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Meteorology Today: An Introduction to Weather, Climate, and the Environment
C. Donald Ahrens,Henson Robert +1 more
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In this paper, the authors present an overview of the Earth and its atmosphere, including the following: 1. Earth and Its Atmosphere. 2. Earth's Changing Climate. 3. Seasonal and Daily Temperatures. 4. Atmospheric Humidity. 5. Air Pressure and Winds. 6. Stability and Cloud Development. 7. Precipitation.Abstract:
1. Earth and Its Atmosphere. 2. Energy: Warming the Earth and the Atmosphere. 3. Seasonal and Daily Temperatures. 4. Atmospheric Humidity. 5. Condensation: Dew, Fog, and Clouds. 6. Stability and Cloud Development. 7. Precipitation. 8. Air Pressure and Winds. 9. Wind: Small-Scale and Local Systems. 10. Wind: Global Systems. 11. Air Masses and Fronts. 12. Middle-Latitude Cyclones. 13. Weather Forecasting. 14. Thunderstorms. 15. Tornadoes. 16. Hurricanes. 17. Earth's Changing Climate. 18. Global Climate. 19. Air Pollution. 20. Light, Color, and Atmospheric Optics.read more
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Autonomous soaring for atmospheric exploration of Titan
TL;DR: In this article, the authors present a baseline design and navigation algorithm for a gliding fixed-wing aircraft that can maintain continuous unpowered flight in conditions expected to be found on Titan.
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Experimental Studies of the Interaction of Atmospheric Aerosol Particles with Clouds and Fogs
TL;DR: In this paper, a droplet aerosol analyser (DAA) was developed for studies of cloud and fog droplet formation and growth, which measured the ambient size of individual droplets and interstitial particles in a fog or a cloud.
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Teaching energy balance using round numbers
TL;DR: In this paper, a "round unit" method is presented, which maintains the quantitative aspects of the standard analysis, but is much more intuitive for students than the standard quantitative analysis.
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Synoptic-Scale Precursors, Characteristics and Typing of Nocturnal Mesoscale Convective Complexes in the Great Plains
Shawn M Milrad,Cailee M Kelly +1 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors used infrared satellite imagery to identify mesoscale convective complexes (MCCs) and partition them into three types (upstream trough, zonal and ridge) using a unique manual synoptic typing based on 500-hPa height patterns.