Age of stratospheric air: Progress on processes, observations, and long‐term trends
Age of stratospheric air is a well established metric for the stratospheric transport circulation.
Rooted in a robust theoretical framework, this approach offers the benefit of being deducible …
Rooted in a robust theoretical framework, this approach offers the benefit of being deducible …
Siege in the southern stratosphere: Hunga Tonga‐Hunga Ha'apai water vapor excluded from the 2022 Antarctic polar vortex
GL Manney, ML Santee, A Lambert… - Geophysical …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract We use Aura Microwave Limb Sounder (MLS) trace gas measurements to
investigate whether water vapor (H2O) injected into the stratosphere by the Hunga Tonga …
investigate whether water vapor (H2O) injected into the stratosphere by the Hunga Tonga …
[HTML][HTML] Investigation and amelioration of long-term instrumental drifts in water vapor and nitrous oxide measurements from the Aura Microwave Limb Sounder (MLS) …
NJ Livesey, WG Read, L Froidevaux… - Atmospheric …, 2021 - acp.copernicus.org
Abstract The Microwave Limb Sounder (MLS), launched on NASA's Aura spacecraft in 2004,
measures vertical profiles of the abundances of key atmospheric species from the upper …
measures vertical profiles of the abundances of key atmospheric species from the upper …
Stratospheric ozone trends for 1985–2018: sensitivity to recent large variability
The Montreal Protocol, and its subsequent amendments, has successfully prevented
catastrophic losses of stratospheric ozone, and signs of recovery are now evident …
catastrophic losses of stratospheric ozone, and signs of recovery are now evident …
Driving mechanisms for the El Niño–Southern Oscillation impact on stratospheric ozone
S Benito-Barca, N Calvo… - Atmospheric Chemistry and …, 2022 - acp.copernicus.org
While the impact of the El Niño–Southern Oscillation (ENSO) on the stratospheric circulation
has been long recognized, its effects on stratospheric ozone have been less investigated. In …
has been long recognized, its effects on stratospheric ozone have been less investigated. In …
The advective Brewer–Dobson circulation in the ERA5 reanalysis: climatology, variability, and trends
The stratospheric Brewer–Dobson circulation (BDC) is an important element of climate as it
determines the transport and distributions of key radiatively active atmospheric trace gases …
determines the transport and distributions of key radiatively active atmospheric trace gases …
How robust are stratospheric age of air trends from different reanalyses?
An accelerating Brewer–Dobson circulation (BDC) is a robust signal of climate change in
model predictions but has been questioned by trace gas observations. We analyse the …
model predictions but has been questioned by trace gas observations. We analyse the …
The influence of the stratospheric Quasi-Biennial Oscillation on trace gas levels at the Earth's surface
EA Ray, RW Portmann, P Yu, J Daniel, SA Montzka… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
Abstract The Quasi-Biennial Oscillation (QBO) of tropical zonal wind is one of the most
important modes of interannual variability in the stratosphere. It is well established that the …
important modes of interannual variability in the stratosphere. It is well established that the …
Impact of ENSO on the UTLS chemical composition in the Asian Summer Monsoon Anticyclone
The changes in the convection and background dynamics over the Asian Summer Monsoon
(ASM) are mainly responsible for the changes in the concentrations of the tropospheric …
(ASM) are mainly responsible for the changes in the concentrations of the tropospheric …
[HTML][HTML] Stratospheric water vapour and ozone response to the quasi-biennial oscillation disruptions in 2016 and 2020
The quasi-biennial oscillation (QBO) is a major mode of climate variability in the tropical
stratosphere with quasi-periodically descending westerly and easterly winds, modulating …
stratosphere with quasi-periodically descending westerly and easterly winds, modulating …