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Mesoscale vortices in the United States and in China
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Interhemispheric transport of metallic ions within ionospheric sporadic E...
Long-lived metallic ions in the Earth's atmosphere (ionosphere) have been investigated for many decades. Although the seasonal variation in ionospheric "sporadic E" layers was...- publication PDF
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A view toward the future of subsurface characterization: CAT scanning...
In this opinion paper we contend that high-resolution characterization, monitoring, and prediction are the key elements to advancing and reducing uncertainty in our...- publication PDF
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Comparison of thermodynamic retrieval by the adjoint method with the...
The adjoint technique for retrieval of the thermodynamic fields is compared with the traditional technique of Gal-Chen and Hane. The comparison is performed using both Doppler...- publication PDF
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The sensitivity of momentum transport and severe surface winds to...
Analysis of a pair of three-dimensional simulations of mesoscale convective systems (MCSs) reveals a significant sensitivity of convective momentum transport (CMT), MCS motion,...- publication PDF
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Mean upper-air flow in southern-hemisphere temperate latitudes determined...
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Black carbon-induced snow albedo reduction over the Tibetan Plateau:...
We implement a set of new parameterizations into the widely used Snow, Ice, and Aerosol Radiative (SNICAR) model to account for effects of snow grain shape (spherical vs....- publication PDF
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Development and validation of the whole atmosphere Community Climate Model...
Key developments have been made to the NCAR Whole Atmosphere Community Climate Model with thermosphere and ionosphere extension (WACCM-X). Among them, the most important are the...- publication PDF
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Very short-lived halogens amplify ozone depletion trends in the tropical...
In contrast to the general stratospheric ozone recovery following international agreements, recent observations show an ongoing net ozone depletion in the tropical lower...- publication PDF
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Ozone fluxes over a patchy cultivated surface
This study examines the spatial variability of ozone fluxes over flat heterogeneous terrain consisting of a patchwork of irrigated and nonirrigated surfaces. Fluxes of ozone and...- publication PDF
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Phase unlocking and the modulation of tropopause-level trace gas advection...
Open questions about the modulation of near-surface trace gas variability by stratosphere-troposphere tracer transport complicate efforts to identify anthropogenic sources of...- publication PDF
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Tuning of length-scale and observation-error for radar data assimilation...
The effects of tuning of length-scale and observation-error on heavy rainfall forecasts are investigated. Length scale and observation error are tuned based on observation minus...- publication PDF
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Impacts of transported background pollutants on summertime western US air...
The impacts of transported background (TBG) pollutants on western US ozone (Oâ©â) distributions in summer 2008 are studied using the multi-scale Sulfur Transport and...- publication PDF
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Calculation of average, uncertainty range, and reliability of regional...
The "reliability ensemble averaging" (REA) method for calculating average, uncertainty range, and a measure of reliability of simulated climate changes at the subcontinental...- publication PDF
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Potential impacts of supersonic aircraft emissions on ozone and resulting...
Commercial aircraft flying at supersonic speeds in the lower stratosphere are being discussed once again after a hiatus of almost 20 years. Potential environmental effects from...- publication PDF
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On the interannual variability of African easterly waves and its...
African easterly waves (AEWs) have important impacts on rainfall, drought, and the development of tropical cyclones in the Atlantic basin. However, the interannual variability...- publication PDF
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Depth matters: Lake bathymetry selection in numerical weather prediction systems
Lake surface conditions are critical for representing lake‐atmosphere interactions in numerical weather prediction. The Community Land Model's 1‐D lake component...- publication PDF
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Representation of tropical mesoscale convective systems in a general...
The characteristics of tropical mesoscale convective systems (MCSs) simulated with a finer-resolution (similar to 50 km) version of the Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory...- publication PDF
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Characterization of NOx, SOâ, ethene, and propene from industrial emission...
The Houston-Galveston-Brazoria urban area contains industrial petrochemical sources that emit volatile organic compounds and nitrogen oxides, resulting in rapid and efficient...- publication PDF
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Retrieval of ice cloud microphysical parameters using the CloudSat...
A new remote sensing retrieval of ice cloud microphysics has been developed for use with millimeter-wave radar from ground-, air-, or space-based sensors. Developed from an...- publication PDF
