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Extending the usability of radiometer ocean surface wind measurements to...
This article describes the development and validation of a statistical algorithm to retrieve global all-weather sea surface wind speed (GAWS) from microwave radiometers in...- publication PDF
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Model sensitivity to North Atlantic freshwater forcing at 8.2 ka
We compared four simulations of the 8.2 ka event to assess climate model sensitivity and skill in responding to North Atlantic freshwater perturbations. All of the simulations...- publication PDF
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A trial to improve surface heat exchange simulation through sensitivity...
It is still a daunting challenge for land surface models (LSMs) to correctly represent surface heat exchange for water-limited desert steppe ecosystems. This study aims to...- publication PDF
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Skillful decadal prediction skill over the Southern Ocean based on GFDL...
The Model-Analogs technique is used in the present study to assess the decadal sea surface temperature (SST) prediction skill over the Southern Ocean (SO). The Model-Analogs...- publication PDF
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Top-down isoprene emissions over tropical South America inferred from...
We use formaldehyde (HCHO) vertical column measurements from the Scanning Imaging Absorption spectrometer for Atmospheric Chartography (SCIAMACHY) and Ozone Monitoring...- publication PDF
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Influence of stratosphere polar vortex variability on the mesosphere,...
The Whole Atmosphere Community Climate Model with thermosphere-ionosphere eXtension (WACCM-X) is used to investigate the influence of stratosphere polar vortex variability on...- publication PDF
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Subtropical cloud-regime transitions: Boundary layer depth and cloud-top...
In this study, the mean and variability of boundary layer height (BLH) are analyzed along a transect in the eastern Pacific Ocean for the summer of 2003 using BLH estimates...- publication PDF
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Scaling carbon dioxide and water vapour exchange from leaf to canopy in a...
The scaling of CO2 and water vapour transfer from leaf to canopy dimensions was achieved by integrating mechanistic models for physiological (photosynthesis, stomatal...- publication PDF
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Chemistry-climate model simulations of spring Antarctic ozone
Coupled chemistry-climate model simulations covering the recent past and continuing throughout the 21st century have been completed with a range of different models. Common...- publication PDF
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The LaGrange tornado during VORTEX2: Part 1: Photogrammetric analysis of the...
This study presents a single-Doppler radar analysis combined with cloud photography of the LaGrange, Wyoming, tornado on 5 June 2009 in an attempt to relate the radar-observed...- publication PDF
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Omega Wind-error Estimation
This is a report on Omega wind error estimation. To make this a single source document on Omega windfinding and its errors, the authors have included derivation of basic...- publication PDF
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Observed humidity trends in dry regions contradict climate models
Arid and semi-arid regions of the world are particularly vulnerable to greenhouse gas- driven hydroclimate change. Climate models are our primary tool for projecting the future...- publication PDF
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The influence of terrain smoothing on simulated Convective Boundary-Layer...
Many applications rely on a correct estimation of the convective boundary layer (CBL) depth over mountainous terrain, but often these applications use numerical model...- publication PDF
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South Atlantic Surface Boundary Current System during the Last Millennium in...
Interocean waters that are carried northward through South Atlantic surface boundary currents get meridionally split between two large-scale systems when meeting the South...- publication PDF
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Convective transport of water vapor into the lower stratosphere observed...
We present in situ observations of convectively injected water vapor in the lower stratosphere from instruments aboard two aircraft operated during the Deep Convective Clouds...- publication PDF
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No consistent simulated trends in the Atlantic Meridional Overturning...
The Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) is a key feature of the North Atlantic with global ocean impacts. The AMOC's response to past changes in forcings during...- publication PDF
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Freezing drizzle detection with WSR-88D radars
This study describes a freezing drizzle detection algorithm based on the Weather Surveillance Radar-1988 Doppler (WSR-88D) measured radar reflectivity. Although radar returns...- publication PDF
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Nocturnal elevated convection initiation of the PECAN 4 July hailstorm
During the Plains Elevated Convection at Night (PECAN) experiment, an isolated hailstorm developed on the western side of the PECAN study area on the night of 3-4 July 2015. One...- publication PDF
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Increased climate response and Earth system sensitivity from CCSM4 to CESM2...
Three new equilibrium mid-Pliocene (MP) simulations are implemented with the Community Climate System Model version 4 (CCSM4) and Community Earth System Model versions 1.2...- publication PDF
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Separating the impact of individual land surface properties on the...
Changes in the land surface can drive large responses in the atmosphere on local, regional, and global scales. Surface properties control the partitioning of energy within the...- publication PDF