SPARC Science update: 14 April – 20 April

A selection of new science articles from the past week of interest to the SPARC community (a SPARC Office choice).

 

Tritium Records to Trace Stratospheric Moisture Inputs in Antarctica. By E. Fourré et al. in the Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres

The MJO‐SSW teleconnection: interaction between MJO‐forced waves and the mid‐latitude jet. By W. Kang and E. Tziperman in the Geophysical Research Letters.

A global coupled ensemble data assimilation system using the Community Earth System Model and the Data Assimilation Research Testbed. By A.R. Karspeck et al. in the Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society.

Nonlinear Response of the Stratosphere and the North Atlantic‐European Climate to Global Warming. By E. Manzini, A. Karpechko, and L. Kornblueh in the Geophysical Research Letters.

Lower‐Stratospheric Control of the Frequency of Sudden Stratospheric Warming Events. By P. Martineau et al. in the Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres.

The impact of stratospheric ozone feedbacks on climate sensitivity estimates. By P.J. Nowack et al in the Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres.

Atmospheric Teleconnections: Advanced Tools and Citizen Science. By E. Rousi, D. Coumou, and R.V. Donner in Earth & Space Science News.

Convective Hydration of the Upper Troposphere and Lower Stratosphere. By M.R. Schoeberl et al. in the Journal of geophysical Research: Atmospheres.

A Gravity Wave Drag Matrix for Complex Terrain. By R.B. Smith and C.G. Kruse in the Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences.

A climatology of polar stratospheric cloud composition between 2002 and 2012 based on MIPAS/Envisat observations. By R. Spang et al. in Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics.

Interannual Modulation of Northern Hemisphere Winter Storm Tracks by the QBO. By J. Wang, H-M Kim, and E.K.M. Chang in the Geophysical Research Letters.

First Reprocessing of Southern Hemisphere ADditional OZonesondes Profile Records: 3. Uncertainty in Ozone Profile and Total Column. By J.C. Witte et al. in the Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres.

Quasi‐stationary waves and their impact on European weather and extreme events. By G. Wolf et al. in the Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society.

Does Extreme El Niño Have a Different Effect on the Stratosphere in Boreal Winter Than Its Moderate Counterpart? By X. Zhou et al in the Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres.