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

Merging the OSIRIS and SAGE II stratospheric aerosol records. By L.A. Rieger et al. in the Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres.

Atlantic opportunities for ENSO prediction. By M. Martín-Reyin et al. in Geophysical Research Letters.

Solar influences on spatial patterns of Eurasian winter temperature and atmospheric general circulation anomalies. By H. Chen et al. in the Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres.

GOMOS bright limb ozone data set. By S. Tukiaienen et al. in Atmospheric Measurement Techniques.

Indian Monsoon and the Elevated-Heat-Pump Mechanism in a Coupled Aerosol-Climate Model. By M. D’Errico et al in the Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres.

Connection of predictability of major stratospheric sudden warmings to polar vortex geometry. By M. Taguchi in Atmospheric Research Letters.

Mechanisms of Stratospheric and Tropospheric Circulation Response to Projected Arctic Sea Ice Loss. By L. Sun et al. in the Journal of Climate.

Discussion papers – open for comment

On the emissions and transport of bromoform: sensitivity to model resolution and emission location. By M.R. Russo et al. in Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics Discussions.

Meteorological constraints on oceanic halocarbons above the Peruvian Upwelling. By S. Fuhlbrügge et al. in Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics Discussions.

How to most effectively expand the global surface ozone observing network. By E.D. Sofen et al. in Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics Discussions.