SPARC Science update: 06 December – 12 December


Horizontal small-scale variability of water vapor in the atmosphere: implications for intercomparison of data from different measuring systems. By. Calbet et al. in Atmospheric Measurement Techniques.

Satellite observations of gravity wave momentum flux in the mesosphere and lower thermosphere (MLT): feasibility and requirements. By Q. Chen et al. in Atmospheric Measurement Techniques.

A Spectral Rotary Analysis of Gravity Waves: An Application during one of the SOUTHTRAC Flights. By A. de la Torre et al. in the Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres.

A New Instrument for Balloon-Borne In Situ Aerosol Size Distribution Measurements, the Continuation of a 50 Year Record of Stratospheric Aerosols Measurements. By L.E. Kalnajs and T. Deshler in the Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres.

Regional Perspective of Hadley Circulation and Its Uncertainties among Different Datasets: Spread in Reanalysis Datasets. By Y. Li et al. in the Journal of Geophysical Reasearch: Atmospheres.

New perspectives on historical climatology. By S. White et al. in WIREs Climate Change.


Discussion papers – open for comment:

Opinion: The Scientific and Community-Building Roles of the Geoengineering Model Intercomparison Project (GeoMIP) – Past, Present, and Future. By D. Visioni et al. in Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics.