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

 

On Estimating the Cross‐Correlation and Least‐squares Fit of One Dataset to Another with Time Shift. By C.F. Chao and C.H. Chung in Earth and Space Science.

A 1D RCE study of factors affecting the tropical tropopause layer and surface climate. By S. Dacie et al. in the Journal of the Climate.

Influence of Arctic stratospheric ozone on surface climate in CCMI models. By O. Harari et al. in Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics.

The impact of radiosounding observations on numerical weather prediction analyses in the Arctic. By T. Naakka et al. in the Geophysical Research Letters.

FORMATION OF ARCTIC STRATOCUMULI THROUGH ATMOSPHERIC RADIATIVE COOLING. By L.F. Simpfendoerfer et al. in the Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres.

Is Arctic Amplification Dominated by Regional Radiative Forcing and Feedbacks: Perspectives From the World‐Avoided Scenario. By J.G. Virgin and K.L. Smith in the Geophysical Research Letters.

Updated Temperature Data Give a Sharper View of Climate Trends. By H.-M. Zhang et al. in Earth and Space Science news (EOS).

 

Discussion papers – open for comments:

The unprecedented 2017–2018 stratospheric smoke event: Decay phase and aerosol properties observed with EARLINET. By H. Baars et al. in Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics.

Comparison of IAGOS in-situ water vapour measurements and ECMWF ERA-Interim Reanalysis data. By P. Reutter et al. in Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics.