SPARC Science Update: 16-22 January

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

Climate model biases in the width of the tropical belt. By N. Davis and T. Birner in the Journal of Climate.

Sensitivity of polar stratospheric cloud formation to changes in water vapour and temperature. By F. Khosrawi et al. in Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics.

The Climate-system Historical Forecast Project: Do stratosphere-resolving models make better seasonal climate predictions in boreal winter? By A.H. Butler et al. in the Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological society.

Ozonesonde profiles from the West Pacific Warm Pool: measurements and validation. By R. Newton et al. in Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics.

Forced Atmospheric Teleconnections During 1979-2014. By T. Zhang et al. in the Journal of Climate.

Discussion papers – open for comment

Intercomparison of in situ water vapor balloon-borne measurements from Pico-SDLA H2O and FLASH-B in the tropical UTLS. By M. Ghysels et al. in Atmospheric Measurement Techniques Discussions.

The impact of the ozone effective temperature on satellite validation using the Dobson spectrophotometer network. By M.E. Koukouli et al. in Atmospheric Measurement Techniques Discussions.

The representation of solar cycle signals in stratospheric ozone – Part 1: A comparison of satellite observations. By A. Maycock et al. in Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics Discussions.

Exploring atmospheric blocking with GPS radio occultation observations. By L. Brunner et al. in Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics Discussions.

The airborne mass spectrometer AIMS – Part 1: AIMS-H2O for UTLS water vapor measurements. By S. Kaufmann et al. in Atmospheric Measurement Techniques Discussions.

The airborne mass spectrometer AIMS – Part 2: Measurements of trace gases with stratospheric or tropospheric origin in the UTLS. By T. Jurkat et al. in Atmospheric Measurement Techniques Discussions.

Regional and global climate response to anthropogenic SO2emissions from China in three climate models. By M. Kasoar et al. in Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics Discussions.

Effect of tropical cyclones on the Stratosphere-Troposphere Exchange observed using satellite observations over north Indian Ocean. By M. Venkat Ratnam et al. in Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics Discussions.

Stratosphere-troposphere exchange in the vicinity of a tropopause fold. By C. Hofmann et al. in Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics Discussions.

Measurement of horizontal wind profiles in the polar stratosphere and mesosphere using ground based observations of ozone and carbon monoxide lines in the 230–250 GHz region: Proof of concept. By D.A. Newnham et al. in Atmospheric Measurement Techniques Discussions.

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 Discussions.

Vertical wind retrieved by airborne lidar and analysis of island induced gravity waves in combination with numerical models and in-situ particle measurements. By F. Chouza et al. in Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics Discussions.

A novel technique including GPS radio occultation for detecting and monitoring volcanic clouds. By R. Biondi et al. in Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics Discussions.

Future Arctic ozone recovery: the importance of chemistry and dynamics. By E.M. Bednarz et al. in Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics Discussions.