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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
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STEREO quadrature observations of coronal dimming at the onset of mini-CMEs
Context. Using unique quadrature observations with the two STEREO spacecraft, we investigate coronal dimmings at the onset of small-scale eruptions. In CMEs they are believed to...- publication PDF
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Impacts of lower thermospheric atomic oxygen on thermospheric dynamics and...
The exchange of energy between the lower atmosphere and the ionosphere thermosphere system is not well understood. One of the parameters that is important in the lower...- publication PDF
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Update on a proposed mechanism for the regulation of minimum...
This paper is an update from our earlier paper to include data through July 2008. In our earlier paper, which included data through 1998, a mechanism which generally limits...- publication PDF
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Entrainment and budgets of heat, water vapor, and carbon dioxide in a...
A large-eddy simulation (LES) code is coupled with a land surface model to investigate the diurnal variation of the atmospheric boundary layer (ABL). The diurnal evolution of...- publication PDF
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Modeling ultrafine particle growth at a pine forest site influenced by...
Formation and growth of ultrafine particles is crudely represented in chemistry-climate models, contributing to uncertainties in aerosol composition, size distribution, and...- publication PDF
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NCAR Graphics Autograph: A Graphing Utility : Version 2.00
This report contains the technical manual for using the NCAR Graphics Autograph program.- publication PDF
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The Role of Ocean Heat Transport in the Global Climate Response to Projected...
The purpose of this study is to elucidate the individual and combined roles of thermodynamic and dynamic ocean-atmosphere coupling in the equilibrium global climate response to...- publication PDF
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A vision for Water Resources Research
Water Resources Research (WRR) continues to evolve as the team of international editors begins a new 4 year term of service. In this Editorial we summarize the importance of WRR...- publication PDF
