SPARC Science update: 21 January – 27 January

Highlight articles (office choice):

Substantial twentieth-century Arctic warming caused by ozone-depleting substances. By L.M. Polvani et al. in nature climate change.

The chemists policing Earth’s atmosphere for rogue pollution. Nature News feature by Jane Palmer.


 

Effect of deep convection on the TTL composition over the Southwest Indian Ocean during austral summer. By S. Evan et al. in Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics.

Diagnosing concurrent drivers of weather extremes: application to warm and cold days in North America. By D. Faranda et al. in Climate Dynamics.

The influence of ENSO events on the stratospheric QBO in a multi-model ensemble. By F. Serva et al. in Climate Dynamics.

Interhemispheric Coupling Mechanisms in the Middle Atmosphere of WACCM6. By A.K. Smith, N.M. Pedatella, and Z.K. Mullen in the Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences.

The emergence and evolution of Earth System Science. By W. Steffen et al. in nature reviews earth & environment.

Natural control on ozone pollution. By A. Stenke in nature climate change.

Temperature and tropopause characteristics from reanalyses data in the tropical tropopause layer. By S. Tegtmeier et al. in Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics.

What can we learn about orographic drag parametrisation from high‐resolution models? A case study over the Rocky Mountains. By S.B. Vosper et al. in the Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society.

The generic nature of the tropospheric response to sudden stratospheric warmings. By I. White et al. in the Journal of the Climate.

Fast transport pathways into the Northern Hemisphere upper troposphere and lower stratosphere during northern summer. By Y. Wu et al. in the Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres.

 

Discussion papers – open for comments:

Seasonal impact of biogenic VSL bromine on the evolution of mid-latitude lowermost stratospheric ozone during the 21st century. By J.A. Barrera et al. in Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics.

Effect of deep convection on the TTL composition over the Southwest Indian Ocean during austral summer. By S. Evan et al. in Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics.

Differences in tropical high clouds among reanalyses: origins and radiative impacts. By J.S. Wright et al. in Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics.