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Description of a Global Shallow Water Model Based on the Spectral Transform Method
The purpose of this report is to document a global shallow water equation model based on the spectral transform method. Additionally, it includes a derivation of the governing...- publication PDF
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Robust responses of the Sahelian hydrological cycle to global warming
How the globally uniform component of sea surface temperature (SST) warming influences rainfall in the African Sahel remains insufficiently studied, despite mean SST warming...- publication PDF
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COSMIC GPS ionospheric sensing and space weather
As our civilization becomes more dependent on space based technologies, we become more vulnerable to conditions in space weather. Accurate space weather specification and...- publication PDF
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Development of mean wind retrieval methodology for the Generalized Velocity...
Since 1990s, the Ground-Based Velocity Track Display (GBVTD) – family of techniques, including the Generalized Velocity Track Display (GVTD), have been used to retrieve...- publication PDF
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Proceedings of the Sixth International Solar Wind Conference
This is the proceedings of the conference held August 23-28, 1987, at the YMCA of the Rockies, Estes Park, Colorado, U.S.A. It is a two volume set organized roughly along the...- publication PDF
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Earth System Predictability Across Timescales Community Workshop Report
As climate change increases the frequency and severity of extreme weather events, communities are facing growing vulnerability. Addressing this urgent challenge requires...- publication PDF
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Mesospheric concentric gravity waves generated by multiple convective storms...
We report on six continuous hours of OH airglow imager observations (at z ∼ 87 km) of convectively generated gravity waves (GWs) near Fort Collins, Colorado, on the evening of...- publication PDF
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On the parameterization of the microphysical processes associated with many...
Several types of precipitation, such as freezing rain, ice pellets, and wet snow, are commonly observed during winter storms. The objective of this study is to better understand...- publication PDF
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How can we use MODIS land surface temperature to validate long-term urban...
High spatial resolution urban climate modeling is essential for understanding urban climatology and predicting the human health impacts under climate change. Satellite thermal...- publication PDF
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Global precipitation and thunderstorm frequencies. Part I: Seasonal and...
Present and past weather reports from ~15000 stations around the globe and from the Comprehensive Ocean-Atmosphere Data Set from 1975 to 1997 were analyzed for the frequency of...- publication PDF
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A dynamic hp-adaptive discontinuous Galerkin method for shallow-water flows...
A discontinuous Galerkin model solving the shallow-water equations on the sphere is presented. It captures the dynamically varying key aspects of the flows by having the...- publication PDF
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Benchmarking and process diagnostics of land models
We propose a conceptual and theoretical foundation for information-based model benchmarking and process diagnostics that provides diagnostic insight into model performance and...- publication PDF
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Observed changes in climate extremes in Nigeria
The study presents observed changes in climate extremes using daily precipitation and temperature data over 24 stations, covering the three climatic zones (Guinea coast,...- publication PDF
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Interpretation of rank histograms for verifying ensemble forecasts
Rank histograms are a tool for evaluating ensemble forecasts. They are useful for determining the reliability of ensemble forecasts and for diagnosing errors in its mean and...- publication PDF
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Monitoring and prediction of the earth's climate: A future perspective
The climate is changing because of human activities and will continue to do so regardless of any mitigation actions. Available climate observations and information are also...- publication PDF
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Increasing women's engagement in vector control: A report from Accelerate To...
Workshops with academic, national and local government, and community stakeholders were held in Kenya (2017) and Indonesia (2018) to understand the role and perceptions of women...- publication PDF
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Higher-order turbulence Closure and Its Impact on Climate Simulations in the...
This paper describes climate simulations of the Community Atmosphere Model, version 5 (CAM5), coupled with a higher-order turbulence closure known as Cloud Layers Unified by...- publication PDF
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Teaching graduate atmospheric measurement
A 1991 Study on Observational Systems discussed the need for universities to produce graduates capable of developing the next generation of observing systems and interpreting...- publication PDF
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Spatial modeling of agricultural land use change at global scale
Long-term modeling of agricultural land use is central in global scale assessments of climate change, food security, biodiversity, and climate adaptation and mitigation...- publication PDF
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Evolution of formaldehyde (HCHO) in a plume originating from a petrochemical...
Large industrial facilities, such as petrochemical complexes, have decisive effects on regional air quality: directly due to their own hazardous volatile organic compounds...- publication PDF
