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Forcing, cloud feedbacks, cloud masking, and internal variability in the...
Satellite observations show a near-zero trend in the top-of-atmosphere global-mean net cloud radiative effect (CRE), suggesting that clouds did not further cool nor heat the...- publication PDF
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A comparative study of spectral auroral intensity predictions from multiple...
It is important to routinely examine and update models used to predict auroral emissions resulting from precipitating electrons in Earth's magnetotail. These models are commonly...- publication PDF
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Interannual variability of tropospheric moisture and temperature and...
Interannual variability of tropospheric moisture and temperature are key aspects of Earth's climate. In this study, monthly mean specific humidity (q) and temperature (T)...- publication PDF
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Hemispheric asymmetry of subauroral ion drifts: Statistical results
A large database of more than 18,000 subauroral ion drift (SAID) events from DMSP observations from 1987 to 2012 is used to systematically investigate the features of SAID. SAID...- publication PDF
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Informing the Prediction of Compression Method and Level for Climate Model...
Increased computing power makes it possible to simulate larger Earth system model ensembles with higher output frequency, finer spatial resolution, and extended simulation...- publication PDF
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Observed and modeled mountain waves from the surface to the mesosphere near...
Four state-of-the-science numerical weather prediction (NWP) models were used to perform mountain wave (MW)-resolving hindcasts over the Drake Passage of a 10-day period in 2010...- publication PDF
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Next-generation regional ocean projections for living marine resource...
Efforts to manage living marine resources (LMRs) under climate change need projections of future ocean conditions, yet most global climate models (GCMs) poorly represent...- publication PDF
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A new research approach for observing and characterizing land-atmosphere feedback
Forecast errors with respect to wind, temperature, moisture, clouds, and precipitation largely correspond to the limited capability of current Earth system models to capture and...- publication PDF
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Global impacts of subseasonal (<60Â Day) wind variability on ocean Surface...
Subseasonal surface wind variability strongly impacts the annual mean and subseasonal turbulent atmospheric surface fluxes. However, the impacts of subseasonal wind variability...- publication PDF
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Comparison of the impacts of momentum control variables on high-resolution...
The momentum variables of streamfunction and velocity potential are used as control variables in a number of operational variational data assimilation systems. However, in this...- publication PDF
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Influence of the Madden-Julian Oscillation and intraseasonal waves on...
Atmospheric intraseasonal variability in the tropical Atlantic is analyzed using satellite winds, outgoing longwave radiation (OLR), and reanalysis products during 2000-08. The...- publication PDF
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Clarifying the role of coastal and marine systems in climate mitigation
The international scientific community is increasingly recognizing the role of natural systems in climate-change mitigation. While forests have historically been the primary...- publication PDF
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Characteristics of tropical cyclones in high-resolution models in the present climate
The global characteristics of tropical cyclones (TCs) simulated by several climate models are analyzed and compared with observations. The global climate models were forced by...- publication PDF
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Scale, urban risk and adaptation capacity in neighborhoods of Latin American cities
While urbanites are vulnerable to a suite of risks that climate change might aggravate (e.g., mortality from extreme temperatures and property damages from floods), urban...- publication PDF
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Exploring a multiresolution approach using AMIP simulations
This study presents a diagnosis of a multiresolution approach using the Model for Prediction Across Scales-Atmosphere (MPAS-A) for simulating regional climate. Four Atmospheric...- publication PDF
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HEPPA-II model-measurement intercomparison project: EPP indirect effects...
We compare simulations from three high-top (with upper lid above 120 km) and five medium-top (with upper lid around 80km) atmospheric models with observations of odd nitrogen...- publication PDF
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Annual and seasonal precipitation and their extremes over the Tibetan...
Based on daily precipitation data from 115 climate stations, seasonal and annual precipitation and their extremes over the Tibetan Plateau and its surroundings (TPS) in...- publication PDF
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Processes regulating short-lived species in the tropical tropopause layer
A one-dimensional model of vertical transport in the tropical tropopause layer (TTL) is developed. The model uses vertical advection, a convective source, and a chemical sink to...- publication PDF
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Sensitivity of mesoscale modeling of smoke direct radiative effect to the...
An ensemble approach is used to examine the sensitivity of smoke loading and smoke direct radiative effect in the atmosphere to uncertainties in smoke emission estimates. Seven...- publication PDF
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Evaluation of aerosol optical depths and clear-sky radiative fluxes of the...
Aerosol optical depths (AODs) used for the Edition 4.1 Clouds and the Earth's Radiant Energy System (CERES) Synoptic 1 degrees (SYN1deg) product are evaluated. AODs are derived...- publication PDF
