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Source sector and region contributions to black carbon and PM2.5 in the Arctic
The impacts of black carbon (BC) and particulate matter with aerodynamic diameters less than 2.5 mu m (PM2 : 5) emissions from different source sectors (e.g., transportation,...- publication PDF
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Ducting and biases of GPS radio occultation bending angle and refractivity...
Radio occultation (RO) can provide high-vertical-resolution thermodynamic soundings of the planetary boundary layer (PBL). However, sharp moisture gradients and strong...- publication PDF
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Roles of deep and shallow convection and microphysics in the MJO simulated...
The November event of the Madden-Julian oscillation (MJO) during the Dynamics of North Atlantic Models (DYNAMO) field campaign was simulated using the global compressible...- publication PDF
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Dependence of the ice water content and snowfall rate on temperature,...
Cloud ice microphysical properties measured or estimated from in situ aircraft observations are compared with global climate models and satellite active remote sensor...- publication PDF
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Variability in the sensitivity among model simulations of permafrost and...
A significant portion of the large amount of carbon (C) currently stored in soils of the permafrost region in the Northern Hemisphere has the potential to be emitted as the...- publication PDF
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A cell-integrated semi-Lagrangian semi-implicit shallow-water model...
A Cartesian semi-implicit solver using the Conservative Semi-Lagrangian Multitracer (CSLAM) transport scheme is constructed and tested for shallow-water (SW) flows. The SW...- publication PDF
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Revealing differences in GCM representations of low clouds
Aquaplanet configurations of four atmospheric general circulation models (GCMs) are compared with standard, Earth-like configurations and observations. The focus here is on...- publication PDF
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Evaluating simulated climate patterns from the CMIP archives using satellite...
An objective approach is presented for scoring coupled climate simulations through an evaluation against satellite and reanalysis datasets during the satellite era (i.e., since...- publication PDF
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NOAA's National Water Model: Advancing operational hydrology through...
The National Weather Service (NWS) Office of Water Prediction (OWP), in conjunction with the National Center for Atmospheric Research and the NWS National Centers for...- publication PDF
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Bromine partitioning in the tropical tropopause layer: Implications for...
Very short-lived (VSL) bromocarbons are produced at a prodigious rate by ocean biology and these source compounds (SGVSL), together with their inorganic degradation products...- publication PDF
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Exploring the decision-making process in model development: Focus on the...
The Arctic poses many challenges for Earth system and snow physics models, which are commonly unable to simulate crucial Arctic snowpack processes,such as vapour gradients and...- publication PDF
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Ensemble spread behavior in coupled climate models: Insights from the Energy...
Assessing uncertainty in future climate projections requires understanding both internal climate variability and external forcing. For this reason, single-model initial...- publication PDF
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Mesoscale phenomena and their contribution to the global response: A focus...
An important question that is being increasingly studied across subdisciplines of Heliophysics is "how do mesoscale phenomena contribute to the global response of the system?"...- publication PDF
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A comprehensive observational study of graupel and hail terminal velocity,...
This study uses novel approaches to estimate the fall characteristics of hail, covering a size range from about 0.5 to 7 cm, and the drag coefficients of lump and conical...- publication PDF
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Microphysical characteristics and evolution of seeded orographic clouds
The spatial distribution and magnitude of snowfall resulting from cloud seeding with silver iodide (AgI) is closely linked to atmospheric conditions, seeding operations, and...- publication PDF
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The influence of mixing on the stratospheric age of air changes in the 21st century
Climate models consistently predict an acceleration of the Brewer-Dobson circulation (BDC) due to climate change in the 21st century. However, the strength of this acceleration...- publication PDF
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Mechanisms of winter precipitation variability in the European-Mediterranean...
The physical mechanisms whereby the mean and transient circulation anomalies associated with the North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO) drive winter mean precipitation anomalies...- publication PDF
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PROC02A: Enhancements to the PROC02 Version of the CCM Modular Processor
The report represents the significant number of revisions to the original "CCM Modular Processor User Guide", released in October, 1987. This report should be viewed as a...- publication PDF
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Vertical variations of mixing lengths under neutral and stable conditions...
An investigation on vertical variations of the mixing lengths for momentum and heat under neutral and stable conditions was conduced using the data collected from the...- publication PDF
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When will MISR detect rising high clouds?
It is predicted by both theory and models that high-altitude clouds will occur higher in the atmosphere as a result of climate warming. This produces a positive longwave...- publication PDF
