SPARC Science update: 13 December – 19 December

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


Driving mechanisms for the El Niño–Southern Oscillation impact on stratospheric ozone. By S. Benito-Barca, N. Calvo, and M. Abalos in Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics.

Understanding model-observation discrepancies in satellite retrievals of atmospheric temperature using GISS ModelE. By M.C. Casas et al. in the Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres.

Satellite-Borne Observations of Ozone Impact by the November 2001 Solar Proton Event. By K. Nilsen, A. Kero, P.T. Verronen, and M.E. Szeläg in the Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres.

Vertical structure of the lower-stratospheric moist bias in the ERA5 reanalysis and its connection to mixing processes. By K. Krüger et al. in Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics.

Climatology and variability of air mass transport from the boundary layer to the Asian monsoon anticyclone. By M. Nützel et al. in Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics.