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Seasonal variations of water vapor in the tropical lower stratosphere
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Seasonal variations of water vapor in the tropical lower stratosphere |
| Names |
Mote, Philip W.
(creator) Rosenloh, Karen H. (creator) Holton, James R. (creator) Harwood, Robert S. (creator) Waters, Joe W. (creator) |
| Date Issued | 1995-05-01 (iso8601) |
| Abstract | Measurements of stratospheric water vapor by the Microwave Limb Sounder aboard the Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite show that in the tropical lower stratosphere, low-frequency variations are closely related to the annual cycle in tropical tropopause temperatures. Tropical stratospheric air appears to retain information about the tropopause conditions it encountered for over a year as it rises through the stratosphere. We use a two-dimensional Lagrangian model to relate MLS measurements to the temperature that tropical air parcels encountered when crossing the 100 hPa surface. |
| Genre | Article |
| Identifier | Mote, P. W., Rosenlof, K. H., Holton, J. R., Harwood, R. S., & Waters, J. W. (1995). Seasonal variations of water vapor in the tropical lower stratosphere. Geophysical Research Letters, 22(9), 1093-1096. |
