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

 

From reliable weather forecasts to skilful climate response: a dynamical systems approach. By H.M. Christensen and J. Berner in the Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society.

The influence of mixing on the stratospheric age of air changes in the 21st century. By R. Eichinger et al. in Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics.

Simulation of the ENSO influence on the extra-tropical middle atmosphere. By T.S. Ermakova et al. in Earth, Planets and Space.

Vortex dynamics of stratospheric sudden warmings: a reanalysis data study using PV contour integral diagnostics. By F. Kwasniok, R. Beaumant, and J. Thuburn in the Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society.

Beware of Inertial Instability masquerading as gravity waves in stratospheric temperature perturbations. By V. lynn Harvey and J.A. Knox in the Geophysical Research Letters.

Comparison of Antarctic polar stratospheric cloud observations by ground-based and space-borne lidar and relevance for chemistry–climate models. By M. Snels et al. in Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics.

 

Discussion papers – open for comment:

Data rescue of daily climate station-based observations across Europe. By J.R. Coll et al. in Earth System Science Data.