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COSMIC-2 mission summary at three years in orbit
We summarize the status of the FORMOSAT-7/COSMIC-2 (COSMIC-2) mission which has completed its first three years in orbit. COSMIC-2 is a joint U.S./Taiwan program consisting of...- publication PDF
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Representing eddy diffusion in the surface boundary layer of ocean models...
The mixing of tracers by mesoscale eddies, parameterized in many ocean general circulation models (OGCMs) as a diffusive-advective process, contributes significantly to the...- publication PDF
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Community-driven marine archaeology: NOAA ocean exploration operations in...
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Variability of the Atlantic meridional overturning circulation in CCSM4
Atlantic meridional overturning circulation (AMOC) variability is documented in the Community Climate System Model, version 4 (CCSM4) preindustrial control simulation that uses...- publication PDF
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A comparison between gravity wave momentum fluxes in observations and climate models
For the first time, a formal comparison is made between gravity wave momentum fluxes in models and those derived from observations. Although gravity waves occur over a wide...- publication PDF
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Improving Wind Energy Forecasting through Numerical Weather Prediction Model...
The primary goal of the Second Wind Forecast Improvement Project (WFIP2) is to advance the state-of-the-art of wind energy forecasting in complex terrain. To achieve this goal,...- publication PDF
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Algorithm stability and the long-term geospace data record from TIMED/SABER
The ability of satellite instruments to accurately observe long-term changes in atmospheric temperature depends on many factors including the absolute accuracy of the...- publication PDF
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The second flight of the sunrise balloon-borne solar observatory: Overview...
The SUNRISE balloon-borne solar observatory, consisting of a 1 m aperture telescope that provides a stabilized image to a UV filter imager and an imaging vector polarimeter,...- publication PDF
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A global atlas of potential thermal refugia for coral reefs generated by...
Coral reefs are highly threatened by ocean warming and the majority are likely to be lost in less than three decades. A first step in maximizing reef conservation through this...- publication PDF
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Secondary organic aerosol formation from semi- and intermediate-volatility...
The role of aqueous multiphase chemistry in the formation of secondary organic aerosol (SOA) remains difficult to quantify. We investigate it here by testing the rapid formation...- publication PDF
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Toward a mechanistic modeling of nitrogen limitation on vegetation dynamics
Nitrogen is a dominant regulator of vegetation dynamics, net primary production, and terrestrial carbon cycles; however, most ecosystem models use a rather simplistic...- publication PDF
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Changing seasonal sea ice predictor relationships in a changing Arctic climate
Seasonal predictions of Arctic sea ice conditions often rely on statistical relationships of a set of predictors that have shown skill for historical conditions. However, with...- publication PDF
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Prediction skill of GEFSv12 in depicting monthly rainfall and associated...
The skillful prediction of monthly scale rainfall in small regions like Taiwan is one of the challenges of the meteorological scientific community. Taiwan is one of the...- publication PDF
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Improving canopy processes in the Community Land Model version 4 (CLM4)...
The Community Land Model version 4 (CLM4) overestimates gross primary production (GPP) compared with data-driven estimates and other process models. We use global, spatially...- publication PDF
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Timescale dependence of the precipitation response to CO
Previous work has shown that estimates of climate sensitivity vary over time in response to abrupt CO 2 forcing in climate model simulations. The energy fluxes that drive...- publication PDF
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Consequences of 1.5â°C and 2â°C global warming levels for temperature...
Discriminating climate impacts between 1.5 degrees C and 2 degrees C warming levels is particularly important for Central Africa, a vulnerable region where multiple biophysical,...- publication PDF
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Rapid recovery of thermosphere density during the October 2003 geomagnetic storms
Thermosphere densities from the CHAMP and GRACE satellites are utilized, for the first time, to study the recovery of the thermosphere as a function of latitude during the...- publication PDF
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Simulation of the intraseasonal variability over the eastern Pacific ITCZ in...
During boreal summer, convective activity over the eastern Pacific (EPAC) inter-tropical convergence zone (ITCZ) exhibits vigorous intraseasonal variability (ISV). Previous...- publication PDF
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Systematic errors in global radiosonde precipitable water data from...
A global, 10-yr (February 1997-April 2006), 2-hourly dataset of atmospheric precipitable water (PW) was produced from ground-based global positioning system (GPS) measurements...- publication PDF
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Towards probing Earth's upper mantle with daily magnetic field variations:...
The electromagnetic (EM) field variations capable of probing the electrical conductivity of the upper mantle and mantle transition zone have a period range between a few hours...- publication PDF
