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The Sea Ice Simulation of the Community Climate System Model, Version Two
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Changes in moisture flux over the Tibetan Plateau during 1979-2011 and...
Changes in moisture as represented by P -- E (precipitation -- evapotranspiration) and the possible causes over the Tibetan Plateau (TP) during 1979-2011 are examined based on...- publication PDF
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Ionospheric oscillations with a quasi‐period of ∼6 hr during intense magnetic storms
We study the variations of the topside ionospheric ion density measured by Defense Meteorological Satellite Program satellites during the intense magnetic storm on 7-10 November...- publication PDF
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Securing science gateways
Science gateways began to emerge and evolve on the NSF-sponsored national HPC cyberinfrastructure, known today as the TeraGrid, in the early 2000s. Currently, the TeraGrid...- publication PDF
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Demonstration of a diode-laser-based high spectral resolution lidar (HSRL)...
We present a demonstration of a diode-laser-based high spectral resolution lidar. It is capable of performing calibrated retrievals of aerosol and cloud optical properties at a...- publication PDF
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The Indian Summer monsoon during peaks in the 11 year sunspot cycle
An analysis of sea-level pressure anomalies at 14 sunspot peaks in the 11 year solar cycle in the Indian region in summer shows that the mean sea level pressure anomalies...- publication PDF
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Projecting changes in societally impactful northeastern U.S. snowstorms
The northeastern United States is vulnerable to many impacts from snowfall-producing winter cyclones that are amplified by the proximity of population centers to storm tracks....- publication PDF
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On the seasonal prediction of the western United States El Niño...
A "typical" El Nino leads to wet (dry) wintertime anomalies over the southern (northern) half of the Western United States (WUS). However, during the strong El Nino of 2015/16,...- publication PDF
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Directional storm surge in enclosed seas: The Red Sea, the Adriatic, and Venice
Storm surge is dependent on wind direction, with maximum surge heights occurring when strong winds blow onshore. It is less obvious what happens when a port city is situated at...- publication PDF
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Resolved convection improves the representation of equatorial waves and...
Numerical weather and climate models continue to struggle with simulating equatorial waves and tropical rainfall variability. This study presents a potential remedy-high-...- publication PDF
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Mass spectral characterization of submicron biogenic organic particles in...
Submicron atmospheric particles in the Amazon Basin were characterized by a high-resolution aerosol mass spectrometer during the wet season of 2008. Patterns in the mass spectra...- publication PDF
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Simulation of semi-explicit mechanisms of SOA formation from glyoxal in...
New pathways to form secondary organic aerosol (SOA) have been postulated recently. Glyoxal, the smallest dicarbonyl, is one of the proposed precursors. It has both...- publication PDF
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Review of advances in precipitation enhancement research
This paper provides a summary of the assessment report of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) Expert Team on Weather Modification that discusses recent progress on...- publication PDF
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D-region ion-neutral coupled chemistry (Sodankylä Ion Chemistry, SIC) within...
This study presents a new ion-neutral chemical model coupled into the Whole Atmosphere Community Climate Model (WACCM). The ionospheric D-region (altitudes similar to 50-90 km)...- publication PDF
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Synoptic drivers of atmospheric river induced precipitation near Dronning...
Atmospheric rivers (ARs) that reach the Antarctic Ice Sheet (AIS) transport anomalous moisture from lower latitudes and can impact the AIS via extreme precipitation and...- publication PDF
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Self-consistent modeling of electron precipitation and responses in the...
We report a new modeling capability that self-consistently couples physics-based magnetospheric electron precipitation with its impact on the ionosphere. Specifically, the ring...- publication PDF
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A Prototype Optical Flowmeter for the Measurement of Liquid Water Content
This report depicts the design and preliminary evaluation of an optical flowmeter for measurement of the liquid water content in warm clouds and rain showers. The sensing...- publication PDF
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The units of rate constants in chemical kinetics
This short article discusses the units of rate constants as used in chemical kinetics and, in particular, the aspect of non-integral powers of base units, which some might find...- publication PDF
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Description and evaluation of a new four-mode version of the Modal Aerosol...
Atmospheric carbonaceous aerosols play an important role in the climate system by influencing the Earth's radiation budgets and modifying the cloud properties. Despite the...- publication PDF
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Radar-based bayesian estimation of ice crystal growth parameters within a...
The potential for polarimetric Doppler radar measurements to improve predictions of ice microphysical processes within an idealized model-observational framework is examined. In...- publication PDF