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

Advancements in decadal climate predictability: the role of non-oceanic drivers. By A. Bellucci et al. in Reviews of Geophysics.

Inclusion of mountain-wave-induced cooling for the formation of PSCs over the Antarctic Peninsula in a chemistry–climate model. By A. Orr et al. in Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics.

Projection of Indian Summer Monsoon Climate in 2041-2060 by Multi-Regional and Global Climate Models. By X. Niu et al. in the Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres.

The Global Structure of UTLS Ozone in GEOS-5: A Multi-Year Assimilation of EOS Aura Data. By K. Wargan et al. in the Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres.

Investigation of the transport processes controlling the geographic distribution of carbon monoxide at the tropical tropopause. By E.J. Jensen et al. in the Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres.

Atmospheric initial conditions and the predictability of the Arctic Oscillation. By T.N. Stockdale et al. in Geophysical Research Letters.

Evaluation of CMIP5 upper troposphere and lower stratosphere geopotential height with GPS radio occultation observations. By C.O. Ao et al. in the Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres.

Dominating Controls for Wetter South Asian Summer Monsoon in the 21st Century. By R. Mei et al. in the Journal of climate.

Discussion Papers – open for comment:

The southern stratospheric gravity-wave hot spot: individual waves and their momentum fluxes measured by COSMIC GPS-RO. By N.P. Hindley et al. in Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics Discussions.