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Assessing impacts of integrating MODIS vegetation data in the Weather...
The impact of 8-day-averaged data from the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) sensor-namely, the 1-km leaf area index, absorbed photosynthetic radiation, and...- publication PDF
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Investigating the impact of cloud-radiative feedbacks on tropical...
Although societally important, extreme precipitation is difficult to represent in climate models. This study shows one robust aspect of extreme precipitation across models:...- publication PDF
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TWP-ICE global atmospheric model intercomparison: Convection responsiveness...
Results are presented from an intercomparison of atmospheric general circulation model (AGCM) simulations of tropical convection during the Tropical Warm Pool-International...- publication PDF
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CLUBB as a unified cloud parameterization: Opportunities and challenges
CLUBB (Cloud Layers Unified by Binormals) is a higher-order closure (HOC) method with an assumed joint probability density function (PDF) for the subgrid variations in vertical...- publication PDF
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The origins of vortex sheets in a simulated supercell thunderstorm
This paper investigates the origins of the (cyclonic) vertical vorticity within vortex sheets that develop within a numerically simulated supercell in a nonrotating,...- publication PDF
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Model structure and climate data uncertainty in historical simulations of...
The divergence among Earth system models in the terrestrial carbon cycle has prompted interest in how to reduce uncertainty. Previous studies have identified model structural...- publication PDF
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Can the impact of aerosols on deep convection be isolated from...
Influence of pollution on dynamics of deep convection continues to be a controversial topic. Arguably, only carefully designed numerical simulations can clearly separate the...- publication PDF
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A high CO episode of long-range transport detected by MOPITT
Recent developments in satellite remote sensing technologies resulted in the ability to observe major pollution events such as dust and smoke around the world on a daily basis....- publication PDF
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Ozone sonde cell current measurements and implications for observations of...
Laboratory measurements of the Electrochemical Concentration Cell (ECC) ozone sonde cell current using ozone free air as well as defined amounts of ozone reveal that background...- publication PDF
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A large-eddy simulation study of deep-convection initiation through the...
Deep convection plays important roles in producing severe weather and regulating the large-scale circulation. However, deep-convection initiation (DCI), which determines when...- publication PDF
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Middle atmosphere temperature trends in the twentieth and twentyârirst...
We use Whole Atmosphere Community Climate Model simulations made under various climate change scenarios to study the evolution of the global-mean temperature trend in the late...- publication PDF
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What drives upper-ocean temperature variability in coupled climate models...
A key question in climate modeling is to what extent sea surface temperature and upper-ocean heat content are driven passively by air-sea heat fluxes, as opposed to forcing by...- publication PDF
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Solar cycle variations of thermospheric composition at the solstices
We examine the solar cycle variability of thermospheric composition (O/N2) at the solstices. Our observational and modeling studies show that the summer-to-winter latitudinal...- publication PDF
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Interannual surface salinity on Northwest Atlantic shelf
Sea surface salinity (SSS) from the Aquarius and SMOS satellite missions displays a steady increase of approximate to 1 psu over the entire northwestern Atlantic shelf south of...- publication PDF
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A diagnosis of anisotropic eddy diffusion from a high‐resolution global ocean model
Oceanic mesoscale eddies are known to diffuse and stir tracers, and the development of skillful eddy closures is aided considerably by the accurate diagnosis of these processes...- publication PDF
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Building the Sun4Cast System: Improvements in solar power forecasting
As integration of solar power into the national electric grid rapidly increases, it becomes imperative to improve forecasting of this highly variable renewable resource. Thus, a...- publication PDF
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Surface in situ datasets for marine climatological applications
Climatological products are required for monitoring and studying global climate change and accurately identifying secular trends over the past two centuries. These products...- publication PDF
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Simulating the biogeochemical and biogeophysical impacts of transient land...
To assess the climate impacts of historical and projected land cover change in the Community Climate System Model, version 4 (CCSM4), new time series of transient Community Land...- publication PDF
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Single frequency processing of Ørsted GPS radio occultation measurements
The Global Positioning System (GPS) radio occultation measurements obtained using the TurboRogue GPS receiver on the Danish satellite Ørsted have been processed using the single...- publication PDF
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Dynamics and predictability of tropical cyclone rapid intensification in...
Hurricane Patricia (2015) over the eastern Pacific was a record-breaking tropical cyclone (TC) under a very favorable environment during its rapid intensification (RI) period,...- publication PDF
