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Lidar backscatter signal recovery from phototransistor systematic effect by...
Backscatter lidar detection systems have been designed and integrated at NASA Langley Research Center using IR heterojunction phototransistors. The design focused on maximizing...- publication PDF
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NCAR GPS Dropsonde Humidity Dry Bias
A dry bias in the RD94, mini dropsonde (NRD94) and Driftsonde MIST sonde humidity measurements has been discovered, which has existed since 2008. This document describes the...- publication PDF
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Chemical composition of atmospheric nanoparticles during nucleation events in Atlanta
We report the first direct, in situ measurements of the chemical composition of size-segregated atmospheric nanoparticles in the 6 - 15 nm diameter range. These measurements...- publication PDF
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An improved trajectory model to evaluate the collection performance of snow gauges
Recent studies have used numerical models to estimate the collection efficiency of solid precipitation gauges when exposed to the wind in both shielded and unshielded...- publication PDF
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Taiwan Area Mesoscale Experiment: Conventional Data User's Guide
The purpose of this document is to provide information regarding the Taiwan Area Mesoscale Experiment (TAMEX) conventional data archived at the U.S. TAMEX Data Center located at...- publication PDF
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Fishermen follow fine-scale physical ocean features for finance
The seascapes on which many millions of people make their living and secure food have complex and dynamic spatial features—the figurative hills and valleys—that influence where...- publication PDF
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COSMO-CLM²: a new version of the COSMO-CLM model coupled to the Community Land Model
This study presents an evaluation of a new biosphere-atmosphere Regional Climate Model. COSMO-CLM² results from the coupling between the non-hydrostatic atmospheric model COSMO-...- publication PDF
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Using radiative convective equilibrium to explore clouds and climate in the...
Characteristics of, and fundamental differences between, the radiative-convective equilibrium (RCE) climate states following the Radiative-Convective Equilibrium Model...- publication PDF
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Model simulation of thermospheric response to recurrent geomagnetic forcing
We assess model capability in simulating thermospheric response to recurrent geomagnetic forcing driven by modulations in the solar wind speed and the interplanetary magnetic...- publication PDF
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A dual-pass variational data assimilation framework for estimating soil...
To overcome the difficulties in determining the optimal parameters needed for a radiative transfer model (RTM), which acts as the observational operator in a land data...- publication PDF
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Characteristics of vertical air motion in isolated convective clouds
The vertical velocity and air mass flux in isolated convective clouds are statistically analyzed using aircraft in situ data collected from three field campaigns: High-Plains...- publication PDF
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Characterising Brazilian biomass burning emissions using WRF-Chem with...
The South American Biomass Burning Analysis (SAMBBA) field campaign took detailed in situ flight measurements of aerosol during the 2012 dry season to characterise biomass...- publication PDF
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Crucial Experiments in Climate Science
This article discusses the interplay between computational experiments and scientific advancement in dynamical meteorology and climate dynamics. In doing so, the emphasis is on...- publication PDF
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Finescale single- and dual-Doppler analysis of tornado intensification,...
Finescale, single- and dual-Doppler observations are used to diagnose the three-dimensional structure of the wind field surrounding a tornado that occurred near the town of...- publication PDF
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Population exposure to hazardous air quality due to the 2015 fires in Equatorial Asia
Vegetation and peatland fires cause poor air quality and thousands of premature deaths across densely populated regions in Equatorial Asia. Strong El-Niño and positive Indian...- 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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Comparison of polarimetric radar drop size distribution retrieval algorithms
Recently, two physically based algorithms, the "beta" (β) method and the "constrained-gamma" method, have been proposed for retrieving the governing parameters of the gamma drop...- publication PDF
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The role of relative humidity in continental new particle formation
Relative humidity (RH) has been observed to be anticorrelated with continental new particle formation. Several reasons have been proposed for this rather surprising finding, but...- publication PDF
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Using satellite-based estimates of evapotranspiration and groundwater...
Irrigation is a widely used water management practice that is often poorly parameterized in land surface and climate models. Previous studies have addressed this issue via use...- publication PDF
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Quantifying progress across different CMIP phases with the ESMValTool
More than 40 model groups worldwide are participating in the Coupled Model Intercomparison Project Phase 6 (CMIP6), providing a new and rich source of information to better...- publication PDF
