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Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

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Volume 80 (2023): Issue 5 (May 2023)

 
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The Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences (JAS) publishes basic research related to the physics, dynamics, and chemistry of the atmosphere of Earth and other planets, with emphasis on the quantitative and deductive aspects of the subject.

ISSN: 0022-4928; eISSN: 1520-0469

Editor in Chief

Anne K. Smith, National Center for Atmospheric Research

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3.203

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Evidence for the influence of the quasi-biennial oscillation on the semiannual oscillation in the tropical middle atmosphere

Anne K. Smith
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Lesley J. Gray
, and
Rolando R. Garcia
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https://doi.org/10.1175/JAS-D-22-0255.1
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05 May 2023
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Longwave radiative effects beyond the initial intensification phase of tropical cyclones

Yi Dai
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Margaret S. Torn
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Ian N. Williams
, and
William D. Collins
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https://doi.org/10.1175/JAS-D-22-0214.1
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05 May 2023
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An Analytic Model for the Clear-Sky Longwave Feedback

Daniel D.B. Koll
,
Nadir Jeevanjee
, and
Nicholas J. Lutsko
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https://doi.org/10.1175/JAS-D-22-0178.1
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28 Apr 2023
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Prediction skill and practical predictability depending on the initial atmospheric states in S2S forecasts

Masaru Inatsu
,
Mio Matsueda
,
Naoto Nakano
, and
Sho Kawazoe
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https://doi.org/10.1175/JAS-D-22-0262.1
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20 Apr 2023
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Scaling approaches to quasi-geostrophic theory for moist, precipitating air

Daniel Bäumer
,
Sabine Hittmeir
, and
Rupert Klein
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https://doi.org/10.1175/JAS-D-22-0225.1
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17 Apr 2023
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What are the Balanced and Unbalanced Dynamics of Tropical Cyclone?

Dong Ji
and
Fangli Qiao
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https://doi.org/10.1175/JAS-D-22-0165.1
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17 Apr 2023
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Observed Turbulent Dissipation Rate in a Landfalling Tropical Cyclone Boundary Layer

Qingguo Fang
,
Kekuan Chu
,
Bowen Zhou
,
Xunlai Chen
,
Zhen Peng
,
Chunsheng Zhang
,
Ming Luo
, and
Chunyang Zhao
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1175/JAS-D-22-0265.1
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14 Apr 2023
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No warm-phase invigoration of convection detected during GoAmazon

Rusen Öktem
,
David M. Romps
, and
Adam C. Varble
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https://doi.org/10.1175/JAS-D-22-0241.1
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13 Apr 2023
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The role of North Atlantic blocking high during large-scale heavy rainfall events over central India

Akshaya C. Nikumbh
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A. B. S. Thakur
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Arindam Chakraborty
,
G.S. Bhat
, and
Jai Sukhatme
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1175/JAS-D-22-0185.1
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07 Apr 2023
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Stability Analysis of Ice Crystal Orientation

Xiping Zeng
,
Zbigniew Ulanowski
,
Andrew J. Heymsfield
,
Yansen Wang
, and
Xiaowen Li
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https://doi.org/10.1175/JAS-D-22-0223.1
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07 Apr 2023
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The Onset of a Blocking Event as a “Traffic Jam”: Characterization with Ensemble Sensitivity Analysis

Christopher Polster
and
Volkmar Wirth
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1175/JAS-D-21-0312.1
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05 Apr 2023
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Mesoscale Spectra of Vertical Vorticity and Horizontal Divergence in an Idealized Baroclinic Wave Simulation

Jun Peng
,
Zongheng Li
,
Lifeng Zhang
,
Yuan Wang
, and
Hanyan Wu
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1175/JAS-D-22-0213.1
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04 Apr 2023
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Sensitivity of mountain wave drag estimates on separation methods and proposed improvements

Zuzana Procházková
,
Christopher G. Kruse
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M. Joan Alexander
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Lars Hoffmann
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Julio T. Bacmeister
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Laura Holt
,
Corwin Wright
,
Kaoru Sato
,
Sonja Gisinger
,
Manfred Ern
,
Markus Geldenhuys
,
Peter Preusse
, and
Petr Šácha
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1175/JAS-D-22-0151.1
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03 Apr 2023
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Diurnal MCSs precede the genesis of tropical cyclone Mora (2017): the role of convectively forced gravity waves

Xingchao Chen
,
L. Ruby Leung
,
Zhe Feng
, and
Qiu Yang
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https://doi.org/10.1175/JAS-D-22-0203.1
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31 Mar 2023
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Is the outflow-layer inertial stability crucial to the energy cycle and development of tropical cyclones?

