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Fabry-Pérot versus slit spectropolarimetry of pores and active network:...
We discuss spectropolarimetric measurements of photospheric (Fe I 630.25 nm) and chromospheric (Ca II 854.21 nm) spectral lines in and around small magnetic flux concentrations,...- publication PDF
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Understanding the origins of problem geomagnetic storms associated with...
Geomagnetic storms are an important aspect of space weather and can result in significant impacts on space- and ground-based assets. The majority of strong storms are associated...- publication PDF
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An assessment of precipitation changes over Antarctica and the Southern...
This study evaluates the temporal variability of the Antarctic surface mass balance, approximated as precipitation-minus-evaporation (P-E), and Southern Ocean precipitation in...- publication PDF
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Modeled coastal-ocean pathways of land-sourced contaminants in the aftermath...
Extreme precipitation during Hurricane Florence, which made landfall in North Carolina in September 2018, led to breaches of hog waste lagoons, coal ash pits, and wastewater...- publication PDF
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An observationally constrained 3D potential-field source-surface model for...
The improvement of techniques for realistically modeling the solar magnetic field has been a priority in solar physics for decades. The challenge of creating synoptic maps of...- publication PDF
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The Parker Magnetostatic Theorem
We demonstrate the Parker Magnetostatic Theorem in terms of a small neighborhood in solution space containing continuous force-free magnetic fields in small deviations from the...- publication PDF
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Designing multimodel ensembles requires meaningful methodologies
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Monitoring the differential reflectivity and receiver calibration of the...
It is a challenge to calibrate differential reflectivity ZDR to within 0.1-0.2 dB uncertainty for dual-polarization weather radars that operate 24/7 throughout the year. During...- publication PDF
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Locality properties of radial basis function expansion coefficients for...
Many types of radial basis functions (RBFs) are global in terms of having large magnitude across the entire domain. Yet, in contrast, e.g. with expansions in orthogonal...- publication PDF
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Evidence for ice particles in the tropical stratosphere from in-situ measurements
In-situ ice crystal size distribution measurements are presented within the tropical troposphere and lower stratosphere. The measurements were performed using a combination of a...- publication PDF
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Algorithm for the charge-coupled-device scanning actinic flux...
Stratospheric ozone column data was acquired during four recent aircraft-based validation missions for the Aura satellite flown in years 2004-2006. The data was retrieved by the...- publication PDF
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Easterly wave contributions to seasonal rainfall over the tropical Americas...
Easterly waves (EWs) are important moisture carriers and their variability can impact the total May-November rainfall, defined as seasonal precipitation, over the Tropical...- publication PDF
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Contrasting the use of single-realization versus ensemble-average...
Chemical and biological (CB) defense systems require significant testing and evaluation before they are deployed for real-time use. Because it is not feasible to evaluate these...- publication PDF
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Dynamical structures of cross-domain forecast error covariance of a...
Understanding the dynamics of the flow-dependent forecast error covariance across the air-sea interface is beneficial toward revealing the potential influences of strongly...- publication PDF
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Numerical simulations of active region scale flux emergence: From spot...
We present numerical simulations of active region scale flux emergence covering a time span of up to 6 days. Flux emergence is driven by a bottom boundary condition that advects...- publication PDF
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Amplification of future energy demand growth due to climate change
Future energy demand is likely to increase due to climate change, but the magnitude dependson many interacting sources of uncertainty. We combine econometrically estimated...- publication PDF
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Persistent identifiers for instruments and facilities: Current state,...
Persistent Identifiers (PIDs) are central to the vision of open science described in the FAIR Principles. However, the use of PIDs for scientific instruments and facilities is...- publication PDF
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The quasi 2 day wave and spatial-temporal variability of the OH emission and...
The quasi 2 day wave (QTDW) during January 2006 is investigated using Sounding of the Atmosphere using Broadband Emission Radiometry (SABER) observations of OH airglow and...- publication PDF
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Wavenumber-frequency spectra of normal mode function decomposed atmospheric...
The study of tropical tropospheric disturbances has led to important challenges from both observational and theoretical points of view. In particular, the observed wavenumber-...- publication PDF
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Rapidly expanding nuclear arsenals in Pakistan and India portend regional...
Pakistan and India may have 400 to 500 nuclear weapons by 2025 with yields from tested 12- to 45-kt values to a few hundred kilotons. If India uses 100 strategic weapons to...- publication PDF