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Recent decreases in the growth rate of atmospheric HCFCâ22 column derived...
HCFC‐22 is an ozone‐depleting substance with a greenhouse effect. The atmospheric mole fractions of HCFC‐22 have been increasing since the 1950s. Within the...- publication PDF
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Comparison of global datasets of sodium densities in the mesosphere and...
During the last decade, several limb sounding satellites have measured the global sodium (Na) number densities in the mesosphere and lower thermosphere (MLT). Datasets are now...- publication PDF
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Modeling the air pollution and aerosol-PBL interactions over China using a...
Modeling air quality has always been a challenge in global models constrained by coarse grids. Here, the variable-resolution Community Atmosphere Model with full chemistry based...- publication PDF
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Strength Characteristics of DuPont "Surlyn A" Film
This report is part of a series prepared for the Materials Research Project of the NCAR Scientific Balloon Facility in order to extend the reliability and capabilities of...- publication PDF
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Meteorologically driven simulations of Dengue epidemics in San Juan, PR
Meteorological factors influence dengue virus ecology by modulating vector mosquito population dynamics, viral replication, and transmission. Dynamic modeling techniques can be...- publication PDF
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The application of potential flow theory to the rotational dynamics of...
The purpose of this work is to obtain estimates of the torque exerted by a fluid on a translating object and also of the frequency of the rotational oscillation that results...- publication PDF
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A novel source of atmospheric Hâ: Abiotic degradation of organic material
Molecular hydrogen (Hâ) plays an important role in atmospheric chemistry by competing for reactions with the hydroxyl radical (OH·) and contributing to the production of...- publication PDF
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Interactions between land use change and carbon cycle feedbacks
Using the Community Earth System Model, we explore the role of human land use and land cover change (LULCC) in modifying the terrestrial carbon budget in simulations forced by...- publication PDF
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Thermodynamic and liquid profiling during the 2010 Winter Olympics
Tropospheric observations by a microwave profiling radiometer and six-hour radiosondes were obtained during the Alpine Venue of the 2010 Winter Olympic Games at Whistler,...- publication PDF
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Potential value of expert elicitation for determining differential...
Over the past decade or so, there has been much debate regarding how to evaluate climate model simulations with the goal of differentially weighting these results.- publication PDF
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Near-surface vortex structure in a tornado and in a sub-tornado-strength...
As part of the Second Verification of the Origins of Rotation in Tornadoes Experiment (VORTEX2) field campaign, a very high-resolution, mobile, W-band Doppler radar collected...- publication PDF
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Investigating wind turbine impacts on near-wake flow using profiling lidar...
Wind turbine impacts on the atmospheric flow are investigated using data from the Crop Wind Energy Experiment (CWEX-11) and large-eddy simulations (LESs) utilizing a generalized...- publication PDF
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Chemical composition of atmospheric nanoparticles formed from nucleation in...
We report Thermal Desorption Chemical Ionization Mass Spectrometer (TDCIMS) measurements of the composition of ambient 10-33 nm diameter particles formed from nucleation on 16...- publication PDF
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New insights into natural variability and anthropogenic forcing of...
Because of natural decadal climate variabilityâAtlantic multi-decadal variability (AMV) and Pacific decadal variability (PDV) âthe increase of global mean surface air...- publication PDF
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The spacing of orographic rainbands triggered by small-scale topography
A combination of idealized numerical simulations and analytical theory is used to investigate the spacing between convective orographic rainbands over the Coastal Range of...- publication PDF
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Representing winter wheat in the Community Land Model (version 4.5)
Winter wheat is a staple crop for global food security, and is the dominant vegetation cover for a significant fraction of Earth's croplands. As such, it plays an important role...- publication PDF
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EUREC4A
The science guiding the EUREC4A campaign and its measurements is presented. EUREC4A comprised roughly 5 weeks of measurements in the downstream winter trades of the North...- publication PDF
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On the role of airborne ice nucleating particles in primary and secondary...
Formation of ice in mixed-phase clouds may proceed via primary nucleation and secondary ice production (SIP). Primary nucleation involves the presence of ice nucleating...- publication PDF
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Visual comparator: An interactive tool for dynamic spatiotemporal...
Visualizations enable us to detect patterns, time-evolving features, and trends in complex datasets that might not be obvious by looking at the raw data. The visual exploration...- publication PDF
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Sulfur dioxide in the tropical marine boundary layer: Dry deposition and...
Research flights with the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) C-130 airborne laboratory were conducted over the equatorial ocean during the Pacific Atmospheric...- publication PDF