Search Results - "READ, William G"

Siege in the Southern Stratosphere: Hunga Tonga‐Hunga Ha'apai Water Vapor Excluded From the 2022 Antarctic Polar Vortex by Manney, Gloria L., Santee, Michelle L., Lambert, Alyn, Millán, Luis F., Minschwaner, Ken, Werner, Frank, Lawrence, Zachary D., Read, William G., Livesey, Nathaniel J., Wang, Tao

“…We use Aura Microwave Limb Sounder (MLS) trace gas measurements to investigate whether water vapor (H2O) injected into the stratosphere by the Hunga…”
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The Stratospheric Water and Ozone Satellite Homogenized (SWOOSH) database: a long-term database for climate studies by Davis, Sean M, Rosenlof, Karen H, Hassler, Birgit, Hurst, Dale F, Read, William G, Vömel, Holger, Selkirk, Henry, Fujiwara, Masatomo, Damadeo, Robert

“…In this paper, we describe the construction of the Stratospheric Water and Ozone Satellite Homogenized (SWOOSH) database, which includes vertically resolved…”
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The linkage between stratospheric water vapor and surface temperature in an observation-constrained coupled general circulation model by Wang, Yuan, Su, Hui, Jiang, Jonathan H., Livesey, Nathaniel J., Santee, Michelle L., Froidevaux, Lucien, Read, William G., Anderson, John

“…We assess the interactions between stratospheric water vapor (SWV) and surface temperature during the past two decades using satellite observations and the…”
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Validation of Aura Microwave Limb Sounder stratospheric water vapor measurements by the NOAA frost point hygrometer by Hurst, Dale F., Lambert, Alyn, Read, William G., Davis, Sean M., Rosenlof, Karen H., Hall, Emrys G., Jordan, Allen F., Oltmans, Samuel J.

“…Differences between stratospheric water vapor measurements by NOAA frost point hygrometers (FPHs) and the Aura Microwave Limb Sounder (MLS) are evaluated for…”
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Short Circuit of Water Vapor and Polluted Air to the Global Stratosphere by Convective Transport over the Tibetan Plateau by Fu, Rong, Hu, Yuanlong, Wright, Jonathon S., Jiang, Jonathan H., Dickinson, Robert E., Chen, Mingxuan, Filipiak, Mark, Read, William G., Waters, Joe W., Wu, Dong L.

“…During boreal summer, much of the water vapor and CO entering the global tropical stratosphere is transported over the Asian monsoon/Tibetan Plateau (TP)…”
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Convective outflow of South Asian pollution: A global CTM simulation compared with EOS MLS observations by Li, Qinbin, Jiang, Jonathan H., Wu, Dong L., Read, William G., Livesey, Nathaniel J., Waters, Joe W., Zhang, Yongsheng, Wang, Bin, Filipiak, Mark J., Davis, Cory P., Turquety, Solene, Wu, Shiliang, Park, Rokjin J., Yantosca, Robert M., Jacob, Daniel J.

“…A global 3‐D chemical transport model is used to analyze observations of carbon monoxide (CO) and upper tropospheric clouds from the EOS Microwave Limb Sounder…”
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Validation of the Aura MLS cloud ice water content measurements by Wu, Dong L., Jiang, Jonathan H., Read, William G., Austin, Richard T., Davis, Cory P., Lambert, Alyn, Stephens, Graeme L., Vane, Deborah G., Waters, Joe W.

“…Retrieval and validation of upper tropospheric ice water content (IWC) measurements with the Aura Microwave Limb Sounder (MLS) are described. The MLS version…”
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Comparison of upper tropospheric water vapor observations from the Microwave Limb Sounder and Atmospheric Infrared Sounder by Fetzer, Eric J., Read, William G., Waliser, Duane, Kahn, Brian H., Tian, Baijun, Vömel, Holger, Irion, Fredrick W., Su, Hui, Eldering, Annmarie, de la Torre Juarez, Manuel, Jiang, Jonathan, Dang, Van

“…We compare matched retrievals of upper tropospheric water vapor (UTWV) mixing ratios from the Microwave Limb Sounder (MLS) instrument on the Aura satellite,…”
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Observed Increase of TTL Temperature and Water Vapor in Polluted Clouds over Asia by Su, Hui, Jiang, Jonathan H., Liu, Xiaohong, Penner, Joyce E., Read, William G., Massie, Steven, Schoeberl, Mark R., Colarco, Peter, Livesey, Nathaniel J., Santee, Michelle L.

“…Satellite observations are analyzed to examine the correlations between aerosols and the tropical tropopause layer (TTL) temperature and water vapor. This…”
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Record‐Low Arctic Stratospheric Ozone in 2020: MLS Observations of Chemical Processes and Comparisons With Previous Extreme Winters by Manney, Gloria L., Livesey, Nathaniel J., Santee, Michelle L., Froidevaux, Lucien, Lambert, Alyn, Lawrence, Zachary D., Millán, Luis F., Neu, Jessica L., Read, William G., Schwartz, Michael J., Fuller, Ryan A.

