# Browse Dissertations and Theses - Atmospheric Sciences by Issue

• (1990)
Tornadoes pose threats to lives and property, and accurately issuing warnings of their occurrence represents a challenge to operational meteorologists. One tool that will become increasingly important in responding to this ...

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• (1989)
The evolution of atmospheric baroclinic waves is investigated by a six-layer forced dissipative quasi-geostrophic $\beta$-plane channel model. In the control run, the model has: (i) a realistic zonal thermal forcing, (ii) ...

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• (1996)
The AMIP simulation from 1979 to 1988 by the UIUC 7-layer tropospheric general circulation model (GCM), using observed sea surface temperatures, did not reproduce the well-organized, intraseasonal oscillations that are ...

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• (1990)
A numerical cloud model in both two-dimensional and three-dimensional form is used to investigate the dynamical differences between non-squall and squall line convection in the tropics. Two-dimensional simulations with ...

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• (2012-02-01)
The climate in Pakistan is characterized by distinct summer and winter south Asian monsoon systems. As Pakistan locates at the transit zone from central to southern Asia, its climate variability is subject to planetary ...

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• (2012-02-01)
The impacts of dry air on tropical cyclone formation are examined in the numerical model simulations of ex-Gaston (2010) and pre-Fay (2008). The former can be regarded as a non-developing system as it failed to redevelop ...

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• (2012-02-06)
The total contribution of the small (radius <= 0.35 um) and medium (radius <= 0.7 um) sized particles as a defined by MISR (Multi-Angle Imaging SpectroRadiometer) to the Aerosol Optical Depth (AOD) is correlated to the ...

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• (1991)
The principal objective of this study is to determine whether or not the penetration of a passive tracer is analogous to the penetration of a greenhouse-gas-induced heating.

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• (2012-02-06)
Observing precipitation in tropical regions of complex terrain is a challenging problem. While ground-based instrumentation including rain gauge networks and radar data offer some insights, the lack of spatially complete ...

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• (1989)
In the past the best models of raindrop shapes were based on a perturbation form of Laplace's formula valid only for small amplitude distortion from the effect of an aerodynamic pressure around a sphere. In contrast, the ...

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• (2012-02-06)
Methods of retrieving vertical motions in wintertime cyclones are tested for the 915 MHz profiler, a profiling radar on the University of Alabama-Huntsville Mobile Integrated Profiling System, used during several winter ...

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• (1996)
A great deal has been learned in the past 20 years from observations and numerical simulation of thunderstorms. The relationship between the character of isolated convection and the in-situ buoyancy and shear profiles has ...

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• (1991)
In this thesis, the sensitivity of the Earth's climate is studied by modeling past climatic variations with two-dimensional seasonal energy balance model. This thesis consists of two parts. The first part is a study of the ...

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• (2012-02-06)
Data acquired by the National Research Council of Canada (NRC) Convair-580, equipped with cloud and aerosol probes during 5 sorties through single-layer arctic stratocumulus on 8 April, 18 April, and 26 April 2008 during ...

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• (2012-02-06)
Changes in global climate and pollutant emissions are very likely to continue in the coming decades driven by the human-related activities and natural fluctuations in the Earth climate system. These potential changes would ...

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• (1994)
A coupled ice-ocean model of the Arctic Ocean and adjacent seas is developed in order to study the effects of anomalies of precipitation and river runoff on sea ice. A dynamic-thermodynamic sea ice model is coupled to an ...

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• (2012-05-22)
Marine boundary layer clouds account for a significant amount of uncertainty in future climate change projections from general circulation models (GCMs). To reduce the uncertainty of the role of clouds in GCMs, improved ...

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• (1995)
Non-supercell tornado is a name given to a class of tornadoes which occur with deep moist convection not displaying the strong mid-level rotation found in supercell thunderstorms. In recent years the severe storms community ...

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• (2012-05-22)
One of the most notable ways the Laurentian Great Lakes impact the region’s climate is by augmenting snowfall in downwind locations during autumn and winter months. Among many negative consequences, this surplus of snow ...

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• (2010-01-06)
The distribution of sources and sinks of carbon over the land surface is dominated by changes in land use such as deforestation, reforestation, and agricultural management. Despite, the importance of land-use change in ...

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