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Localizing the impact of satellite radiance observations using a global...
Assimilation of satellite radiances has been proven to have positive impacts on the forecast skill, especially for regions with sparse conventional observations. Localization is...- publication PDF
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Long-range pollution transport during the MILAGRO-2006 campaign: A case...
One of the major objectives of the Megacities Initiative: Local And Global Research Observations (MILAGRO-2006) campaign was to investigate the long-range transport of polluted...- publication PDF
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Modeling organic aerosols in a megacity: Potential contribution of...
It has been established that observed local and regional levels of secondary organic aerosols (SOA) in polluted areas cannot be explained by the oxidation and partitioning of...- publication PDF
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Evaluating stratospheric tropical width using tracer concentrations
Quantifying the width of the tropics has important implications for understanding climate variability and the atmospheric response to anthropogenic forcing. Considerable effort...- publication PDF
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Comparing optimized CO emission estimates using MOPITT or NOAA surface...
This paper compares two global inversions to estimate carbon monoxide (CO) emissions for 2004. Either surface flask observations from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric...- publication PDF
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The frequency, intensity, and diurnal cycle of precipitation in surface and...
Global precipitation data sets with high spatial and temporal resolution are needed for many applications, but they were unavailable before the recent creation of several such...- publication PDF
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Large-scale O+ depletions observed by ICON in the post-midnight topside...
The Ion Velocity Meter instrument on the Ionospheric Connection Explorer (ICON) satellite measured large depletions in the O+ density (but not H+) in the post-midnight topside...- publication PDF
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Temperature trends derived from Stratospheric Sounding Unit radiances: The...
Stratospheric Sounding Units (SSU) on the NOAA operational satellites have been the main source of near-global temperature trend data above the lower stratosphere. They have...- publication PDF
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Research priorities in observing and modeling urban weather and climate
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Multimodel projections of stratospheric ozone in the 21st century
Simulations from eleven coupled chemistry-climate models (CCMs) employing nearly identical forcings have been used to project the evolution of stratospheric ozone throughout the...- publication PDF
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Urban modification of thunderstorms - An observational storm climatology and...
A radar-based climatology of 91 unique summertime (May 2000 â August 2009) thunderstorm cases was examined over the Indianapolis urban area. The study hypothesis is that urban...- publication PDF
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Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation: Observed transport and variability
The Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) extends from the Southern Ocean to the northern North Atlantic, transporting heat northwards throughout the South and...- publication PDF
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Impact of assimilating uncrewed aircraft system observations on river valley...
The impact of assimilating targeted uncrewed aircraft system (UAS) observations on the prediction of radiation and river valley fog is assessed using observing system...- publication PDF
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Next-Generation Intensity-Duration-Frequency curves for diverse land across...
The current methods for designing hydrological infrastructure rely on precipitation-based intensity-duration-frequency curves. However, they cannot accurately predict flooding...- publication PDF
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Wildfire smoke observations in the Western United States from the airborne...
During the summer of 2018, the upward-pointing Wyoming Cloud Lidar (WCL) was deployed on board the University of Wyoming King Air (UWKA) research aircraft for the Biomass...- publication PDF
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Sources of subseasonal predictability over CONUS during boreal summer
The predictability of the Unified Forecast System (UFS) Coupled Model Prototype 2 developed by the National Centers for Environmental Prediction is assessed for the boreal...- publication PDF
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Tropospheric Ozone Assessment Report
Our understanding of the processes that control the burden and budget of tropospheric ozone has changed dramatically over the last 60 years. Models are the key tools used to...- publication PDF
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Improvement of solid precipitation measurements using a hotplate precipitation gauge
Accurate snowfall measurement is challenging because it depends on the precipitation gauge used, meteorological conditions, and the precipitation microphysics. Upstream of...- publication PDF
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The NCAR CSM Ocean Model
This technical note documents the ocean component of the NCAR Climate System Model. The ocean code has been developed from the Modular Ocean Model (version 1.1) which was...- publication PDF
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The rain is askew: Two idealized models relating vertical velocity and...
As the planet warms, climate models predict that rain will become heavier but less frequent and that the circulation will weaken. Here, two heuristic models relating moisture,...- publication PDF
