PHIPS) probe has been developed to image individual ice particles produced...- publication PDF
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Atmospheric chemistry: Breathing easier in the Amazon
Fires related to Amazonian deforestation are a large source of particulate matter emissions. Satellite measurements and models reveal that reductions in deforestation and fire...- publication PDF
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A nonhydrostatic unstructured-mesh soundproof model for simulation of...
A semi-implicit edge-based unstructured-mesh model is developed that integrates nonhydrostatic soundproof equations, inclusive of anelastic and pseudo-incompressible systems of...- publication PDF
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Importance of the resolution of surface topography in Indian monsoon simulation
The influence of surface topography resolution in Indian summer monsoon simulation is investigated. Three sets of six-member ensemble simulations with climatological sea surface...- publication PDF
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Diffuse radiation forcing constraints on gross primary productivity and...
The diffuse radiation fertilization effect-the increase in plant productivity in the presence of higher diffuse radiation (K-down arrow,K-d)-is an important yet understudied...- publication PDF
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A simulation study on risks to wind turbine arrays from thunderstorm...
Thunderstorm downbursts have been reported to cause damage or failure to wind turbine arrays. We extend a large-eddy simulation model used in previous work to generate...- publication PDF
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Capturing high-resolution air pollution features using the multi-scale...
The Multi-Scale Infrastructure for Chemistry and Aerosols (MUSICA) enables the study of atmospheric chemistry and aerosols at global to local scales. MUSICA version 0 (MUSICAv0)...- publication PDF
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Sounding stellar cycles with Kepler - 1. Strategy for selecting targets
The long-term monitoring and high photometric precision of the Kepler satellite will provide a unique opportunity to sound the stellar cycles of many solar-type stars using...- publication PDF
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Validation of satellite formaldehyde (HCHO) retrievals using observations...
Formaldehyde (HCHO) has been measured from space for more than 2 decades. Owing to its short atmospheric lifetime, satellite HCHO data are used widely as a proxy of volatile...- publication PDF