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Long-term trend of topside ionospheric electron density derived from DMSP...
In recent decades, significant efforts have been made to characterize and understand the global pattern of ionospheric long-term trend. However, little attention has been paid...- publication PDF
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A unified parameterization of clouds and turbulence using CLUBB and...
Most global climate models parameterize separate cloud types using separate parameterizations. This approach has several disadvantages, including obscure interactions between...- publication PDF
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The mesoscale kinetic energy spectrum of a baroclinic life cycle
The atmospheric mesoscale kinetic energy spectrum is investigated through numerical simulations of an idealized baroclinic wave life cycle, from linear instability to mature...- publication PDF
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Assessing state-of-the-art capabilities for probing the atmospheric boundary...
To assess current capabilities for measuring flow within the atmospheric boundary layer, including within wind farms, the U.S. Department of Energy sponsored the eXperimental...- publication PDF
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Uncertainty in contaminant concentration fields resulting from atmospheric...
The relationship between atmospheric boundary layer (ABL) depth uncertainty and uncertainty in atmospheric transport and dispersion (ATD) simulations is investigated by...- publication PDF
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The APE atlas
This Atlas presents statistical analyses of the simulations submitted to the Aqua-Planet Experiment (APE) data archive. The simulations are from global Atmospheric General...- publication PDF
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Evaluating the present annual water budget of a Himalayan headwater river...
Understanding the present water budget in Himalayan Basins is a challenge due to poor in situ coverage, incomplete or unreliable records, and the limitations of coarse...- publication PDF
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A strategy for climate change stabilization experiments
Climate models used for climate change projections are on the threshold of including much greater biological and chemical detail than previous models. Today, standard climate...- publication PDF
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Magnetospheric multiscale observations of Earth's oblique bow shock...
Collisionless shocks can be nonstationary with periodic reformation shown in many simulation results, but direct observations are still tenuous and difficult to conclusively...- publication PDF
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Evaluation of snow data assimilation using the ensemble Kalman filter for...
In this study, we examine the potential of snow water equivalent data assimilation (DA) using the ensemble Kalman filter (EnKF) to improve seasonal streamflow predictions. There...- publication PDF
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A comparison of TWP-ICE observational data with cloud-resolving model results
Observations made during the TWP-ICE campaign are used to drive and evaluate thirteen cloud-resolving model simulations with periodic lateral boundary conditions. The...- publication PDF
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Surface energy balance and buoyancy response to shallow cumulus shading
The interactions surrounding the coupling between surface energy balance and a boundary layer with shallow cumuli are investigated using the National Center for Atmospheric...- publication PDF
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Retrieval of flow structures in a convective boundary layer using an adjoint...
The applicability of a four-dimensional variational data assimilation (4DVAR) technique to retrieval of microscale turbulent structures in a convective boundary layer is...- publication PDF
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A case study of processes impacting precipitation phase and intensity during...
Accurate forecasting of precipitation phase and intensity was critical information for many of the Olympic venue managers during the Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter...- publication PDF
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Radar scattering from ice aggregates using the horizontally aligned oblate...
The assumed relationship between ice particle mass and size is profoundly important in radar retrievals of ice clouds, but, for millimeter-wave radars, shape and preferred...- publication PDF
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Trends in Arctic sea ice extent from CMIP5, CMIP3 and observations
The rapid retreat and thinning of the Arctic sea ice cover over the past several decades is one of the most striking manifestations of global climate change. Previous research...- publication PDF
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Characterization of Uncertainty in Measurements of Wind from the NSF/NCAR...
This technical note presents an analysis of uncertainty for measurements of wind from the Gulfstream V research aircraft operated by the National Center for Atmospheric Research...- publication PDF
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The role of diffuse electron precipitation in the formation of subauroral...
The role of diffuse electron precipitation in the formation of subauroral polarization streams (SAPS) is investigated with the Multiscale Atmosphere-Geospace Environment (MAGE)...- publication PDF
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Climatology of Mesosphere and Lower Thermosphere residual circulations and...
In the mesosphere and lower thermosphere (MLT) region, residual circulations driven by gravity wave breaking and dissipation significantly impact constituent distribution and...- publication PDF
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The Ice Particle and Aggregate Simulator (IPAS). Part II: Analysis of a...
Bulk ice-microphysical models parameterize the dynamic evolution of ice particles from advection, collection, and sedimentation through a cloud layer to the surface. Frozen...- publication PDF
