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RISObservational Characteristics of Atmospheric Anomalies with Short Meridional and Long Zonal Scales
Publisher: American Meteorological Society
Abstract: Puzzling short-meridional-scale perturbations of the lower stratospheric temperature field have recently been observed by Stanford and Short in analyses of satellite microwave radiance data. In this paper, we present ...
Short Meridional Scale Anomalies in the Lower Stratosphere and Upper Troposphere
Publisher: American Meteorological Society
Abstract: Short-meridional scale anomalies (SMSA) in the lower stratospheric temperature field have been discovered in the analyses of Microwave Sounding Unit channel 4 data. In this paper, we investigate the time scales of these ...
The Unusual Southern Hemisphere Stratosphere Winter of 2002
Publisher: American Meteorological Society
Abstract: he Southern Hemisphere (SH) stratospheric winter of 2002 was the most unusual winter yet observed in the SH climate record. Temperatures near the edge of the Antarctic polar vortex were considerably warmer than normal over ...
A Comparison of Winds from the STRATAN Data Assimilation System to Balanced Wind Estimates
Publisher: American Meteorological Society
Abstract: Winds derived from a stratospheric and tropospheric data assimilation system (STRATAN) are compared with balance winds derived from National Meteorological Center/Climate Analysis Center (NMC/CAC) heights. At middle latitudes ...
The Transit-Time Distribution from the Northern Hemisphere Midlatitude Surface
Publisher: American Meteorological Society
Abstract: he distribution of transit times from the Northern Hemisphere (NH) midlatitude surface is a fundamental property of tropospheric transport. Here, the authors present an analysis of the transit-time distribution (TTD) since ...
Reply to “Comments on ‘The Unusual Southern Hemisphere Winter of 2002’”
Publisher: American Meteorological Society
NASA’s Hurricane and Severe Storm Sentinel (HS3) Investigation
Publisher: American Meteorological Society
Abstract: he National Aeronautics and Space Administration?s (NASA) Hurricane and Severe Storm Sentinel (HS3) investigation was a multiyear field campaign designed to improve understanding of the physical processes that control ...
The Ozone Hole of 2002 as Measured by TOMS
Publisher: American Meteorological Society
Abstract: Since its discovery in 1985, the ozone hole has been regularly mapped using the data from Total Ozone Mapping Spectrometer (TOMS) instruments on several satellites. The current TOMS, on the Earth Probe satellite, has been ...
Relative Contribution of Greenhouse Gases and Ozone-Depleting Substances to Temperature Trends in the Stratosphere: A Chemistry–Climate Model Study
Publisher: American Meteorological Society
Abstract: The temperature of the stratosphere has decreased over the past several decades. Two causes contribute to that decrease: well-mixed greenhouse gases (GHGs) and ozone-depleting substances (ODSs). This paper addresses the ...
An Algorithm for Forecasting Mountain Wave–Related Turbulence in the Stratosphere
Publisher: American Meteorological Society
Abstract: A global mountain wave parameterization for prediction of wave-related displacements and turbulence is described. The parameterization is used with input from National Meteorological Center analyses of wind and temperature ...