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Scaling laws for the longitudinal structure function in the atmospheric surface layer
Scaling laws for the longitudinal structure function in the atmospheric surface layer (ASL) are studied using dimensional analysis and matched asymptotics. Theoretical...- publication PDF
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Error growth in the mesosphere and lower thermosphere based on hindcast...
The capability to forecast conditions in the mesosphere and lower thermosphere is investigated based on 30-day hindcast experiments that were initialized bimonthly during 2009...- publication PDF
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Global sounding of F region irregularities by COSMIC during a geomagnetic storm
We analyse reprocessed electron density profiles and total electron content (TEC) profiles of the ionosphere in September 2008 (around solar minimum) and September 2013 (around...- publication PDF
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Seasonal and hemispheric variations of the total auroral precipitation...
The auroral hemispheric power (HP) has been calculated from the averaged energy flux derived from Far-ultraviolet emission observations made by the global ultraviolet imager...- publication PDF
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On the enigmatic similarity in Greenland δ¹⁸O between the Oldest and Younger Dryas
The last deglaciation (20.0-10.0 kyr B.P.) was punctuated by two major cooling events affecting the Northern Hemisphere: the Oldest Dryas (OD; 18.0-14.7 kyr B.P.) and the...- publication PDF
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Diagnosis of an intense atmospheric river impacting the Pacific Northwest:...
This study uses the new satellite-based Constellation Observing System for Meteorology, Ionosphere, and Climate (COSMIC) mission to retrieve tropospheric profiles of temperature...- publication PDF
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Continuous assimilation of lightning data using time-lagged ensembles for a...
In this study, a lightning data assimilation method based on the time-lagged ensembles for predicting severe convection is presented. With the lightning data assimilation...- publication PDF
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Data-driven scientific workflows: A summary of new technologies and datasets...
2018 UNIDATA USERS WORKSHOP: Over 70 participants from academia, research organizations, and industry interested in how they can evolve their workflows met to learn how to...- publication PDF
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Radar observation of precipitation asymmetries in tropical cyclones making...
This study explores, for the first time, the asymmetric distribution of precipitation in tropical cyclones (TCs) making landfall along east China coast using reflectivity data...- publication PDF
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Understanding rapid adjustments to diverse forcing agents
Rapid adjustments are responses to forcing agents that cause a perturbation to the top of atmosphere energy budget but are uncoupled to changes in surface warming. Different...- publication PDF
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The kinematic and microphysical characteristics and associated precipitation...
Dual-Doppler, polarimetric radar observations and precipitation efficiency (PE) calculations are used to analyze subtropical heavy rainfall events that occurred in southern...- publication PDF
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Changing seasonal sea ice predictor relationships in a changing Arctic climate
Seasonal predictions of Arctic sea ice conditions often rely on statistical relationships of a set of predictors that have shown skill for historical conditions. However, with...- publication PDF
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Global observations of gravity wave intermittency and its impact on the...
Three years of gravity wave observations from the High Resolution Dynamics Limb Sounder instrument on NASA's Aura satellite are examined. We produce estimates of the global...- publication PDF
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A weather and climate enterprise strategic implementation plan for...
The American Meteorological Society (AMS) Weather and Climate Enterprise Strategic Implementation Plan for Generating and Communicating Forecast Uncertainty (the Plan) is...- publication PDF
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Predicting the Atlantic multidecadal variability from initialized simulations
In contrast to dominant interannual time-scale variability in other ocean basins, the leading observed mode variability in the Atlantic is characterized as a basinwide seesaw-...- publication PDF
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The uneven nature of daily precipitation and its change
A few days with heavy rain contribute disproportionately to total precipitation, while many days with light drizzle contribute much less. What is not appreciated is just how...- publication PDF
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Toward an uncertainty budget for a coastal ocean model
Estimates of three components of an uncertainty budget for a coastal ocean model in a wind-forced regime are made based on numerical simulations. The budget components behave...- publication PDF
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Contrary responses of the Gulf Stream and the Kuroshio to Arctic sea ice loss
The impact on the Gulf Stream and Kuroshio from Arctic sea ice loss is investigated using the Community Climate System Model version 4 (CCSM4) model for their important roles...- publication PDF
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MOPITT multispectral CO retrievals: Origins and effects of geophysical...
An obstacle to the simultaneous use of near-infrared (NIR) and thermal infrared (TIR) observations from the Measurements of Pollution in the Troposphere (MOPITT) instrument has...- publication PDF
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Stomatal conductance influences interannual variability and long-term...
Ambient ozone uptake by plant stomata degrades ecosystem and crop health and alters local-to-global carbon and water cycling. Metrics for ozone plant damage are often based...- publication PDF