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Aerostatic Lift of Helium and Hydrogen in the Atmosphere
The purpose of this report is to provide a simple and accurate method of making buoyancy calculations of lift gases. A table is included which gives pertinent model atmospheric...- publication PDF
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Thermospheric basis functions for improved dynamic calibration of...
State-of-the-art satellite drag models require upgrades to meet operational Precision Orbit Determination requirements for collision avoidance, reentry predictions and catalog...- publication PDF
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Observing the moist troposphere with radio occultation signals from COSMIC
New approaches for observing the moist troposphere using radio occultation (RO) signals transformed to impact parameter representation by radio-holographic (RH) methods are...- 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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Climate simulations with a new air-sea turbulent flux parameterization in...
This study examines climate simulations with the National Center for Atmospheric Research Community Atmosphere Model version 3 (NCAR CAM3) using a new air-sea turbulent flux...- publication PDF
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The risks of invisibilization of populations and places in...
Recent years have seen an increase in the use of secondary data in climate adaptation research. While these valuable datasets have proven to be powerful tools for studying the...- publication PDF
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Observation of postsunset OI 135.6nm radiance enhancement over South America...
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Airborne measurements of organic bromine compounds in the Pacific tropical...
Very short-lived brominated substances (VSLBr) are an important source of stratospheric bromine, an effective ozone destruction catalyst. However, the accurate estimation of the...- publication PDF
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Evidence for nonmigrating tides produced by the interaction between tides...
In this work, 11 years (2002-2012) of Thermosphere, Ionosphere, Mesosphere Energetics, and Dynamics/Sounding of the Atmosphere using Broadband Emission Radiometry (SABER) global...- publication PDF
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Editorial: Special issue on statistics of extremes in weather and climate
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Future changes in the Brewer-Dobson circulation under different greenhouse...
The climatology and future changes of the Brewer–Dobson circulation (BDC) in three climate change scenarios are studied using the latest version of the Whole Atmosphere...- publication PDF
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METCRAX 2006: Meteorological experiments in Arizona's Meteor Crater
The Meteor Crater Experiment (METCRAX 2006) was conducted in October 2006 at Arizona's Meteor Crater to investigate stable boundary layer evolution in a topographically...- publication PDF
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On the distribution of CO₂ and CO in the mesosphere and lower thermosphere
We have used the Whole Atmosphere Community Climate Model (WACCM) to calculate the distribution of CO₂ and CO in the mesosphere and lower thermosphere (MLT), and we have...- publication PDF
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Improving storm surge risk communication: Stakeholder perspectives
Storm surge associated with tropical and extratropical cyclones has a long history of causing death and destruction along our coastlines. With more than 123 million people...- publication PDF
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Uncertainties of estimates of inertio-gravity energy in the atmosphere. Part...
This paper presents the application of the normal-mode functions to diagnose the atmospheric energy spectra in terms of balanced and inertia-gravity (IG) contributions. A set of...- publication PDF
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Sensitivity of an ocean general circulation model to a parameterization of...
A simplified version of the near-boundary eddy flux parameterization developed recently by Ferrari et al. has been implemented in the NCAR Community Climate System Model (CCSM3)...- publication PDF
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Asymmetric emergence of low-to-no snow in the midlatitudes of the American Cordillera
Future changes and regional differences in snowpacks are unclear. Here the American Cordillera mountain range, spanning the Americas, is estimated to lose snow faster in the...- publication PDF
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Taiwan Area Mesoscale Experiment: A Guide to Precipitation Patterns During...
This document summarizes radar reflectivity patterns in the Doppler radar coverage area during the field phase of the experiment. Its purpose is (1)to provide a condensed sample...- publication PDF
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The longitudinal variations of upper thermospheric zonal winds observed by...
In this work, we investigate the longitudinal patterns of thermospheric zonal winds (similar to 400 km) and their seasonal and solar activity dependence using CHAllenging...- publication PDF
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Large-scale environmental influences on tropical cyclone formation processes...
The development of tropical cloud clusters (TCCs) to tropical cyclones (TCs) is the process of TC formation. This study identifies five main environmental transitions for the...- publication PDF