Science Update – wk36

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

Vertical structure of stratospheric water vapour trends derived from merged satellite data. By M.I. Hegglin et al. in Nature: Geoscience.

Stratospheric sudden warmings in an idealized GCM. By M. Jucker et al. in the Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres.

Validation of the Aura High Resolution Dynamics Limb Sounder geopotential heights. By L.L. Smith and J.C. Gille in Atmospheric Measurement Techniques.

First quasi-Lagrangian in-situ measurements of Antarctic Polar springtime ozone: observed ozone loss rates from the Concordiasi long-duration balloon campaign. By R. Schofield et al. in Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics Discussions.

Assessment of the accuracy of (re)analyses in the equatorial lower stratosphere. By A. Podglajen et al. in the Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres.

Evidence of Mixing Between Polluted Convective Outflow and Stratospheric Air in the Upper Troposphere during DC3. By J.R. Schroeder et al. in the Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres.

Microphysical, radiative and dynamical impacts of thin cirrus clouds on humidity in the tropical tropopause layer and lower stratosphere. By T. Dinh and S. Fueglistaler in Geophysical Research Letters.

Migrations and dynamics of the intertropical convergence zone. By T. Schneider et al. in Nature.

Observation and a numerical study of gravity waves during tropical cyclone Ivan (2008). By F. Chane Ming et al. in Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics Discussions.