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Features of the deep atmospheric boundary layer over the Taklimakan Desert...
To investigate the features of the extremely deep atmospheric boundary layer (ABL) over the Taklimakan Desert (TD) and its influence, this paper utilizes sounding data obtained...- publication PDF
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ESM-SnowMIP: Assessing snow models and quantifying snow-related climate feedbacks
This paper describes ESM-SnowMIP, an international coordinated modelling effort to evaluate current snow schemes, including snow schemes that are included in Earth system...- publication PDF
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Contrasts between urban and rural cimate in CCSM4 CMIP5 climate change scenarios
A new parameterization of urban areas in the Community Climate System Model version 4 (CCSM4) allows for simulation of temperature in cities where most of the global population...- publication PDF
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The climate response of the Indo-Pacific warm pool to glacial sea level
Growing climate proxy evidence suggests that changes in sea level are important drivers of tropical climate change on glacial-interglacial timescales. These paleodata suggest...- publication PDF
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"Modes of variability" and climate change
A 62-member ensemble of coupled general circulation model (GCM) simulations of the years 1940 - 2080, including the effects of projected greenhouse gas increases, is examined....- publication PDF
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Taking the pulse of the planet
Humans have released carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases in sufficient quantity to change the composition of the atmosphere (Figure 1). The result is an accumulation of...- publication PDF
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Potential impacts of supersonic aircraft emissions on ozone and resulting...
Commercial aircraft flying at supersonic speeds in the lower stratosphere are being discussed once again after a hiatus of almost 20 years. Potential environmental effects from...- publication PDF
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On the fine structure splitting of the 3p4 3d4 D5/2 AND 3p4 3d4 D7/2 levels of Fe x
We study UV spectra obtained with the SO82-B slit spectrograph on board SKYLAB to estimate the fine structure (FS) splitting of the Cl-like 3p(4)3d(4)D(5/2) and 3p(4)3d(4)D(7/2)...- publication PDF
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Evaluation of the surface climatology over the conterminous United States in...
Surface air temperature, precipitation, and insolation over the conterminous United States region from the North American Regional Climate Change Assessment Program (NARCCAP)...- publication PDF
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Where does the dust deposited over the Sierra Nevada snow come from?
Mineral dust contributes up to one-half of surface aerosol loading in spring over the southwestern United States, posing an environmental challenge that threatens human health...- publication PDF
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An observationally constrained evaluation of the oxidative capacity in the...
Hydroxyl radical (OH) is the main daytime oxidant in the troposphere and determines the atmospheric lifetimes of many compounds. We use aircraft measurements of O3, H2O, NO, and...- publication PDF
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Volcanic forcing degrades multiyear-to-decadal prediction skill in the...
Volcanic aerosol forcing can affect global climate, but its role in climate prediction remains poorly understood. We isolate the impact of volcanic eruptions on multiyear-to-...- publication PDF
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A multi-city urban atmospheric greenhouse gas measurement data synthesis
Urban regions emit a large fraction of anthropogenic emissions of greenhouse gases (GHG) such as carbon dioxide (CO2) and methane (CH4) that contribute to modern-day climate...- publication PDF
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Generalization of runoff risk prediction at field scales to a...
As surface water resources in the U.S. continue to be pressured by excess nutrients carried by agricultural runoff, the need to assess runoff risk at the field scale continues...- publication PDF
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On the relationship of polar mesospheric cloud ice water content, particle...
The distribution of ice layers in the polar summer mesosphere (called polar mesospheric clouds or PMCs) is sensitive to background atmospheric conditions and therefore affected...- publication PDF
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United States economic sensitivity to weather variability
To estimate the economic effects of weather variability in the United States, we define and measure weather sensitivity as the variability in economic output attributable to...- publication PDF
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Improvement of microphysical parameterization through observational...
Despite continual increases in numerical model resolution and significant improvements in the forecasting of many meteorological parameters, progress in quantitative...- publication PDF
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Mesoscale thermodynamic influences on convection initiation near a surface...
In this study, the authors examine initiation of severe convection along a daytime surface dryline in a 10-member ensemble of convection-permitting simulations. Results indicate...- publication PDF
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Case Studies on Convective Storms / Case Study 5, 12 July 1978: First Echo Case
A small, isolated, short-lived cumulus congestus was studied using primarily a10 cm radar, a cloud penetration with an instrumented sailplane, and time-lapse photography froman...- publication PDF
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Environmental effects of stratospheric ozone depletion, UV radiation, and...
The Environmental Effects Assessment Panel of the Montreal Protocol under the United Nations Environment Programme evaluates effects on the environment and human health that...- publication PDF
