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Effects of high-latitude input on neutral wind structure and forcing during...
In this study, a quantitative assessment of the thermospheric wind forcing and its dependence on high‐latitude drivers is provided. Due to its coupling with the ionosphere...- publication PDF
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Forecast indices from a ground-based microwave radiometer for operational meteorology
Today, commercial microwave radiometer profilers (MWRPs) are robust and unattended instruments providing real-time, accurate atmospheric observations at ~ 1 min temporal...- publication PDF
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Impacts of human alteration of the nitrogen cycle in the US on radiative forcing
Nitrogen cycling processes affect radiative forcing directly through emissions of nitrous oxide (NâO) and indirectly because emissions of nitrogen oxide (NOx) and ammonia...- publication PDF
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MHD-test particles simulations of moderate CME and CIR-driven geomagnetic...
As part of the Whole Heliosphere and Planetary Interactions initiative, contrasting drivers of radiation belt electron response at solar minimum have been investigated with MHD-...- publication PDF
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Effect of sporadic E clouds on GPS radio occultation signals
In this study the effects of sporadic E (Es) clouds on GPS radio occultation (RO) signals are investigated by modeling wave propagation and analyzing observational GPS RO data....- publication PDF
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The origin of nonlinear signatures of planetary wave dynamics: Mean phase...
Mean phase space tendencies are investigated to systematically identify the origin of nonlinear signatures and the dynamical significance of small deviations from Gaussianity of...- publication PDF
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El Niño, the 2006 Indonesian peat fires, and the distribution of atmospheric methane
Dry conditions from a moderate El Niño during the fall of 2006 resulted in enhanced burning in Indonesia with fire emissions of CO approximately 4-6 times larger than the prior...- publication PDF
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Analysis of land surface parameters and turbulence characteristics over the...
Based on the results from 11 flux sites during the third Tibetan Plateau (TP) Experiment (TIPEX III), land surface parameters and the turbulence characteristics of the...- publication PDF
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Local and mesoscale impacts of wind farms as parameterized in a mesoscale NWP model
A new wind farm parameterization has been developed for the mesoscale numerical weather prediction model, the Weather Research and Forecasting model (WRF). The effects of wind...- publication PDF
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Forces in a Cable-Restrained Balloon System
This report presents a complete analysis of the forces acting on a cable-restrained balloon launch system and describes computer programs that may be used to determine optimum...- publication PDF
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New software to analyze how extremes change over time
Average behavior is often studied, with well-developed techniques from the field of statistics allowing for inferences to be readily made. However, in many atmospheric,...- publication PDF
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A description of the fifth-generation Penn State/NCAR Mesoscale Model (MM5)
This technical report describes the fifth generation Penn State/NCAR Mesoscale Model, or MM5. It is intended to provide scientific and technical documentation of the model for...- publication PDF
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Nested mesoscale-to-LES modeling of the atmospheric boundary layer in the...
Multiscale atmospheric simulations can be computationally prohibitive, as they require large domains and fine spatiotemporal resolutions. Grid-nesting can alleviate this by...- publication PDF
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Evaluation of Urban Canopy Models against near-surface measurements in...
Urban canopy models (UCMs) in mesoscale numerical weather prediction models need evaluation to understand biases in urban environments under a range of conditions. The authors...- publication PDF
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Evaluating different geothermal heat-flow maps as basal boundary conditions...
There is currently poor scientific agreement on whether the iceâbed interface is frozen or thawed beneath approximately one third of the Greenland ice sheet. This disagreement...- publication PDF
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Worldwide maize and soybean yield response to environmental and management...
A land process model, Integrated Science Assessment Model, is extended to simulate contemporary soybean and maize crop yields accurately and changes in yields over the period...- publication PDF
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Agreement in late twentieth century Southern Hemisphere stratospheric...
[1] We present a comparison of temperature trends using different satellite and radiosonde observations and climate (GCM) and chemistry-climate model (CCM) outputs, focusing on...- publication PDF
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Land subsidence contributions to relative sea level rise at tide gauge...
Relative sea level rise at tide gauge Galveston Pier 21, Texas, is the combination of absolute sea level rise and land subsidence. We estimate subsidence rates of 3.53 mm/a...- publication PDF
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Volcanic eruption signatures in the Isotope-Enabled Last Millennium Ensemble
Explosive volcanic eruptions are one of the largest natural climate perturbations, but few observational constraints exist on either the climate responses to eruptions or the...- publication PDF
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District-level seasonal rainfall characteristics over Andhra Pradesh and its...
Investigating the trends and changes in rainfall over vulnerable regions is of huge importance in this global warming era. The present study intensively investigates the...- publication PDF
