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First Daily Mapping of Surface Moisture from Cellular Network Data and Comparison with Both Observations/ECMWF Product by Alpert, P., Rubin, Y.

“…Air‐moisture maps were generated based on commercial microwave links data over N. Israel and compared for the first time to European Centre for Medium‐Range…”
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The Limits and Frontiers of Desiccation-Tolerant Life by Alpert, Peter

“…Drying to equilibrium with the air is lethal to most species of animals and plants, making drought (i.e., low external water potential) a central problem for…”
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Predominant transport paths of Saharan dust over the Mediterranean Sea to Europe by Israelevich, P., Ganor, E., Alpert, P., Kishcha, P., Stupp, A.

“…We use monthly data of aerosol optical thickness (AOT) from the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer on board the seven NASA Terra and Aqua satellites…”
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Stimulation of ice nucleation by marine diatoms by Knopf, D. A, Alpert, P. A, Wang, B, Aller, J. Y

“…Atmospheric aerosol particles serve as nuclei for ice-crystal formation. As such, these particles are critical to the generation of cirrus clouds, which form…”
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Ice nucleation from aqueous NaCl droplets with and without marine diatoms by Alpert, P. A., Aller, J. Y., Knopf, D. A.

“…Ice formation in the atmosphere by homogeneous and heterogeneous nucleation is one of the least understood processes in cloud microphysics and climate. Here we…”
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Links between the rainfall regime in Israel and location and intensity of Cyprus lows by Saaroni, H., Halfon, N., Ziv, B., Alpert, P., Kutiel, H.

“…The interannual variations and the spatial distribution of rainfall in the Mediterranean and semi‐arid regions of Israel are analysed with respect to…”
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Climatic trends to extremes employing regional modeling and statistical interpretation over the E. Mediterranean by Alpert, P., Krichak, S.O., Shafir, H., Haim, D., Osetinsky, I.

“…Results of regional climate modeling performed at the International Centre for Theoretical Physics, Trieste, Italy, are analyzed for the E. Mediterranean…”
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An observational study of the summer Mediterranean Sea breeze front penetration into the complex topography of the Jordan Rift Valley by Naor, R., Potchter, O., Shafir, H., Alpert, P.

“…The Mediterranean summer sea breeze front (SBF) climatic features of penetration into the complex topography of the Jordan Rift Valley (JRV) were investigated…”
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Metal‐rich nodules in anomalous EL3 chondrite Northwest Africa (NWA) 8785 by Rindlisbacher, Margrit A., Weisberg, Michael K., Ebel, Denton S., Alpert, Samuel P., Brearley, Adrian

“…NWA 8785 is a remarkable, recently identified, unequilibrated enstatite chondrite. It was classified as an EL3 but contains highly unusual characteristics not…”
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Aircraft soot from conventional fuels and biofuels during ground idle and climb-out conditions: Electron microscopy and X-ray micro-spectroscopy by Liati, A., Schreiber, D., Alpert, P.A., Liao, Y., Brem, B.T., Corral Arroyo, P., Hu, J., Jonsdottir, H.R., Ammann, M., Dimopoulos Eggenschwiler, P.

“…Aircraft soot has a significant impact on global and local air pollution and is of particular concern for the population working at airports and living nearby…”
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Microspectroscopic imaging and characterization of individually identified ice nucleating particles from a case field study by Knopf, D. A., Alpert, P. A., Wang, B., O'Brien, R. E., Kelly, S. T., Laskin, A., Gilles, M. K., Moffet, R. C.

“…The effect of anthropogenic and biogenic organic particles on atmospheric glaciation processes is poorly understood. We use an optical microscopy setup to…”
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New algorithm for integration between wireless microwave sensor network and radar for improved rainfall measurement and mapping by Liberman, Y, Samuels, R, Alpert, P, Messer, H

“…One of the main challenges for meteorological and hydrological modelling is accurate rainfall measurement and mapping across time and space. To date, the most…”
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Technical Note: Novel method for water vapour monitoring using wireless communication networks measurements by David, N., Alpert, P., Messer, H.

“…We propose a new technique that overcomes the obstacles of the existing methods for monitoring near-surface water vapour, by estimating humidity from data…”
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MEDEX: a general overview by Jansa, A, Alpert, P, Arbogast, P, Buzzi, A, Ivancan-Picek, B, Kotroni, V, Llasat, M. C, Ramis, C, Richard, E, Romero, R, Speranza, A

“…The general objective of the international MEDiterranean EXperiment (MEDEX) was the better understanding and forecasting of cyclones that produce high impact…”
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Prediction of rainfall intensity measurement errors using commercial microwave communication links by Zinevich, A., Messer, H., Alpert, P.

“…Commercial microwave radio links forming cellular communication networks are known to be a valuable instrument for measuring near-surface rainfall. However,…”
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Synoptics of dust transportation days from Africa toward Italy and central Europe by Barkan, J., Alpert, P., Kutiel, H., Kishcha, P.

“…The mean synoptic situation associated with dust outbreaks from the Sahara into the central Mediterranean was examined on a daily basis for the month of July…”
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HYMEX: A 10-Year Multidisciplinary Program on the Mediterranean Water Cycle by Drobinski, P., Ducrocq, V., Alpert, P., Anagnostou, E., Béranger, K., Borga, M., Braud, I., Chanzy, A., Davolio, S., Delrieu, G., Estournel, C., Boubrahmi, N. Filali, Font, J., Grubišić, V., Gualdi, S., Homar, V., Ivančan-Picek, B., Kottmeier, C., Kotroni, V., Lagouvardos, K., Lionello, P., Llasat, M. C., Ludwig, W., Lutoff, C., Mariotti, A., Richard, E., Romero, R., Rotunno, R., Roussot, O., Ruin, I., Somot, S., Taupier-Letage, I., Tintore, J., Uijlenhoet, R., Wernli, H.

“…The Mediterranean countries are experiencing important challenges related to the water cycle, including water shortages and floods, extreme winds, and ice/snow…”
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Semi‐objective classification for daily synoptic systems: application to the eastern Mediterranean climate change by Alpert, P., Osetinsky, I., Ziv, B., Shafir, H.

“…Semi‐objective classification of daily 1200 UTC synoptic systems was carried out by a discriminant‐like analysis of the National Center for Environmental…”
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Immersion freezing of water and aqueous ammonium sulfate droplets initiated by humic-like substances as a function of water activity by Rigg, Y. J, Alpert, P. A, Knopf, D. A

“…Immersion freezing of water and aqueous (NH4)2SO4 droplets containing leonardite (LEO) and Pahokee peat (PP) serving as surrogates for humic-like substances…”
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Synoptic classification of Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer aerosols over Israel by Carmona, I., Alpert, P.

“…The origins and variety of aerosols in Israel are strongly influenced by synoptic conditions as well as other variables. Days affected by a weak Persian trough…”
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