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Drying Effect of Landfalling Tropical Cyclones

Geophysical Research Letters, Volume 53, Issue 12, 28 June 2026.
Abstract The high precipitation efficiency of tropical cyclones (TCs) is theorized to dehydrate the atmosphere, a process with important climate implications that has yet to be confirmed by direct observational evidence. Using satellite and reanalysis data, this study statistically examines the drying effect of landfalling TCs. Results indicate a local
Yazhu Yang, Zhanhong Ma, Yanluan Lin, Yufeng Zhou, Jianfang Fei   +4 more
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Characterizing atmospheric aerosols using polarimetry and shadow hiding

Frontiers in Remote Sensing
Unpolarized sunlight is scattered by aerosols acquiring partial linear polarization. By aiming a ground-based detector vertically upward, it can record the polarimetric response of aerosols that are illuminated by the Sun.
Evgenij Zubko, Evgenij Zubko, Maxim Zheltobryukhov, Ekaterina Chornaya, Konstantin A. Shmirko, Vladimir V. Lisitsa, Andrey N. Pavlov, Anton Kochergin, Gennady Kornienko, Gorden Videen   +9 more
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A Novel Ice Cloud Optical Property Model for Passive and Active Remote Sensing Applications

Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, Volume 131, Issue 12, 28 June 2026.
Abstract A new broad‐spectrum ice cloud optical property model, namely the Passive‐Active Remote Sensing Consistent (PARSC) model, is developed to achieve consistency between passive and active sensor‐based ocean‐occurring ice cloud property retrievals.
J. Coy, P. Yang, K. Meyer, J. Riedi, X. Liu   +4 more
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Deployment Strategy Shapes the Polar Climate Response to Marine Cloud Brightening

Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, Volume 131, Issue 12, 28 June 2026.
Abstract Marine cloud brightening (MCB) is a proposed solar climate intervention strategy that increases marine cloud reflectivity to cool Earth's surface. While previous studies have largely examined its global temperature and precipitation effects, little is known about how MCB deployment strategies influence polar climate and sea ice.
E. J. Emme, C.‐C. Chen, H. M. Horowitz
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Sensitivity of Mountain Hydroclimate Simulations in Variable‐Resolution CESM to Microphysics and Horizontal Resolution

Journal of Advances in Modeling Earth Systems, 2018
Mountains are natural dams that impede atmospheric moisture transport and water towers that cool, condense, and store precipitation. They are essential in the western United States where precipitation is seasonal, and snowpack is needed to meet water ...
Alan M. Rhoades, Paul A. Ullrich, Colin M. Zarzycki, Hans Johansen, Steven A. Margulis, Hugh Morrison, Zexuan Xu, William D. Collins   +7 more
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Differences in Lightning—Storm Microphysical Relationships in Subtropical South America Versus the Continental U.S. and Their Impact on Model Lightning Parameterizations

Geophysical Research Letters, Volume 53, Issue 12, 28 June 2026.
Abstract Satellite studies have shown that some of the deepest convection with high lightning flash rates occurs downstream of the Andes in subtropical South America (SSA). Using high resolution ground‐based observations in SSA, we explore the relationship between lightning and radar‐inferred storm microphysics.
M. N. Rocque, W. Deierling, K. L. Rasmussen   +2 more
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The Importance of Tire Wear Particles for Atmospheric Ice Nucleation

Geophysical Research Letters, Volume 53, Issue 12, 28 June 2026.
Abstract Tire wear particles (TWPs) are prevalent microplastic particles in the atmosphere and pose significant environmental and health risks to humans. Here, we investigated the ice nucleation activity (INA) of TWPs under mixed‐phase cloud conditions (∼−20.0°C < T < −5.0°C) and its changes caused by different environmental exposures, including UV and
Siyuan Jing, Kaiqi Wang, Yanting Wang, Shuling Chen, Jie Chen, Heike Wex, Thomas C. Wanger, Xianda Gong   +7 more
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Toward Improved Tropical Cyclone Forecasting: An Optimized Strategy Combining Dynamic Initialization and Bogus Data Assimilation

Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, Volume 131, Issue 12, 28 June 2026.
Abstract In numerical weather prediction, dynamic initialization (DI) of tropical cyclones (TCs) and bogus data assimilation (BDA) are two widely used vortex initialization methods, both of which substantially affect the track and intensity of simulated TCs.
Kefeng Zhu, Dajun Zhao, Xiaoqi Xu, Siwei Sun, Wenru Shi   +4 more
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Explanations in Microphysics: a Response to van Fraassen's Argument

Principia: An International Journal of Epistemology, 2008
The aim of this article is to offer a rejoinder to an argument against scientific realism put forward by van Fraassen, based on theoretical considerations regarding microphysics.
Silvio Seno Chibeni
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Formation of Shallow Cumulus Patterns Using a Simple Warm Cloud Precipitation Model

Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, Volume 131, Issue 12, 28 June 2026.
Abstract A simple model based on predator‐prey‐like dynamics using a system of four nonlinear ordinary differential equations is used to simulate the life cycle of shallow cumulus. By coupling this model across a two‐dimensional array and varying the cloud environment, we can simulate three common patterns of self‐aggregation seen in the maritime ...
Michelle K. Kanipe, Peter J. van Leeuwen, Graham Feingold   +2 more
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