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A flux-form version of the conservative semi-Lagrangian multi-tracer...
A conservative semi-Lagrangian cell-integrated transport scheme (CSLAM) was recently introduced, which ensures global mass conservation and allows long timesteps, multi-tracer...- publication PDF
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Exploring convection-allowing model evaluation strategies for severe local...
Verification methods for convection-allowing models (CAMs) should consider the finescale spatial and temporal detail provided by CAMs, and including both neighborhood and...- publication PDF
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New observations of large-scale waves coupling with the ionosphere made by...
The recently launched Global-scale Observations of the Limb and Disk (GOLD) Mission observed prominent quasi-16-day oscillations (Q16DOs) in the OI 135.6-nm nightglow from the...- publication PDF
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Climatology of mesopause region temperature, zonal wind, and meridional wind...
Between May 2002 and April 2006, many continuous observations of mesopause region temperature and horizontal wind, each lasting longer than 24 h (termed full-diurnal-cycle...- publication PDF
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Estimation of the surface heat flux response to sea surface temperature...
The surface heat flux response to underlying sea surface temperature (SST) anomalies (the surface heat flux feedback) is estimated using 42 yr (1956-97) of ship-derived monthly...- publication PDF
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Stratospheric water vapor from the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai volcanic...
The eruption of the Hunga TongaâHunga Ha'apai (HTHH) volcano on 15 January 2022 injected large amounts of water vapor (H2O) directly into the stratosphere. While normal...- publication PDF
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Impacts of initial estimate and observations availability on...
The ensemble Kalman filter (EnKF) uses an ensemble of short-range forecasts to estimate the flow-dependent background error covariances required in data assimilation. The...- publication PDF
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Vertical motions in orographic cloud systems over the Payette River Basin....
Updrafts in wintertime cloud systems over mountainous regions can be described as fixed, mechanically driven by the terrain under a given ambient wind and stability profile...- publication PDF
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Importance of tree- and species-level interactions with wildfire, climate,...
The boreal zone of Alaska is dominated by interactions between disturbances, vegetation, and soils. These interactions are likely to change in the future through increasing...- publication PDF
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Strengthening an interagency network for geoscience data sets
More than 85 invited participants from government, academia, and the private sector attended the GeoData 2014 Workshop. The GeoData in the title of this workshop represents data...- publication PDF
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The incorporation of an organic soil layer in the Noah-MP land surface model...
A thick top layer of organic matter is a dominant feature in boreal forests and can impact land-atmosphere interactions. In this study, the multi-parameterization version of the...- publication PDF
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The potential for structural errors in emergent constraints
Studies of emergent constraints have frequently proposed that a single metric can constrain future responses of the Earth system to anthropogenic emissions. Here, we illustrate...- publication PDF
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Impact of a high density GPS network on the operational forecast
Global Positioning System Zenith Total Delay (GPS ZTD) can provide information about the water vapour in atmosphere. Its assimilation into the analysis used to initialize a...- publication PDF
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Three-moment representation of rain in a bulk microphysics model
A bulk three-moment representation for rain microphysics is developed and implemented in the Predicted Particle Properties (P3) microphysics scheme. In addition, a new...- publication PDF
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Geographical variations of the influence of low-frequency variability on...
A conceptual framework is developed for quantifying the relationship between low-frequency variability and extreme events. In this framework, variability is decomposed into low-...- publication PDF
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Effects of surface exchange coefficients and turbulence length scales on the...
Using numerical simulations, this study examines the sensitivity of hurricane intensity and structure to changes in the surface exchange coefficients and to changes in the...- publication PDF
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Climatology of the Arbuckle-Simpson Aquifer Region: A Report of the Water...
Since 2000, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has identified eight droughts nationwide as billion-dollar weather disasters based on both damages and costs,...- publication PDF
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Computational modeling of extreme wildland fire events: A synthesis of...
The understanding and prediction of large wildland fire events around the world is a growing interdisciplinary research area advanced rapidly by development and use of...- publication PDF
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Structural evolution of the Madden-Julian Oscillation from COSMIC radio...
The atmospheric temperature and specific humidity profiles derived from 4 years of Constellation Observing System for Meteorology, Ionosphere, and Climate (COSMIC) radio...- publication PDF
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Two methods for estimating limits to large-scale wind power generation
Wind turbines generate electricity by removing kinetic energy from the atmosphere. We show that the limited replenishment of kinetic energy from aloft limits wind power...- publication PDF