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The dimensional characteristics of ice crystal aggregates from fractal geometry
This paper describes the development of a new multicomponent detailed bin ice microphysics scheme that predicts the number concentration of ice as well as the rime mass mixing...- publication PDF
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Application of satellite observations for identifying regions of dominant...
We used SCIAMACHY (10:00 LT) and OMI (13:30 LT) tropospheric NO₂ columns to study diurnal and seasonal patterns in NO₂ concentrations over India. Using characteristics of...- publication PDF
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A dynamic hp-adaptive discontinuous Galerkin method for shallow-water flows...
A discontinuous Galerkin model solving the shallow-water equations on the sphere is presented. It captures the dynamically varying key aspects of the flows by having the...- publication PDF
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Attribution of projected changes in summertime US ozone and PM₂.₅...
The impact that changes in future climate, anthropogenic US emissions, background tropospheric composition, and land-use have on summertime regional US ozone and PM₂.₅...- publication PDF
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Two modes of change of the distribution of rain
The frequency and intensity of rainfall determine its character and may change with climate. A methodology for characterizing the frequency and amount of rainfall as functions...- publication PDF
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Toward a consistent definition between satellite and model clear-sky radiative fluxes
A new method of determining clear-sky radiative fluxes from satellite observations for climate model evaluation is presented. The method consists of applying adjustment factors...- publication PDF
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An annual cycle of size-resolved aerosol hygroscopicity at a forested site...
The ability of particles composed wholly or partially of biogenic secondary organic compounds to serve as cloud condensation nuclei (CCN) is a key characteristic that helps to...- 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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How important is vegetation phenology for European climate and heat waves?
It has been hypothesized that vegetation phenology may play an important role for the midlatitude climate. This study investigates the impact of interannual and intraseasonal...- publication PDF
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On the Coupling Strength Between the Land Surface and the Atmosphere
This study addresses the land-atmospheric coupling strength by using long-term AmeriFlux data from a wide range of land covers and climate regimes to reconstitute the surface...- publication PDF
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Assessment of the interannual variability and influence of the QBO and...
A modified form of tracer-tracer correlations of N2O and O3 has been used as a tool for the evaluation of atmospheric photochemical models. Applying this method, monthly...- publication PDF
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Mountain-wave turbulence in the presence of directional wind shear over the...
Mountain-wave turbulence in the presence of directional wind shear over the Rocky Mountains in Colorado is investigated. Pilot reports (PIREPs) are used to select cases in which...- publication PDF
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Multi-sensor analysis of water storage variations of the Caspian Sea
We perform a multi-sensor analysis of water storage and surface height variations of the Caspian Sea, from mid-2002 through 2006. Data from three satellite missions (GRACE,...- publication PDF
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Atlantic meridional overturning circulation: Reviews of observational and...
This article provides a brief overview of AMOC science organized collaboratively between the UK RAPID and US AMOC Programs (with partners internationally) during the past 16...- publication PDF
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Magnetic cycles and meridional circulation in global models of solar convection
We review recent insights into the dynamics of the solar convection zone obtained from global numerical simulations, focusing on two recent developments in particular. The first...- publication PDF
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Space physics for graduate students: An activities-based approach
The geospace environment is controlled largely by events on the Sun, such as solar flares and coronal mass ejections, which generate significant geomagnetic and upper...- publication PDF
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A Survey of Difference Methods for Non-Steady Fluid Dynamics
Several finite-difference approximations to the hyperbolic equations of fluid dynamics are described, and their qualities assessed. They include the schemes normally used and,...- publication PDF
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Misleading variations in estimated rotational frequency splittings of solar...
The aim of this paper is to investigate whether there are any 11-yr or quasi-biennial solar-cycle-related variations in solar rotational splitting frequencies of low-degree...- publication PDF
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Simulations of solar and lunar tidal variability in the mesosphere and lower...
Whole Atmosphere Community Climate Model (WACCM) simulations are used to investigate solar and lunar tide changes in the mesosphere and lower thermosphere (MLT) that occur in...- publication PDF
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The Annual Cycle Part II: The Annual Variation of Precipitation Over the...
The is the companion study to NCAR/TN-242 + STR on the annual precipitation cycle using daily precipitation data. Unlike the annual temperature cycle where a priority was known...- publication PDF