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The quantification and correction of wind-induced precipitation measurement errors
Hydrologic measurements are important for both the short- and long-term management of water resources. Of the terms in the hydrologic budget, precipitation is typically the most...- publication PDF
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Development of the Regional Arctic System Model (RASM): Near-surface...
The near-surface climate, including the atmosphere, ocean, sea ice, and land state and fluxes, in the initial version of the Regional Arctic System Model (RASM) are presented....- publication PDF
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Diagnosis of tropical biases and the MJO from patterns in the MERRA analysis...
The Modern-Era Reanalysis for Research and Applications (MERRA) is realistic, including its Madden–Julian oscillation (MJO), which the underlying model [Goddard Earth Observing...- publication PDF
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A hybrid coupled model study of tropical atlantic variability
A hybrid coupled model (HCM) is used to explore the underlying dynamics governing tropical Atlantic variability (TAV) and the dynamic regime that may be most relevant to TAV. By...- publication PDF
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The three-cornered hat method for estimating error variances of three or...
The three-cornered hat (3CH) method, which was originally developed to assess the random errors of atomic clocks, is a means for estimating the error variances of three...- publication PDF
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Coping with climate variability and climate change in La Ceiba, Honduras
La Ceiba, Honduras, a city of about 200,000 people, lies along the Caribbean Sea, nestled against a mountain range and the Rio Cangrejal. The city faces three flooding risks:...- publication PDF
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The role of zonal winds in the production of a pre-reversal enhancement in...
The evolution of the pre-reversal enhancement in the vertical ion drift in the equatorial F region is described via an examination of the current systems determined from a...- publication PDF
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Changing seasonal predictability of Arctic summer sea ice area in a warming climate
We use a large ensemble set of simulations and initialized model forecasts to assess changes in the initial-value seasonal predictability of summer Arctic sea ice area from the...- publication PDF
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Stratospheric O₃ changes during 2001-2010: The small role of solar flux...
Solar spectral fluxes (or irradiance) measured by the SOlar Radiation and Climate Experiment (SORCE) show different variability at ultraviolet (UV) wavelengths compared to other...- publication PDF
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Can we constrain uncertainty in hydrologic cycle projections?
Climate change intensifies the Earth's hydrologic cycle, which has far-reaching consequences including water availability, agricultural production, and electric power...- publication PDF
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The "triple point" on 24 May 2002 during IHOP. Part I: Airborne doppler and...
An analysis of the initiation of deep convection near the triple point between a cold front and dryline is presented. High-spatial-resolution Doppler wind syntheses combined...- publication PDF
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Quantifying uncertainties due to chemistry modelling – evaluation of...
We report on an evaluation of tropospheric ozone and its precursor gases in three atmospheric chemistry versions as implemented in the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather...- publication PDF
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Behavior of the F₂ peak ionosphere over the South Pacific at dusk during...
The six-satellite Constellation Observing System for Meteorology, Ionosphere and Climate (COSMIC) mission makes routine ionospheric measurements over the entire globe using...- publication PDF
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Exploring Earth's atmosphere with radio occultation: Contributions to...
The launch of the proof-of-concept mission GPS/MET in 1995 began a revolution in profiling earth's atmosphere through radio occultation (RO). GPS/MET; subsequent single-...- publication PDF
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Climatology and variability of air mass transport from the boundary layer to...
Air masses within the Asian monsoon anticyclone (AMA) show anomalous signatures in various trace gases. In this study, we investigate how air masses are transported from the...- publication PDF
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Deep learning to evaluate US NOx emissions using surface ozone predictions
Emissions of nitrogen oxides (NOx = NO + NO2) in the United States have declined significantly during the past three decades. However, satellite observations since 2009 indicate...- publication PDF
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Interannual tropospheric aerosol variability in the late twentieth century...
A new high-resolution global tropospheric aerosol dataset with monthly resolution is generated using version 4 of the Community Atmosphere Model (CAM4) coupled to a bulk aerosol...- publication PDF
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Hygroscopicity of nanoparticles produced from homogeneous nucleation in the...
Sulfuric acid, amines and oxidized organics have been found to be important compounds in the nucleation and initial growth of atmospheric particles. Because of the challenges...- publication PDF
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Springtime warming and reduced snow cover from carbonaceous particles
Boreal spring climate is uniquely susceptible to solar warming mechanisms because it has expansive snow cover and receives relatively strong insolation. Carbonaceous particles...- publication PDF
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Floral advertisement scent in a changing plant-pollinators market
Plant-pollinator systems may be considered as biological markets in which pollinators choose between different flowers that advertise their nectar/pollen rewards. Although...- publication PDF