Yuanlong Li
,
Yuqing Wang
, and
Zhe-Min Tan
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https://doi.org/10.1175/JAS-D-22-0186.1
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30 Mar 2023
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Evaluation of Pulse Aerosol Forcing on Marine Stratocumulus Clouds in the Context of Marine Cloud Brightening

Prasanth Prabhakaran
,
Fabian Hoffmann
, and
Graham Feingold
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1175/JAS-D-22-0207.1
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29 Mar 2023
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Effects from time dependence of ice nucleus activity for contrasting cloud types

Deepak Waman
,
Akash Deshmukh
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Arti Jadav
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Sachin Patade
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Martanda Gautam
,
Vaughan Phillips
,
Aaron Bansemer
, and
Jonas Jakobsson
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https://doi.org/10.1175/JAS-D-22-0187.1
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28 Mar 2023
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Dynamic Subgrid Turbulence Modeling for Shallow Cumulus Convection Simulations Beyond LES Resolutions

Georgios A. Efstathiou
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https://doi.org/10.1175/JAS-D-22-0132.1
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23 Mar 2023
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Synchronization of Alternative Models in a Supermodel and The Learning of Critical Behavior

Gregory S. Duane
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Mao-Lin Shen
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https://doi.org/10.1175/JAS-D-22-0113.1
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23 Mar 2023
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Evaluation of the ice particle simulation of microphysics schemes with aircraft measurements of a stratiform cloud in North China

Shaofeng Hua
,
Baojun Chen
,
Yubao Liu
,
Gang Chen
,
Yang Yang
,
Xiaobo Dong
,
Zhen Zhao
,
Yang Gao
,
Xu Zhou
,
Rong Zhang
, and
Jing Duan
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1175/JAS-D-22-0155.1
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22 Mar 2023
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Scaling for Saturated Moist Quasi-Geostrophic Turbulence

Marguerite L. Brown
,
Olivier Pauluis
, and
Edwin P. Gerber
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1175/JAS-D-22-0215.1
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20 Mar 2023
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Using Ground-Based Radar Observations to Evaluate Asymmetric Convection and Eyewall Dynamics During the Landfall of Hurricane Harvey (2017)

A. Addison Alford
,
Michael I. Biggerstaff
, and
Gordon Carrie
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1175/JAS-D-22-0053.1
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13 Mar 2023
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How well must surface vorticity be organized for tornadogenesis?

Matthew D. Parker
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https://doi.org/10.1175/JAS-D-22-0195.1
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03 Mar 2023
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Sensitivity of Intrinsic Error Growth to Large-Scale Uncertainty Structure in a Record-Breaking Summertime Rainfall Event

Yunji Zhang
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https://doi.org/10.1175/JAS-D-22-0231.1
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02 Mar 2023
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Estimating the lowest latitude of baroclinic growth

Oren Peles
and
Orli Lachmy
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1175/JAS-D-22-0201.1
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01 Mar 2023
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Vortex structure of head bubble in convective cloud starting plume

Mark Pinsky
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Eshkol Eytan
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Ehud Gavze
, and
Alexander Khain
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1175/JAS-D-22-0122.1
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24 Feb 2023
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Underlying microphysical processes in the melting layer during moderate precipitation: Evidence from ground-based data

Yasushi Fujiyoshi
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1175/JAS-D-22-0183.1
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17 Feb 2023
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Water lifting and outflow gain of kinetic energy in tropical cyclones

Anastassia M. Makarieva
,
Victor G. Gorshkov
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Andrei V. Nefiodov
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Alexander V. Chikunov
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Douglas Sheil
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Antonio Donato Nobre
,
Paulo Nobre
,
Günter Plunien
, and
Ruben D. Molina
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1175/JAS-D-21-0172.1
Published Online:
30 Dec 2021

Volume 80 (2023): Issue 5 (May 2023)

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A Study of Aerosol Impacts on Clouds and Precipitation Development in a Large Winter Cyclone

Gregory Thompson
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Trude Eidhammer
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1175/JAS-D-13-0305.1
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Oct 2014
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Review of Aerosol–Cloud Interactions: Mechanisms, Significance, and Challenges

Jiwen Fan
,
Yuan Wang
,
Daniel Rosenfeld
, and
Xiaohong Liu
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1175/JAS-D-16-0037.1
Published Online:
Nov 2016
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Parameterization of Cloud Microphysics Based on the Prediction of Bulk Ice Particle Properties. Part I: Scheme Description and Idealized Tests

Hugh Morrison
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Jason A. Milbrandt
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1175/JAS-D-14-0065.1
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Jan 2015
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Spectrally Consistent Scattering, Absorption, and Polarization Properties of Atmospheric Ice Crystals at Wavelengths from 0.2 to 100 μm

Ping Yang
,
Lei Bi
,
Bryan A. Baum
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Kuo-Nan Liou
,
George W. Kattawar
,
Michael I. Mishchenko
, and
Benjamin Cole
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1175/JAS-D-12-039.1
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Jan 2013
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Moisture Modes and the Eastward Propagation of the MJO

