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Evaluation of the HOMME dynamical core in the aqua-planet configuration of...
The NCAR-Community Climate System Model version 4 (CCSM4) includes a new dynamical core option based on NCAR's High-Order Method Modeling Environment (HOMME). HOMME is a...- publication PDF
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Community-developed geoscience cyberinfrastructure
Discoveries in the geosciences are increasingly taking place across traditional disciplinary boundaries. The EarthCube program, a community-driven project supported by the U.S....- publication PDF
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Preliminary evidence of Madden-Julian oscillation effects on ultrafast...
Over the past two decades mounting evidence demonstrated that terrestrial weather significantly influences the dynamics and mean state of the thermosphere. While important...- publication PDF
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Coastal zone surface stress with stable stratification
Summertime eddy correlation measurements from an offshore tower are analyzed to investigate the dependence of the friction velocity Ï â for stable conditions on the mean wind...- publication PDF
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Assessing urban heat-related adaptation strategies under multiple futures...
Urban areas are increasingly affected by extreme heat in the face of climate change, while the size and vulnerability of exposed populations are shifting due to economic...- publication PDF
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Propagation and diurnal evolution of warm season cloudiness in the...
Warm season cold cloud-top climatology in the Austral - Indonesian region is examined for evidence of propagating modes of precipitation that originate from elevated heat...- publication PDF
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Swiss alpine snow pack variability: Major patterns and links to local...
The major patterns of interannual Swiss Alpine snow pack variability were determined and their relation to local and large-scale climate variability and recent trends was...- publication PDF
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Severe convective weather in the central and eastern United States: Present...
The continental United States is a global hotspot of severe thunderstorms and therefore is particularly vulnerable to social and economic damages from high-impact severe...- publication PDF
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Seasonal Modulation of Dissolved Oxygen in the Equatorial Pacific by...
Tropical instability vortices (TIVs) have a major influence on the physics and biogeochemistry of the equatorial Pacific. Using an eddy-resolving configuration of the Community...- publication PDF
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Statistical analysis of ultraâlowâfrequency total electron content...
Disturbances in ionospheric Total Electron Content (dTEC) with frequencies of 1–100 mHz can be driven from above by processes in the magnetosphere and below by...- publication PDF
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Trends and drivers of terrestrial sources and sinks of carbon dioxide: An...
The terrestrial biosphere plays a major role in the global carbon cycle, and there is a recognized need for regularly updated estimates of land-atmosphere exchange at regional...- publication PDF
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Positioning infrastructure and technologies for low-carbon urbanization
The expected urbanization of the planet in the coming century coupled with aging infrastructure in developed regions, increasing complexity of man-made systems, and pressing...- publication PDF
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Vertical structure and physical processes of the Madden-Julian oscillation:...
Aimed at reducing deficiencies in representing the Madden-Julian oscillation (MJO) in general circulation models (GCMs), a global model evaluation project on vertical structure...- publication PDF
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Dynamical seasonal predictions of tropical cyclone activity: Roles of sea...
Climate models often show errors in simulating and predicting tropical cyclone (TC) activity, but the sources of these errors are not well understood. This study proposes an...- publication PDF
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An axisymmetric view of concentric eyewall evolution in Hurricane Rita (2005)
Multiplatform observations of Hurricane Rita (2005) were collected as part of the Hurricane Rainband and Intensity Change Experiment (RAINEX) field campaign during a concentric...- publication PDF
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Seasonal and diurnal variations in moisture, heat and COâ fluxes over a...
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Topographic effects on a wintertime cold front in Taiwan
This paper describes an observational and numerical study of an intense wintertime cold front that occurred in Taiwan on 8 January 1996. The front was associated with rope...- publication PDF
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Quantifying and visualizing severe thunderstorm motion uncertainty for...
Forecasts and observations of thunderstorm motion are key components of severe thunderstorm communication and decision support for preparedness and protective behaviors, as all...- publication PDF
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The simulated biological response to Southern Ocean eddies via biological...
We examine the structure and drivers of anomalous phytoplankton biomass in Southern Ocean eddies tracked in a global, multiyear, eddy-resolving, 3-D ocean simulation of the...- publication PDF
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Mesoscale convective vortex formation in a weakly sheared moist neutral environment
Idealized simulations of a diabatic Rossby vortex (DRV) in an initially moist neutral baroclinic environment are performed using the fifth-generation National Center for...- publication PDF