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Normalized particle size distribution for remote sensing application
The ice particle size distribution (PSD) is fundamental to the quantitative description of a cloud. It is also crucial in the development of remote sensing retrieval techniques...- publication PDF
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Impact of CYGNSS-derived winds on tropical cyclone forecasts in a global and ...
An observing system experiment was conducted to assess the impact of wind products derived from the Cyclone Global Navigation Satellite System (CYGNSS) on tropical cyclone...- publication PDF
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Dynamical balances and tropical stratospheric upwelling
The dynamical balances associated with upwelling in the tropical lower stratosphere are investigated based on climatological 40-yr ECMWF Re-Analysis (ERA-40) and NCEP-NCAR...- publication PDF
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The MUMBA campaign: measurements of urban, marine and biogenic air
The Measurements of Urban, Marine and Biogenic Air (MUMBA) campaign took place in Wollongong, New South Wales (a small coastal city approximately 80 km south of Sydney,...- publication PDF
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Motivation and strategies for implementing Digital Object Identifiers (DOIs) ...
In an effort to lead our community in following modern data citation practices by formally citing data used in published research and implementing standards to facilitate...- publication PDF
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Integrating science and engineering to reduce vulnerability to climate extremes
How does our built environment make society vulnerable to climate extremes such as flooding? What knowledge is required by engineering designers and risk managers to address the...- publication PDF
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Droplet activation and mixing in large-eddy simulation of a shallow cumulus f...
This paper presents the application of a double-moment bulk warm-rain microphysics scheme to the simulation of a field of shallow convective clouds based on Barbados...- publication PDF
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The role of ice-ocean interactions in the variability of the North Atlantic T...
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Soil organic carbon models need independent time-series validation for reliab...
Numerical models are crucial to understand and/or predict past and future soil organic carbon dynamics. For those models aiming at prediction, validation is a critical step to...- publication PDF
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Data ingest and objective analysis for the PSU/NCAR modeling system: Programs...
Report discusses in detail the auxiliary programs DATAGRID and RAWINS, and intends to update previous documentation for these two programs (Haagenson, 1987; Seaman and...- publication PDF
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Climate change projections in CESM1(CAM5) compared to CCSM4
Future climate change projections for phase 5 of the Coupled Model Intercomparison Project (CMIP5) are presented for the Community Earth System Model version 1 that includes the...- publication PDF
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The NCAR–FAA snow machine: An artificial snow-generation system
The National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) developed an artificial snow-generation system designed to operate in a laboratory cold chamber for testing aircraft...- publication PDF
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In situ balloon-borne ice particle imaging in high-latitude cirrus
Cirrus clouds reflect incoming solar radiation, creating a cooling effect. At the same time, these clouds absorb the infrared radiation from the Earth, creating a greenhouse...- publication PDF
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The influence of chronic ozone exposure on global carbon and water cycles
Ozone (O₃) is a phytotoxic greenhouse gas that has increased more than threefold at Earth’s surface from preindustrial values. In addition to directly increasing radiative...- publication PDF
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Hydrometeorological observations and modeling of an extreme rainfall event us...
Some of the most intense convective storms on Earth initiate near the Sierras de Cordoba mountain range in Argentina. The goal of the RELAMPAGO field campaign was to observe...- publication PDF
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Seasonal and local time variability of ripples from airglow imager observatio...
Ripples as seen in airglow imagers are small wavy structures with short horizontal wavelengths (<15 km). Ripples are thought to form as the result of local instabilities,...- publication PDF
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Twelve thousand years of dust: The Holocene global dust cycle constrained by ...
Mineral dust plays an important role in the climate system by interacting with radiation, clouds, and biogeochemical cycles. In addition, natural archives show that the dust...- publication PDF
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Bootstrap methods for statistical inference. Part II: Extreme-value analysis
This paper is the sequel to a companion paper on bootstrap resampling that reviews bootstrap methodology for making statistical inferences for atmospheric science applications...- publication PDF
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Quasi two day wave-related variability in the background dynamics and composi...
Dissipating planetary waves in the mesosphere/lower thermosphere (MLT) region may cause changes in the background dynamics of that region, subsequently driving variability...- publication PDF
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The impact of climate change on meningitis in northwest Nigeria: An assessmen...
Meningitis remains a major health burden throughout Sahelian Africa, especially in heavily populated northwest Nigeria with an annual incidence rate ranging from 18 to 200 per...- publication PDF
