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Increasing the usability of drought information for risk management in the...
Tools are needed that can add value to existing drought information and customize it for specific drought management contexts. This study develops a generalized framework that...- publication PDF
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The variable nature of convection in the tropics and subtropics: A legacy of...
For over 16 years, the Precipitation Radar of the Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM) satellite detected the three-dimensional structure of significantly precipitating...- publication PDF
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Magnetospheric signatures of STEVE: Implications for the magnetospheric...
We present three STEVE (strong thermal emission velocity enhancement) events in conjunction with Time History of Events and Macroscale Interactions (THEMIS) in the magnetosphere...- publication PDF
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A new inverse modeling approach for emission sources based on the DDM-3D and...
We develop a new inversion method which is suitable for linear and nonlinear emission source (ES) modeling, based on the three-dimensional decoupled direct (DDM-3D) sensitivity...- publication PDF
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Evaluating the impact of chemical complexity and horizontal resolution on...
A new configuration of the Community Earth System Model (CESM)/Community Atmosphere Model with full chemistry (CAM-chem) supporting the capability of horizontal mesh refinement...- publication PDF
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Magnetic field-minimum intensity correlation in sunspots: A tool for solar...
Within a sunspot umbra, the continuum intensity is known to be inversely proportional to the magnetic field strength. Studied less is the relationship between the minimum...- publication PDF
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The combined effect of elevation and meteorology on potato crop dynamics: A...
Potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) is an important crop in the Gamo Highlands in Ethiopia. The region is characterised by a complex topography with large inter-annual weather...- publication PDF
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Mid‐latitude Thermosphere‐Ionosphere Na (TINa) layers observed with...
We report the first lidar observations of regular occurrence of mid-latitude thermosphere-ionosphere Na (TINa) layers over Boulder (40.13 degrees N, 105.24 degrees W), Colorado....- publication PDF
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Distinguishing stratospheric sudden warmings from ENSO as key drivers of...
Stratospheric conditions are increasingly being recognized as an important driver of North Atlantic and Eurasian climate variability. Mindful that the observational record is...- publication PDF
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Constraints imposed by the square-root spin-down law on coronal wind parameters
We derive an explicit expression for the coronal wind mass-loss rate in terms of either the surface field or the surface rotation rate. This result is based on a currently used...- publication PDF
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Comments on "Reconstructing the NH mean temperature: Can underestimation of...
In a recent paper, Bo Christiansen presents and discusses 'LOC,' a methodology for reconstructing past climate that is based on local regressions between climate proxy time...- publication PDF
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The Saharan air layer and the fate of African Easterly waves--NASA's AMMA...
In 2006, NASA led a field campaign to investigate the factors that control the fate of African easterly waves (AEWs) moving westward into the tropical Atlantic Ocean. Aircraft...- publication PDF
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Next generation magnetic field measurements from low-earth orbit satellites...
Large-scale current systems in the ionosphere and the magnetosphere are intimately controlled by the solar wind-magnetosphere interaction and the magnetosphere-ionosphere...- publication PDF
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The influence of internal atmospheric variability on the ionosphere response...
The Whole Atmosphere Community Climate Model eXtended is used to investigate the extent to which neglecting the realistic day-to-day lower atmospheric variability introduces...- publication PDF
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Snow in the McMurdo dry valleys, Antarctica
Snowfall was measured at 11 sites in the McMurdo Dry Valleys to determine its magnitude, its temporal changes, and spatial patterns. Annual values ranged from 3 to 50 mm water...- publication PDF
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Aerosol impacts on thermally driven orographic convection
Observations from the Dominica Experiment (DOMEX) field campaign clearly show aerosols having an impact on cloud microphysical properties in thermally driven orographic clouds....- publication PDF
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Backscatter differential phase -- Estimation and variability
On the basis of simulations and observations made with polarimetric radars operating at X, C, and S bands, the backscatter differential phase δ has been explored; δ has been...- publication PDF
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Biosphere-atmosphere Transfer Scheme (BATS) Version 1e as Coupled to the...
This report describes the physical processes, current numerical parameterizations, and some of the code structure of BATSle. BATSle, a piece of software, that runs as an offline...- publication PDF
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Impacts of the Atlantic multidecadal variability on North American summer...
The impacts of the Atlantic multidecadal variability (AMV) on summertime North American climate are investigated using three coupled global climate models (CGCMs) in which North...- publication PDF
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Toward a comprehensive global electric circuit model: Atmospheric...
As an important step in further modeling and understanding the global electric circuit, the Community Earth System Model (CESM1) has been extended to provide a calculation of...- publication PDF
