On the comparisons of tropical relative humidity in the lower and middle troposphere among COSMIC radio occultations and MERRA and ECMWF data sets [PDF]
Atmospheric Measurement Techniques, 2015 The spatial variability of the tropical tropospheric relative humidity (RH) throughout the vertical extent of the troposphere is examined using Global Positioning System Radio Occultation (GPSRO) observations from the Constellation Observing System for ...
P. Vergados +4 more
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An Intercomparison between ERA-Interim Reanalysis and Observed Precipitation in Northeast China
Discrete Dynamics in Nature and Society, 2015 Recently, the European Center for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF) released a new set of reanalysis data—ERA-Interim. We make an intercomparison between ERA-Interim precipitation and observed precipitation in Northeast China. The results show that,
Jie Zhou, Junhu Zhao
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Comparisons of polar processing diagnostics from 34 years of the ERA-Interim and MERRA reanalyses [PDF]
Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 2015 We present a comprehensive comparison of polar processing diagnostics derived from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Modern Era Retrospective-analysis for Research and Applications (MERRA) and the European Centre for Medium-Range ...
Z. D. Lawrence +4 more
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Evaluation of Three Reanalysis Soil Temperature Datasets with Observation Data over China
Earth, 2022 Soil temperature is a crucial parameter in surface emissions of carbon, water, and energy exchanges. This study utilized the soil temperature of 836 national basic meteorological observing stations over China to evaluate three soil temperature products ...
Cailing Zhao +5 more
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Wave Extremes in the North East Atlantic from Ensemble Forecasts [PDF]
, 2013 A method for estimating return values from ensembles of forecasts at advanced lead times is presented. Return values of significant wave height in the North-East Atlantic, the Norwegian Sea and the North Sea are computed from archived +240-h forecasts of
Aarnes, Ole Johan +4 more
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Comparing ERA-Interim clouds with satellite observations using a simplified satellite simulator [PDF]
Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 2018 An evaluation of the ERA-Interim clouds using satellite observations is presented. To facilitate such an evaluation in a proper way, a simplified satellite simulator has been developed and applied to 6-hourly ERA-Interim reanalysis data covering the ...
M. Stengel +7 more
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Vertical Moist Thermodynamic Structure of the Madden–Julian Oscillation in Atmospheric Infrared Sounder Retrievals: An Update and a Comparison to ECMWF Interim Re-Analysis [PDF]
, 2010 The large-scale vertical moist thermodynamic structure of the Madden–Julian oscillation (MJO) was documented using the first 2.5 yr (2002–05) of version 4 atmospheric specific humidity and temperature profiles from the Atmospheric Infrared Sounder (AIRS).
Fetzer, Eric J. +3 more
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Using ERA-INTERIM for regional crop yield forecasting in Europe [PDF]
Climate Research, 2010 Agrometeorological systems for regional crop yield forecasting have traditionally relied on weather data derived from weather stations for crop simulation and yield prediction. In recent years, numerical weather prediction (NWP) models have become an interesting source of weather data with the potential to replace observed weather data.
de Wit, A.J.W. +8 more
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A comparison of Antarctic ice sheet surface mass balance from atmospheric climate models and in situ observations [PDF]
, 2016 In this study, 3265 multiyear averaged in situ observations and 29 observational records at annual time scale are used to examine the performance of recent reanalysis and regional atmospheric climate model products [ERA-Interim, JRA-55, MERRA, the Polar ...
Altnau, S. +10 more
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A multi-satellite climatology of clouds, radiation and precipitation in southern West Africa and comparison to climate models [PDF]
, 2016 Southern West Africa (SWA) has a large population that relies on highly variable monsoon rainfall, yet climate models show little consensus over projected precipitation in this region.
Allan, Richard P. +3 more
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