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Retrieval of ice cloud microphysical parameters using the CloudSat...
A new remote sensing retrieval of ice cloud microphysics has been developed for use with millimeter-wave radar from ground-, air-, or space-based sensors. Developed from an...- publication PDF
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Scaling climate change experiments across space and time
Observations and experiments in terrestrial ecosystems are important tools for obtaining a fundamental understanding of plant and ecosystem responses to changing climate, and...- publication PDF
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Monotone and conservative cascade remapping between spherical grids (CaRS):...
A high-order monotone and conservative cascade remapping algorithm between spherical grids (CaRS) is developed. This algorithm is specifically designed to remap between the...- publication PDF
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Development of satellite green vegetation fraction time series for use in...
A method is presented for development of satellite green vegetation fraction (GVF) time series for use in the Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF) model. The GVF data is in...- publication PDF
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On Recent Large Antarctic Ozone Holes and Ozone Recovery Metrics
The 2015 and 2020 ozone holes set record sizes in October-December. We show that these years, as well as other recent large ozone holes, still adhere to a fundamental recovery...- publication PDF
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Climate impacts of ice nucleation
Several different ice nucleation parameterizations in two different General Circulation Models (GCMs) are used to understand the effects of ice nucleation on the mean climate...- publication PDF
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Trends in emissions and concentrations of air pollutants in the lower...
Trends in the composition of the lower atmosphere (0-1500m altitude) and surface air quality over the Baltimore/Washington area and surrounding states were investigated for the...- publication PDF
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Challenges of operational river forecasting
Skillful and timely streamflow forecasts are critically important to water managers and emergency protection services. To provide these forecasts, hydrologists must predict the...- publication PDF
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Evolution of OH reactivity in NO-free volatile organic compound...
OH reactivity (OHR) is an important control on the oxidative capacity in the atmosphere but remains poorly constrained in many environments, such as remote, rural, and urban...- publication PDF
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Studies of a rapid change detector using CYGNSS level-2 wind speed products
This work further investigates the use of ocean wind speed retrievals from NASA's Cyclone Global Navigation Satellite System (CYGNSS) mission that are closely spaced in space...- publication PDF
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Upscale versus "up-amplitude" growth of forecast-error spectra
Atmospheric predictability is measured by the average difference (or "error") within an ensemble of forecasts starting from slightly different initial conditions. The spatial...- publication PDF
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Tropical cyclone formation within strong northeasterly environments in the...
In the South China Sea (SCS), 17% of tropical cyclones (TCs) formed in the late season (November-January) were associated with a strong northeasterly monsoon. This study...- publication PDF
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The emergence of shallow easterly jets within QBO westerlies
A configuration of an idealized general circulation model has been obtained in which a deep, stratospheric, equatorial, westerly jet is established that is spontaneously and...- publication PDF
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Celebrating accomplishments and anniversaries of space weather observations...
The space weather monitoring satellite, Deep Space Climate Observatory (DSCOVR) is on final approach to its observing position 1.5 × 109 m upstream from Earth. There it will...- publication PDF
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Global observing needs in the deep ocean
The deep ocean below 200 m water depth is the least observed, but largest habitat on our planet by volume and area. Over 150 years of exploration has revealed that this dynamic...- publication PDF
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Definitive NCAR Index for TeX for NCAR Scientists
This Index does not pretend to be an extension of Donald Knuth's comprehensive The TEXbook. It contains, instead, a condensation of the text-formatting output most frequently...- publication PDF
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Subpolar activation of halogen heterogeneous chemistry in austral spring
Heterogeneous halogen chemistry plays a dominant role in driving changes in polar chemical composition and ozone depletion. Activation of halogens outside the polar regions may...- publication PDF
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The chemistry mechanism in the Community Earth System Model Version 2 (CESM2)
The Community Earth System Model version 2 (CESM2) includes a detailed representation of chemistry throughout the atmosphere in the Community Atmosphere Model with chemistry and...- publication PDF
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Two-layer stratified flow past a valley
Observations and models of nocturnal katabatic winds indicate strong low-level stability with much weaker stability aloft. When such winds encounter an embedded depression in an...- publication PDF
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Simulated Arctic ocean freshwater budgets in the 20th and 21st centuries
The Arctic Ocean freshwater budgets in climate model integrations of the twentieth and twenty-first century are examined. An ensemble of six members of the Community Climate...- publication PDF
