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Technical note: LIMS observations of lower stratospheric ozone in the...
The Nimbus 7 Limb Infrared Monitor of the Stratosphere (LIMS) instrument operated from 25 October 1978 through 28 May 1979. This note focuses on its Version 6 (V6) data and...- publication PDF
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The impact of precipitation type discrimination on hydrologic simulation:...
Hourly surface precipitation type (Ptype) grids (a total of 408 h from 1 December 2005 through April 20, 2006) were generated by mapping the elevation of the radar-detected...- publication PDF
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Ozone production from the 2004 North American boreal fires
We examine the ozone production from boreal forest fires based on a case study of wildfires in Alaska and Canada in summer 2004. The model simulations were performed with the...- publication PDF
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WRF-Fire: Coupled weather-wildland fire modeling with the weather research...
A wildland fire-behavior module, named WRF-Fire, was integrated into the Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF) public domain numerical weather prediction model. The fire module...- publication PDF
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A tracer study of the Arctic Ocean's liquid freshwater export variability
We present an analysis of the variability of the liquid Arctic freshwater (FW) export, using a simulation from the Community Climate System Model Version 3 (CCSM3) that includes...- publication PDF
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Southeast Pacific stratocumulus in the Community Atmosphere Model
Forecasts of October 2006 are used to investigate southeast Pacific stratocumulus in the Community Atmosphere Model, versions 4 and 5 (CAM4 and CAM5). Both models quickly...- publication PDF
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Sensitivity of summer ensembles of fledgling superparameterized U.S....
The sensitivities of simulated mesoscale convective systems (MCSs) in the central U.S. to microphysics and grid configuration are evaluated here in a global climate model (GCM)...- publication PDF
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To assess marine cloud brightening's technical feasibility, we need to know...
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Estimation of X-band polarimetric radar attenuation and measurement...
A variational algorithm for estimating measurement error covariance and the attenuation of X-band polarimetric radar measurements is described. It concurrently uses both the...- publication PDF
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Intermittency in precipitation: duration, frequency, intensity, and amounts...
Intermittency is a core characteristic of precipitation, not well described by data and very poorly modeled. Detailed analyses are made of near-global gridded (about 1 degrees)...- publication PDF
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Modulation of energetic electron precipitation driven by three types of...
Precipitation into the Earth's atmosphere due to pitch angle scattering by plasma waves has been recognized as one of the major loss mechanisms for energetic electrons. In this...- publication PDF
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Simulations of the response of the mesospheric circulation and temperature...
The loss of ozone that has occurred in the Antarctic lower stratosphere during each spring since 1980 has led to a decrease in the lower stratospheric temperature that persists...- publication PDF
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Understanding the anthropogenically forced change of equatorial Pacific...
Understanding the change of equatorial Pacific trade winds is pivotal for understanding the global mean temperature change and the El Niño–Southern Oscillation (ENSO) property...- publication PDF
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Investigating an unusually large 28-day oscillation in mesospheric...
The Utah State University Advanced Mesospheric Temperature Mapper was deployed at the Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station in 2010 to measure OH temperature at similar to 87 km as...- publication PDF
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Observed and simulated full-depth ocean heat-content changes for 1970–2005
Greenhouse-gas emissions have created a planetary energy imbalance that is primarily manifested by increasing ocean heat content (OHC). Updated observational estimates of full-...- publication PDF
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Potential increase in hazard from Mediterranean hurricane activity with...
Mediterranean hurricanes (Medicanes) are intense cyclones that acquire tropical characteristics, associated with extreme winds and rainfall, thus posing a serious natural hazard...- publication PDF
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Interpretable deep learning for spatial analysis of severe hailstorms
Deep learning models, such as convolutional neural networks, utilize multiple specialized layers to encode spatial patterns at different scales. In this study, deep learning...- publication PDF
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Climate models without preindustrial volcanic forcing underestimate...
Episodic explosive volcanic eruptions are a natural part of the climate system but are often omitted from atmosphere-ocean general circulation model (AOGCM) preindustrial spin-...- publication PDF
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Changes in precipitation variability across time scales in multiple global...
Anthropogenic changes in the variability of precipitation stand to impact both natural and human systems in profound ways. Precipitation variability encompasses not only...- publication PDF
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Use of GPS receivers as a soil moisture network for water cycle studies
Measurements of soil moisture, both its global distribution and temporal variations, are required to study the water and carbon cycles. A global network of in situ soil moisture...- publication PDF