A selection of new science articles of interest to the SPARC community (a SPARC Office choice).
Influence of the spatial distribution of gravity wave activity on the middle atmospheric dynamics. By P. Šácha et al. in Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics.
Decadal prediction skill using a high-resolution climate model. By P.A. Monerie et al. in Climate Dynamics.
Evolution of the eastward shift in the quasi-stationary minimum of the Antarctic total ozone column. By A. Grytsai et al. in Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics.
Impact of biogenic very short-lived bromine on the Antarctic ozone hole during the 21st century. By R.P. Fernandez et al. in Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics.http://journals.ametsoc.org/doi/abs/10.1175/JCLI-D-16-0650.1?af=R
Changes in Northern Hemisphere Winter Storm Tracks under the Background of Arctic Amplification. By J. Wang et al. in the Journal of Climate.
Is There a Stratospheric Pacemaker Controlling the Daily Cycle of Tropical Rainfall? By T. Sakazaki et al. in Geophysical Research Letters.
Variability and evolution of the midlatitude stratospheric aerosol budget from 22 years of ground-based lidar and satellite observations. By S.M. Khaykin et al. in Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics.
Two mechanisms of stratospheric ozone loss in the Northern Hemisphere, studied using data assimilation of Odin/SMR atmospheric observations. By K. Sagi et al. in Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics.
Marginal Stability and Predator–prey Behaviour within Storm Tracks. By L. Novak et al. in the Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society.
Predictability of downward propagation of major sudden stratospheric warmings. By A.Y. Karpechko et al. in the Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society.
A sudden stratospheric warming compendium. By A.H. Butler et al. in Earth System Science Data.
The CAMS interim Reanalysis of Carbon Monoxide, Ozone and Aerosol for 2003–2015. By J. Fleming et al. in Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics.
Discussion papers – open for comment
Radiative and climate effects of stratospheric sulfur geoengineering using seasonally varying injection areas. By A. Laakso et al. in Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics Discussions.
Mean age of stratospheric air derived from AirCore observations. By A. Engel et al. in Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics Discussions.