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Lecture Notes on The Planetary Boundary Layer
This set of lecture notes introduces the dynamics, statistics, clouds, and models of the planetary boundary layer (PBL). The author prepared the notes for graduate classes while...- publication PDF
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Toward a resilient global society: Air, sea level, earthquakes, and weather
Society's progress along the four corners of prepare, absorb, respond and adapt resilience square is uneven, in spite of our understanding of the foundational science and a...- publication PDF
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Impact of sampling frequency in the analysis of tropospheric ozone observations
Measurements of ozone vertical profiles are valuable for the evaluation of atmospheric chemistry models and contribute to the understanding of the processes controlling the...- publication PDF
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Analysis of Global Positioning System (GPS) radio occultation measurement...
The error characteristics of Global Positioning System (GPS) radio occultation (RO) measurement errors are studied based on Satellite de Aplicaciones Cientificas-C (SAC-C) GPS...- publication PDF
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Did the Toba volcanic eruption of ∼74 ka B.P. produce widespread glaciation?
It has been suggested that the Toba volcanic eruption, approximately 74 ka B.P., was responsible for the extended cooling period and ice sheet advance immediately following it,...- publication PDF
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Use of the L2C signal for inversions of GPS radio occultation data in the...
Results from processing FORMOSAT-3/COSMIC radio occultations (RO) with the new GPS L2C signal acquired both in phase locked loop (PLL) and open loop (OL) modes are presented....- publication PDF
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Mapping (dis)agreement in hydrologic projections
Hydrologic projections are of vital socioeconomic importance. However, they are also prone to uncertainty. In order to establish a meaningful range of storylines to support...- publication PDF
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Transport of internetwork magnetic flux elements in the solar photosphere
The motions of small-scale magnetic flux elements in the solar photosphere can provide some measure of the Lagrangian properties of the convective flow. Measurements of these...- publication PDF
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On the importance of investigating CME complexity evolution during...
This perspective paper brings to light the need for comprehensive studies on the evolution of interplanetary coronal mass ejection (ICME) complexity during propagation. To date,...- publication PDF
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Increasing the skill of probabilistic forecasts: Understanding performance...
Four model-error schemes for probabilistic forecasts over the contiguous United States with the WRF-ARW mesoscale ensemble system are evaluated in regard to performance....- publication PDF
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Influence of stability and seasonal canopy changes on micrometeorology...
Understanding the micrometeorology within and above forest canopies is of great interest for many environmental applications such as weather and climate forecasting as well as...- publication PDF
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A comprehensive framework for tourism and recreation drought vulnerability reduction
The effects of drought are vast, but loss statistics often do not reflect the impacts on the tourism and recreation sector, which for many places is one of the most critical...- publication PDF
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Mechanisms contributing to the warming hole and the consequent U.S....
A linear trend calculated for observed annual mean surface air temperatures over the U.S. for the second half of the 20th century shows a slight cooling over the southeastern...- publication PDF
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Unexpected connections between the stratosphere and ionosphere
The coupling of the ionosphere to processes from below remains an elusive and difficult problem, as rapidly changing external drivers from above mask variations related to lower...- publication PDF
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Regional and seasonal trends in tropical ozone from SHADOZ profiles:...
Understanding lowermost stratosphere (LMS) ozone variability is an important topic in the trends and climate assessment communities because of feedbacks among changing...- publication PDF
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Distant effects of a recurving tropical cyclone on rainfall in a midlatitude...
Recent research has identified predecessor rain events (PREs), which are mesoscale regions of heavy rainfall that occur 1000 km poleward and downshear of recurving tropical...- publication PDF
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Responses of Arctic black carbon and surface temperature to multi-region...
Black carbon (BC) emissions play an important role in regional climate change in the Arctic. It is necessary to pay attention to the impact of long-range transport from regions...- publication PDF
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Satellite in situ electron density observations of the midlatitude storm...
Ionospheric storm enhanced density (SED) has been extensively investigated using total electron content deduced from GPS ground and satellite-borne receivers. However, dayside...- publication PDF
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The evaporative demand drought index. Part I: Linking drought evolution to...
Many operational drought indices focus primarily on precipitation and temperature when depicting hydroclimatic anomalies, and this perspective can be augmented by analyses and...- publication PDF
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Impact of Southeast Asian smoke on aerosol properties in Southwest China:...
Smoke aerosols have been observed in Southwest China as a result of long-range transport from surrounding areas in March and April. The processes driving this transport and the...- publication PDF