Adam Sobel
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Eric Maloney
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1175/JAS-D-12-0189.1
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Jan 2013
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A Particle-Surface-Area-Based Parameterization of Immersion Freezing on Desert Dust Particles

Monika Niemand
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Ottmar Möhler
,
Bernhard Vogel
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Heike Vogel
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Corinna Hoose
,
Paul Connolly
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Holger Klein
,
Heinz Bingemer
,
Paul DeMott
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Julian Skrotzki
, and
Thomas Leisner
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1175/JAS-D-11-0249.1
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Oct 2012
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Representing Equilibrium and Nonequilibrium Convection in Large-Scale Models

Peter Bechtold
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Noureddine Semane
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Philippe Lopez
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Jean-Pierre Chaboureau
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Anton Beljaars
, and
Niels Bormann
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1175/JAS-D-13-0163.1
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Feb 2014
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Have Aerosols Caused the Observed Atlantic Multidecadal Variability?

Rong Zhang
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Thomas L. Delworth
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Rowan Sutton
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Daniel L. R. Hodson
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Keith W. Dixon
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Isaac M. Held
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Yochanan Kushnir
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John Marshall
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Yi Ming
,
Rym Msadek
,
Jon Robson
,
Anthony J. Rosati
,
MingFang Ting
, and
Gabriel A. Vecchi
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1175/JAS-D-12-0331.1
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Apr 2013
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The Effect of Mesh Resolution on Convective Boundary Layer Statistics and Structures Generated by Large-Eddy Simulation

Peter P. Sullivan
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Edward G. Patton
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1175/JAS-D-10-05010.1
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Oct 2011
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Turbulence Regimes and Turbulence Intermittency in the Stable Boundary Layer during CASES-99

Jielun Sun
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Larry Mahrt
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Robert M. Banta
, and
Yelena L. Pichugina
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1175/JAS-D-11-082.1
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Jan 2012

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Deterministic Nonperiodic Flow

Edward N. Lorenz
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1175/1520-0469(1963)020<0130:DNF>2.0.CO;2
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130–141
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Thermal Equilibrium of the Atmosphere with a Given Distribution of Relative Humidity

Syukuro Manabe
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Richard T. Wetherald
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https://doi.org/10.1175/1520-0469(1967)024<0241:TEOTAW>2.0.CO;2
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241–259
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The Effects of Doubling the CO2 Concentration on the climate of a General Circulation Model

Syukuro Manabe
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Richard T. Wetherald
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https://doi.org/10.1175/1520-0469(1975)032<0003:TEODTC>2.0.CO;2
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3–15
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What Is the Predictability Limit of Midlatitude Weather?

Fuqing Zhang
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Y. Qiang Sun
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Linus Magnusson
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Roberto Buizza
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Shian-Jiann Lin
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Jan-Huey Chen
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Kerry Emanuel
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1175/JAS-D-18-0269.1
Page(s):
1077–1091
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The Mysteries of Mammatus Clouds: Observations and Formation Mechanisms

David M. Schultz
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Katharine M. Kanak
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Jerry M. Straka
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Robert J. Trapp
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Brent A. Gordon
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Dusan S. Zrnić
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George H. Bryan
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Adam J. Durant
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Timothy J. Garrett
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Petra M. Klein
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Douglas K. Lilly
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1175/JAS3758.1
Page(s):
2409–2435
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Review of Aerosol–Cloud Interactions: Mechanisms, Significance, and Challenges

Jiwen Fan
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Yuan Wang
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Daniel Rosenfeld
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Xiaohong Liu
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1175/JAS-D-16-0037.1
Collections:
Aerosol-Cloud-Precipitation-Climate Interaction
Page(s):
4221–4252
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Thermal Equilibrium of the Atmosphere with a Convective Adjustment

Syukuro Manabe
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Robert F. Strickler
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https://doi.org/10.1175/1520-0469(1964)021<0361:TEOTAW>2.0.CO;2
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361–385
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Description of Global-Scale Circulation Cells in the Tropics with a 40–50 Day Period

Roland A. Madden
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Paul R. Julian
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1175/1520-0469(1972)029<1109:DOGSCC>2.0.CO;2
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1109–1123
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The Remote Sensing of Clouds and Precipitation from Space: A Review

Graeme L. Stephens
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Christian D. Kummerow
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https://doi.org/10.1175/2006JAS2375.1
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Assimilation of Satellite Cloud and Precipitation Observations
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3742–3765
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A Formulation of a Phase-Independent Wave-Activity Flux for Stationary and Migratory Quasigeostrophic Eddies on a Zonally Varying Basic Flow

Koutarou Takaya
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Hisashi Nakamura
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1175/1520-0469(2001)058<0608:AFOAPI>2.0.CO;2
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608–627

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