The Impact of Lockdown on Air Quality in Pakistan during the COVID-19 Pandemic Inferred from the Multi-sensor Remote Sensed Data by Rehana Khan, Kanike Raghavendra Kumar, Tianliang Zhao

“…The decrease in the mean planetary boundary layer Sulphur dioxide (SO2) during the lockdown period of 2020 (DLP-2020) was evident by –36% in BP, –34% in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK), and –15.15% in IBR when compared to before the lockdown period of 2019 (BLP-2019). …”
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ARMTRAJ: a set of multipurpose trajectory datasets augmenting the Atmospheric Radiation Measurement (ARM) user facility measurements by I. Silber, J. M. Comstock, M. R. Kieburtz, L. M. Russell

“…Each dataset targets a different aspect of atmospheric research, including the analysis of surface, planetary boundary layer, distinct liquid-bearing cloud layers, and (primary) cloud decks. …”
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AI-NAOS: an AI-based nonspherical aerosol optical scheme for the chemical weather model GRAPES_Meso5.1/CUACE by X. Wang, L. Bi, H. Wang, Y. Wang, W. Han, X. Shen, X. Zhang

“…Thus, the warming effect at 700 hPa and the cooling effect on the ground were strengthened by 21 % and 13 %, reaching <span class="inline-formula">+0.04</span> and <span class="inline-formula">−0.10</span> K, which led to a change in the height of the planetary boundary layer (PBL) by <span class="inline-formula">−11</span> m. …”
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Design, evaluation, and future projections of the NARCliM2.0 CORDEX-CMIP6 Australasia regional climate ensemble by G. Di Virgilio, G. Di Virgilio, J. P. Evans, J. P. Evans, F. Ji, F. Ji, E. Tam, J. Kala, J. Andrys, C. Thomas, D. Choudhury, C. Rocha, S. White, Y. Li, M. El Rafei, R. Goyal, M. L. Riley, J. Lingala

“…We first describe NARCliM2.0's design, including selecting two definitive RCMs via testing 78 RCMs using different parameterisations for the planetary boundary layer, microphysics, cumulus, radiation, and land surface model (LSM). …”
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Evaluation of the WRF-Chem performance for the air pollutants over the United Arab Emirates by Y. Yarragunta, D. Francis, R. Fonseca, N. Nelli

“…Both WRF-Chem and ERA5 displayed consistent seasonal patterns in the planetary boundary layer, correlating with temperature changes and indicating good overall model performance.…”
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