A selection of new science articles from the past week of interest to the SPARC community (a SPARC Office choice).
Inter-model diversity of Arctic amplification caused by global warming and its relationship with the Inter-tropical Convergence Zone in CMIP5 climate models. By Y. Yim et al. in Climate Dynamics.
The robustness of mid-latitude weather pattern changes due to Arctic sea-ice loss. By H.W. Chen et al. in the Journal of Climate.
Atmospheric photochemistry at a fatty acid–coated air-water interface. By S. Rossignol et al. in Science.
Carbon monoxide climatology derived from the trajectory mapping of global MOZAIC-IAGOS data. By M.K. Osman et al. in Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics.
Simultaneous and co-located wind measurements in the middle atmosphere by lidar and rocket-borne techniques. By F.-J. Lübken et al. in Atmospheric Measurement Techniques.
Satellite observations of stratospheric hydrogen fluoride and comparisons with SLIMCAT calculations. By J.J. Harrison et al. in Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics.
Tropospheric ozone variability during the East Asian summer monsoon as observed by satellite (IASI), aircraft (MOZAIC) and ground stations. By S. Safieddine et al. in Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics.
Northern Hemisphere winter storm track trends since 1959 derived from multiple reanalysis datasets. By E.K.M. Chang and A.M.W. Yau in Climate Dynamics.
The influence of the Gulf Stream on wintertime European blocking. By C.H. O’Reilly et al. in Climate Dynamics.
The natural oscillations in stratospheric ozone observed by the GROMOS microwave radiometer at the NDACC station Bern. By L. Moreira et al. in Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics.
Effect of geomagnetic activity on the northern annular mode: QBO-dependence and the Holton-Tan relationship. By V. Maliniemi et al. in the Journal of Geophysical research: Atmospheres.
Long-term variation of stratospheric aerosols observed with lidars over Tsukuba, Japan from 1982 and Lauder, New Zealand from 1992 to 2015. By T. Sakai et al. in the Journal of Geophysical research: Atmospheres.
On instrumental errors and related correction strategies of ozonesondes: possible effect on calculated ozone trends for the nearby sites Uccle and De Bilt. By R. van Malderen et al. in Atmospheric Measurement Techniques.
WACCM-D – Improved modeling of nitric acid and active chlorine during energetic particle precipitation. By M.E. Andersson et al. in the Journal of Geophysical research: Atmospheres.
An update on the uncertainties of water vapor measurements using cryogenic frost point hygrometers. By H. Vömel et al. in Atmospheric Measurement Techniques.
Improvement of stratospheric balloon GPS positioning and the impact on gravity wave parameter estimation for the Concordiasi campaign in Antarctica. By W. Zhang et al. in the Journal of Geophysical research: Atmospheres.
The impact of changes in parameterizations of surface drag and vertical diffusion on the large-scale circulation in the Community Atmosphere Model (CAM5). By J. Lindvall et al. in Climate Dynamics.
Impact of the Asian monsoon on the extratropical lower stratosphere: trace gas observations during TACTS over Europe 2012. By S. Müller et al. in Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics.
Proposed standardized definitions for vertical resolution and uncertainty in the NDACC lidar ozone and temperature algorithms – Part 1: Vertical resolution. By T. Leblanc et al. in Atmospheric Measurement Techniques.
Proposed standardized definitions for vertical resolution and uncertainty in the NDACC lidar ozone and temperature algorithms – Part 2: Ozone DIAL uncertainty budget. By T. Leblanc et al. in Atmospheric Measurement Techniques.
Proposed standardized definitions for vertical resolution and uncertainty in the NDACC lidar ozone and temperature algorithms – Part 3: Temperature uncertainty budget. By T. Leblanc et al. in Atmospheric Measurement Techniques.
Tropical Rainfall, Rossby Waves and Regional Winter Climate Predictions. By A.A. Scaife et al. in the Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society.
Evidence for gravity wave drag in the boundary layer of a numerical forecast model –a comparison with observations. By A. Lapworth and S.R. Osborne in the Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society.
Discussion papers – open for comment
How Does Downward Planetary Wave Coupling Affect Polar Stratospheric Ozone in the Arctic Winter Stratosphere? By S.W. Lubis et al. in Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics Discussions.
Heterogeneous reaction of ClONO2 with TiO2 and SiO2 aerosol particles: implications for stratospheric particle injection for climate engineering. By M.J. Tang et al. in Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics Discussions.
Improved GOMOS/Envisat ozone retrievals in the upper troposphere and the lower stratosphere. By V.F. Sofieva et al. in Atmospheric Measurement Techniques Discussions.
Model Sensitivity Studies of the Decrease in Atmospheric Carbon Tetrachloride. By M.P. Chipperfield et al. in Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics Discussions.