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Assessing the accuracy of a linearized observation operator for assimilation ...
Assimilation into numerical weather models of the refractivity, Abel-retrieved from radio occultations, as the local refractivity at ray tangent point may result in large errors...- publication PDF
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Volcanic forcing degrades multiyear-to-decadal prediction skill in the tropic...
Volcanic aerosol forcing can affect global climate, but its role in climate prediction remains poorly understood. We isolate the impact of volcanic eruptions on...- publication PDF
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Case Studies on Convective Storms / Case Study 7, 25 July 1976: Mature Storm ...
A multicell storm which developed near New Raymer moved south and merged with an intense storm in the Fort Morgan area, forming the major elements of the mature hailstorm that...- publication PDF
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Dynamical structures of cross-domain forecast error covariance of a simulated...
Understanding the dynamics of the flow-dependent forecast error covariance across the air-sea interface is beneficial toward revealing the potential influences of strongly...- publication PDF
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The optimal state for gravity currents in shear
This study examines the lifting of sheared environmental air by gravity currents, focusing primarily on the theoretical "optimal state" in which near-surface flow is turned into...- publication PDF
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Global cloud-resolving models
Global cloud-resolving models (GCRMs) are a new type of atmospheric model which resolve nonhydrostatic accelerations globally with kilometer-scale resolution. This review...- publication PDF
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The "weather intelligence for renewable energies" benchmarking exercise on sh...
A benchmarking exercise was organized within the framework of the European Action Weather Intelligence for Renewable Energies (“WIRE”) with the purpose of evaluating the...- publication PDF
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A simulation study on the time delay of daytime thermospheric temperature res...
In this study, the National Center for Atmospheric Research Thermosphere Ionosphere Electrodynamic General Circulation Model is used to explore the physical mechanisms of the...- publication PDF
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Role of vertical and horizontal mixing in the tape recorder signal near the t...
Nearly all air enters the stratosphere through the tropical tropopause layer (TTL). The TTL therefore exerts a control on stratospheric chemistry and climate. The hemispheric...- publication PDF
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CMIP5 climate model analyses: Climate extremes in the United States
This is the fourth in a series of four articles on historical and projected climate extremes in the United States. Here, we examine the results of historical and future climate...- publication PDF
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Temperature trends in the NARCCAP regional climate models
The skill of six regional climate models (RCMs) in reproducing short-term (24-yr), observed, near-surface temperature trends when driven by reanalysis is examined. The RCMs are...- publication PDF
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Accuracy assessment of the quiet-time ionospheric F2 peak parameters as deriv...
The Constellation Observing System for Meteorology, Ionosphere, and Climate 2 (COSMIC-2) mission was launched into a low-inclination (24 degrees) orbit on June 25, 2019. Six...- publication PDF
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Microphysical processes producing high ice water contents (HIWCs) in tropical...
High ice water content (HIWC) regions in tropical deep convective clouds, composed of high concentrations of small ice crystals, were not reproduced by Weather Research and...- publication PDF
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Constraining clouds and convective parameterizations in a climate model using...
Cloud and convective parameterizations strongly influence uncertainties in equilibrium climate sensitivity. We provide a proof-of-concept study to constrain these...- publication PDF
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The anatomy and physics of ZDR columns: Investigating a polarimetric radar si...
Polarimetric radar observations of deep convective storms frequently reveal columnar enhancements of differential reflectivity ZDR. Such “ZDR columns” can extend upward more...- publication PDF
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Evidence for an oceanic source of methyl ethyl ketone to the atmosphere
Methyl ethyl ketone (MEK) is a relatively abundant but understudied oxygenated volatile organic compound that can serve as a source of both HOx and PAN when photooxidized. We...- publication PDF
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Intersecting vulnerabilities: Climatic and demographic contributions to futur...
Understanding how climate change and demographic factors may shape future population exposure to viruses such as Zika, dengue, or chikungunya, transmitted byAedesmosquitoes is...- publication PDF
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Short-term forecasting through intermittent assimilation of data from Taiwan ...
Radial velocity (Vr) and reflectivity (Z) data from eight coastal operational radars of mainland China and Taiwan are assimilated for the first time using the ARPS 3DVAR and...- publication PDF
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The ethics of diversity, equity, inclusion, and justice in the earth system s...
Institutions' motivations for pursuing diversity, equity, inclusion and justice (DEIJ) often center on the benefits to the organization, an argument known as the business case...- publication PDF
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An overview of the Amazonian Aerosol Characterization Experiment 2008 (AMAZE-08)
The Amazon Basin provides an excellent environment for studying the sources, transformations, and properties of natural aerosol particles and the resulting links between...- publication PDF
