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Evaluation of MERRA-2 Precipitation Products Using Gauge Observation in Nepal
Hydrology, 2020 Precipitation is the most important variable in the climate system and the dominant driver of land surface hydrologic conditions. Rain gauge measurement provides precipitation estimates on the ground surface; however, these measurements are sparse ...
Kalpana Hamal +8 more
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Remote Sensing, 2021 Tropospheric delay is a major error source in the Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS), and the weighted mean temperature (Tm) is a key parameter in precipitable water vapor (PWV) retrieval. Although reanalysis products like the National Centers for
Lijie Guo +8 more
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Applied Sciences, 2022 This study assesses and evaluates the 40-year (1980–2019) Modern-Era Retrospective Analysis for Research and Applications v.2 (MERRA-2) surface solar radiation (SSR) as well as its interdecadal changes (Δ(SSR)) against high quality reference surface ...
Michael Stamatis +5 more
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Validation of MODIS C6.1 and MERRA-2 AOD Using AERONET Observations: A Comparative Study over Turkey
Atmosphere, 2020 This study validated MODIS (Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer) of the National Aeronautics and Space Agency, USA, Aqua and Terra Collection 6.1, and MERRA-2 (Modern-ERA Retrospective Analysis for Research and Application) Version 2 of aerosol
Midyan Aldabash +2 more
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Hydrological performance of ERA5 and MERRA-2 precipitation products over the Great Lakes Basin
Journal of Hydrology: Regional Studies, 2022 Study region: The Laurentian Great Lakes Basin (GLB) of North America. Study focus: Precipitation is often the paramount driver in hydrological systems and dynamics. Gridded precipitation data from the fifth generation of European Centre for Medium-Range
Xiaoyong Xu, Steven K. Frey, David Ma
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An inter-comparison of Arctic synoptic scale storms between four global reanalysis datasets [PDF]
, 2020 The Arctic is becoming more accessible as sea ice extent continues to decline, resulting in higher human exposure to Arctic storms. This study compares Arctic storm characteristics between the ECMWF-Interim Reanalysis, 55-year Japanese Reanalysis, NASA ...
Day, Jonathan J. +3 more
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Transport of Mineral Dust Into the Arctic in Two Reanalysis Datasets of Atmospheric Composition
Tellus: Series B, Chemical and Physical Meteorology, 2023 Two three-dimensional reanalysis datasets of atmospheric composition, the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service reanalysis (CAMSRA) and the Modern-Era Retrospective Analysis for Research and Applications, version 2 (MERRA-2), are analyzed for the ...
Sebastian Böö +3 more
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An intercomparison of subtropical cut-off lows in the Southern Hemisphere using recent reanalyses: ERA-Interim, NCEP-CFRS, MERRA-2, JRA-55, and JRA-25 [PDF]
, 2020 Four recent reanalysis products ERA-Interim, NCEP-CFSR, MERRA-2 and JRA-55 are evaluated and compared to an older reanalysis JRA-25, to quantify their confidence in representing Cut-off lows (COLs) in the Southern Hemisphere.
Gan, Manoel Alonso +2 more
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Variation of black carbon in Northeast China based on ground observation and MERRA-2 reanalysis data [PDF]
E3S Web of Conferences, 2020 The temporal variations of black carbon concentration at 7 sites, including Longfengshan, Anshan, Benxi, Dalian, Changchun, Shenyang, and Fushun, in Northeast China was studied based on up to 11 years of ground observations and MERRA-2 reanalysis dataset.
Song Qingli +5 more
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Remote Sensing, 2021 Global navigation satellite system (GNSS) radio occultation (RO) receivers onboard the recently-launched COSMIC-2 (C2) satellite constellation provide an unprecedented number of high vertical resolution moisture profiles throughout the tropical and ...
Benjamin R. Johnston +2 more
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