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Evaluating an Ice Crystal Trajectory Growth (ICTG) model on a...
A major challenge in numerical weather prediction models is the ability to accurately simulate the microphysical properties and growth of ice hydrometeors in clouds. Eulerian...- publication PDF
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When less is more: Opening the door to simpler climate models
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Reduced risk of North American cold extremes due to continued Arctic Sea ice loss
In early January 2014, an Arctic air outbreak brought extreme cold and heavy snowfall to central and eastern North America, causing widespread disruption and monetary losses....- publication PDF
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The influence of the stratosphere on the tropical troposphere
Observational and model studies suggest that the stratosphere exerts a significant influence on the tropical troposphere. The corresponding influence, through dynamical...- publication PDF
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Eddy influences on the Hadley circulation
Variations in the width and strength of the Hadley cells are associated with many radiative, thermodynamic, and dynamical forcings. The physical mechanisms driving these...- publication PDF
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Comparison of environmental and mesoscale characteristics of two types of...
Beijing, China is located in a region of complex terrain with high mountain ridges to the northwest and the Bohai Sea to the southeast. The origin of convective storms occurring...- publication PDF
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Future changes in regional precipitation simulated by a half-degree coupled...
The global fully coupled half-degree Community Climate System Model Version 4 (CCSM4) was integrated for a suite of climate change ensemble simulations including five historical...- publication PDF
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The dynamical core, physical parameterizations, and basic simulation...
The Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory (GFDL) has developed a coupled general circulation model (CM3) for the atmosphere, oceans, land, and sea ice. The goal of CM3 is to...- publication PDF
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First synoptic observations of geomagnetic storm effects on the global-scale...
The Global-scale Observations of the Limb and Disk (GOLD) mission provides, for the first time, a synoptic view of the thermospheric response to a moderate geomagnetic storm at...- publication PDF
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Simulations over South Asia using the Weather Research and Forecasting model...
The configuration and evaluation of the meteorology is presented for simulations over the South Asian region using the Weather Research and Forecasting model coupled with...- publication PDF
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Magnetic-field- and hyperfine-induced 3P0-1S0 transitions in Be- and Ne-like ions
In this work, we investigate the magnetic-field-and hyperfine-induced P-3(0) -> S-1(0) transitions in Be-and Ne-like ions along the respective isoelectronic sequence by using...- publication PDF
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The evolution of climate sensitivity and climate feedbacks in the Community...
The major evolution of the National Center for Atmospheric Research Community Atmosphere Model (CAM) is used to diagnose climate feedbacks, understand how climate feedbacks...- publication PDF
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Northern Hemisphere mid-winter vortex-displacement and vortex-split...
We investigate the connection between the equatorial Madden-Julian Oscillation (MJO) and different types of the Northern Hemisphere mid-winter major stratospheric sudden...- publication PDF
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Job analyses of Earth Science data managers: A survey validation of...
The expansion of research data availability and production has highlighted the need for proper training in data stewardship. Recent years have seen both incentivized and...- publication PDF
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The characteristics of weakly forced mountain-to-plain precipitation systems...
The metropolis of Beijing in China is located on a plain adjacent to high mountains to its northwest and the gulf of the Bohai Sea to its southeast. One of the most challenging...- publication PDF
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Atmospheric predictability of the tropics, middle latitudes, and polar...
The predictability of the atmosphere has important implications for weather prediction, because it determines what forecast problems are potentially tractable. Even though our...- publication PDF
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Unprecedented observations of a nascent in situ cirrus in the tropical...
A nascent in situ cirrus was observed on January 11, 2019 in the tropical tropopause layer (TTL) over the southwestern Indian Ocean, with the use of balloon-borne instruments....- publication PDF
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Impact of a new sea ice thermodynamic formulation in the CESM2 sea ice component
The sea ice component of the Community Earth System Model version 2 (CESM2) contains new "mushy-layer" physics that simulates prognostic salinity in the sea ice, with consequent...- publication PDF
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Seasonal and latitudinal differences of the saturation effect between...
The seasonal and latitudinal differences of the correlations between daytime ionospheric F 2 peak electron density (N m F 2) and solar activity indices in the east...- publication PDF
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Effect of increasing CO2 on the terrestrial carbon cycle
Feedbacks from the terrestrial carbon cycle significantly affect future climate change. The CO2 concentration dependence of global terrestrial carbon storage is one of the...- publication PDF