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Large contribution of biomass burning emissions to ozone throughout the...
Ozone is the third most important anthropogenic greenhouse gas after carbon dioxide and methane but has a larger uncertainty in its radiative forcing, in part because of...- publication PDF
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Wind Tunnel and Field Investigations of Shapes for Balloon Shelters
This report discusses the results of a series of wind tunnel and field tests performed in support of a program to develop a balloon inflation and launch shelter. The study...- publication PDF
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Stratospheric ozone response to sulfate geoengineering: Results from the...
Geoengineering with stratospheric sulfate aerosols has been proposed as a means of temporarily cooling the planet, alleviating some of the side effects of anthropogenic COâ...- publication PDF
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Modulation of tropical cyclogenesis by convectively coupled Kelvin waves
Tropical cyclone numbers can vary from week to week within a hurricane season. Recent studies suggest that convectively coupled Kelvin waves can be partly responsible for such...- publication PDF
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Computer-simulation Movie of Ionospheric Electric Fields and Currents for a...
This technical note provides an outline of the numerical scheme and worldwide contour maps of the electric potential, ionospheric current vectors, and the equivalent ionospheric...- publication PDF
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Magnetic field vector retrieval with the Helioseismic and Magnetic Imager
We investigate the accuracy to which we can retrieve the solar photospheric magnetic field vector using the Helioseismic and Magnetic Imager (HMI) that will fly onboard of the...- publication PDF
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Some thoughts on emission-line spectroscopy
The interpretation of emission lines formed in large astrophysical plasmas such as the solar atmosphere faces many challenges. Relatively simple line-ratio estimates of physical...- publication PDF
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A global survey of rotating convective updrafts in the GFDL X-SHiELD 2021...
We present the global characteristics of rotating convective updrafts in the 2021 version of GFDL's eXperimental System for High-resolution prediction on Earth-to-Local Domains...- publication PDF
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Lapse rate or cold point: The tropical tropopause identified by in situ...
Although the tropopause is a well-established concept, its definition and physical properties remain an active research topic. In the tropics, both the World Meteorological...- publication PDF
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A framework for simulating the tropical-cyclone boundary layer using...
Boundary layer turbulent processes affect tropical cyclone (TC) structure and intensity change. However, uncertainties in the parameterization of the planetary boundary layer...- publication PDF
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Inferring the photolysis rate of NO 2 in the stratosphere based on satellite...
NO and NO2 (NOx) play major roles in both tropospheric and stratospheric chemistry. This paper provides a novel method to obtain a global and accurate photolysis rate for NO2...- publication PDF
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Impact of real-time satellite-derived green vegetation fraction on National...
Vegetation is parameterized in the operational National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration National Water Model (NWM) using climatologies of leaf area index and green...- publication PDF
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Importance of the resolution of surface topography in Indian monsoon simulation
The influence of surface topography resolution in Indian summer monsoon simulation is investigated. Three sets of six-member ensemble simulations with climatological sea surface...- publication PDF
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Stratospheric injection of brominated very short-lived substances: Aircraft...
We quantify the stratospheric injection of brominated very short-lived substances (VSLS) based on aircraft observations acquired in winter 2014 above the Tropical Western...- publication PDF
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WRF-ELM v1.0: A regional climate model to study land-atmosphere...
The Energy Exascale Earth System Model (E3SM) Land Model (ELM) is a state-of-the-art land surface model that simulates the intricate interactions between the terrestrial land...- publication PDF
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A revised conceptual model of the tropical marine boundary layer. Part I:...
This paper investigates wintertime tropical marine boundary layer (TMBL) statistical characteristics over the western North Atlantic using the complete set of island-launched...- publication PDF
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Ross Gyre variability modulates oceanic heat supply toward the West...
West Antarctic Ice Sheet mass loss is a major source of uncertainty in sea level projections. The primary driver of this melting is oceanic heat from Circumpolar Deep Water...- publication PDF
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Sensitivity of wetland methane emissions to model assumptions: Application...
Methane emissions from natural wetlands and rice paddies constitute a large proportion of atmospheric methane, but the magnitude and year-to-year variation of these methane...- publication PDF
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Using an inverse model to reconcile differences in simulated and observed...
We use a global model, TOMCAT, and an inverse model, INVICAT, to estimate emissions of ethane (C2H6) between 2008 and 2014 by assimilating surface flask observations. We find...- publication PDF
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Low Modulus Strain Gages for Stress Analysis of Balloon Structures
An exploratory study has shown that instrumentation can be developed to permit experimental stress analysis of scientific balloons. Special strain gages have been made and...- publication PDF
