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Isoprene emissions over Asia 1979-2012: Impact of climate and land-use changes
Due to the scarcity of observational constraints and the rapidly changing environment in East and Southeast Asia, isoprene emissions predicted by models are expected to bear...- publication PDF
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Structural diagnostics of the tropopause inversion layer and its evolution
The Tropopause Inversion Layer (TIL) is marked by a peak in static stability directly above the tropopause. The TIL is quantitatively defined with new diagnostics using Global...- publication PDF
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Formation of double tongues of ionization during the 17 March 2013 geomagnetic storm
During geomagnetic disturbances, enhanced high-latitude convection transports ionospheric F-2-region plasma from the dayside midlatitude region into the polar cap, leading to...- publication PDF
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Climatology of the migrating terdiurnal tide (TW3) in SABER/TIMED temperatures
The present paper is focused on the global spatial (altitude and latitude) structure and seasonal and interannual temporal variability of the migrating terdiurnal tide (TW3)...- publication PDF
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Attribution of ionospheric vertical plasma drift perturbations to...
In this study, we quantify the contribution of individual large-scale waves to ionospheric electrodynamics and examine the dependence of the ionospheric perturbations on solar...- publication PDF
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Atlas of Computed Infrared Atmospheric Absorption Spectra: Atmospheric...
An atlas of atmospheric absorption calculations is presented for a vertical path through the atmosphere above altitudes of 4, 14, 30, 40, 45, and 54 km. The calculations are...- publication PDF
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Twelve thousand years of dust: The Holocene global dust cycle constrained by...
Mineral dust plays an important role in the climate system by interacting with radiation, clouds, and biogeochemical cycles. In addition, natural archives show that the dust...- publication PDF
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Instability and breakdown of a vertical vortex pair in a strongly stratified fluid
The dynamics of a counter-rotating pair of columnar vortices aligned parallel to a stable density gradient are investigated. By means of numerical simulation, we extend the...- publication PDF
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On the influence of swell propagation angle on surface drag
A combination of turbulence-resolving large-eddy simulations and observations are used to examine the influence of swell amplitude and swell propagation angle on surface drag....- publication PDF
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An observational study of the symmetric boundary layer structure and...
This study analyses Global Positioning System dropsondes to document the axisymmetric tropical cyclone (TC) boundary-layer structure, based on storm intensity. A total of 2608...- publication PDF
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Angular and range interferometry to measure wind
Radial wind is routinely measured by Doppler method, whereas winds transverse to the radar beam are measured using an interferometric technique in which three or more spaced...- publication PDF
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Moisture sources for wintertime intense precipitation events over the three...
Wintertime intense precipitation events often lead to severe snow disasters. In this study, a Lagrangian approach is employed to examine the evaporative moisture sources for...- publication PDF
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Probing into the impact of 3DVAR assimilation of surface PM₁₀ observations...
The capability of assimilating surface PM₁₀ (particulate matter with diameters less than 10 µm) observations has been developed within the National Centers for Environmental...- publication PDF
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An "observational large ensemble" to compare observed and modeled...
Estimates of the climate response to anthropogenic forcing contain irreducible uncertainty due to the presence of internal variability. Accurate quantification of this...- publication PDF
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Parametric and structural sensitivities of turbine‐height wind speeds in the...
Structural and parametric problems associated with physical parameterizations are often tied together in weather and climate models. This study examines the sensitivities of...- publication PDF
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Effects of vegetation and soil moisture on the simulated land surface...
The coupled Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF) model with the Noah land surface model (Noah LSM) is an attempt of the modeling community to embody the complex...- publication PDF
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S2S prediction in GFDL SPEAR: MJO diversity and teleconnections
A subseasonal-to-seasonal (S2S) prediction system was recently developed using the GFDL Seamless System for Prediction and Earth System Research (SPEAR) global coupled model....- publication PDF
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Simulations of large winds and wind shears induced by gravity wave breaking...
Using a fully nonlinear two-dimensional (2-D) numerical model, we simulated gravity waves (GWs) breaking and their contributions to the formation of large winds and wind shears...- publication PDF
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Seasonal cycle and annual reversal of the Somali current in an...
Plain Language Summary The annual cycle of the Somali Current is studied using a forced strongly eddy-active global ocean general circulation model. The annual cycle and timing...- publication PDF
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Statistical downscaling of seasonal precipitation in Israel
Careful planning of the use of water resources is critical in the semi-arid eastern Mediterranean region. The relevant areas are characterized by complex terrain and coastlines,...- publication PDF
