SPARC Science Update: 15-21 October

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

Earth System Science Frontiers – an ECS perspective. By the Young -Earth System- Scientists (YESS) in the Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society.

Observed Changes in the Southern Hemispheric Circulation in May. By D.J. Ivy et al. in the Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society.

Skilful predictions of the winter North Atlantic Oscillation one year ahead. By N. Dunstone et al. in Nature Geoscience.

How can we understand the global distribution of the solar cycle signal on the Earth’s surface? By K. Kodera et al. in Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics.

Barotropic and Baroclinic Eddy Feedbacks in the Midlatitude Jet Variability and Responses to Climate Change-Like Thermal Forcings. By D.A. Burrows et al. in the Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences.

Emissions of carbon tetrachloride from Europe. By F. Graziosi et al. Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics.

Spatially Continuous Mapping of Daily Global Ozone Distribution (2004–2014) with the Aura OMI Sensor. By X. Peng et al. in the Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres.

Version 1.3 AIM SOFIE measured methane (CH4): Validation and Seasonal Climatology. By P. Rong et al. in the Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres.

Discussion papers – open for comment

Extending methane profiles from aircraft into the stratosphere for satellite total column validation: A comparative analysis of different data sources. By S. Verma et al. in Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics Discussions.

Merged ozone profiles from four MIPAS Processors. By A. Laeng et al. in Atmospheric Measurement Techniques Discussions.