“…Aura Microwave Limb Sounder (MLS) measurements show that chemical processing was critical to the observed record‐low Arctic stratospheric ozone in spring 2020…”
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Enhanced positive water vapor feedback associated with tropical deep convection: New evidence from Aura MLS by Su, Hui, Read, William G., Jiang, Jonathan H., Waters, Joe W., Wu, Dong L., Fetzer, Eric J.

“…Recent simultaneous observations of upper tropospheric (UT) water vapor and cloud ice from the Microwave Limb Sounder (MLS) on the Aura satellite provide new…”
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NASA/Aura/Microwave Limb Sounder water vapor validation at Mauna Loa Observatory by Raman lidar by Barnes, John E., Kaplan, Trevor, Vömel, Holger, Read, William G.

“…The NASA/Aura/Microwave Limb Sounder (MLS) instrument has been compared to the Mauna Loa Observatory Raman water vapor lidar. Calibration of the lidar used…”
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Australian New Year's PyroCb Impact on Stratospheric Composition by Schwartz, Michael J., Santee, Michelle L., Pumphrey, Hugh C., Manney, Gloria L., Lambert, Alyn, Livesey, Nathaniel J., Millán, Luis, Neu, Jessica L., Read, William G., Werner, Frank

“…Following the Australian New Year's pyrocumulonimbus complex between 29 December 2019 and 4 January 2020, the Aura Microwave Limb Sounder (MLS) observed a…”
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Investigation and amelioration of long-term instrumental drifts in water vapor and nitrous oxide measurements from the Aura Microwave Limb Sounder (MLS) and their implications for studies of variability and trends by Livesey, Nathaniel J, Read, William G, Froidevaux, Lucien, Lambert, Alyn, Santee, Michelle L, Schwartz, Michael J, Millán, Luis F, Jarnot, Robert F, Wagner, Paul A, Hurst, Dale F, Walker, Kaley A, Sheese, Patrick E, Nedoluha, Gerald E

“…The Microwave Limb Sounder (MLS), launched on NASA's Aura spacecraft in 2004, measures vertical profiles of the abundances of key atmospheric species from the…”
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Characterization of MJO-related upper tropospheric hydrological processes using MLS by Schwartz, Michael J., Waliser, Duane E., Tian, Baijun, Wu, Dong L., Jiang, Jonathan H., Read, William G.

“…This study quantifies Madden‐Julian Oscillation (MJO)‐related hydrological variability in the upper troposphere/lower stratosphere (UT/LS) using Aura Microwave…”
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Variations of tropical upper tropospheric clouds with sea surface temperature and implications for radiative effects by Su, Hui, Jiang, Jonathan H., Gu, Yu, Neelin, J. David, Kahn, Brian H., Feldman, Daniel, Yung, Yuk L., Waters, Joe W., Livesey, Nathaniel J., Santee, Michelle L., Read, William G.

“…The variations of tropical upper tropospheric (UT) clouds with sea surface temperature (SST) are analyzed using effective cloud fraction from the Atmospheric…”
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Evaluation of cloud and water vapor simulations in CMIP5 climate models using NASA "A-Train" satellite observations by Jiang, Jonathan H., Su, Hui, Zhai, Chengxing, Perun, Vincent S., Del Genio, Anthony, Nazarenko, Larissa S., Donner, Leo J., Horowitz, Larry, Seman, Charles, Cole, Jason, Gettelman, Andrew, Ringer, Mark A., Rotstayn, Leon, Jeffrey, Stephen, Wu, Tongwen, Brient, Florent, Dufresne, Jean-Louis, Kawai, Hideaki, Koshiro, Tsuyoshi, Watanabe, Masahiro, LÉcuyer, Tristan S., Volodin, Evgeny M., Iversen, Trond, Drange, Helge, Mesquita, Michel D. S., Read, William G., Waters, Joe W., Tian, Baijun, Teixeira, Joao, Stephens, Graeme L.

“…Using NASA's A‐Train satellite measurements, we evaluate the accuracy of cloud water content (CWC) and water vapor mixing ratio (H2O) outputs from 19 climate…”
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Rapid ozone depletion after humidification of the stratosphere by the Hunga Tonga Eruption by Evan, Stephanie, Brioude, Jerome, Rosenlof, Karen H., Gao, Ru-Shan, Portmann, Robert W., Zhu, Yunqian, Volkamer, Rainer, Lee, Christopher F., Metzger, Jean-Marc, Lamy, Kevin, Walter, Paul, Alvarez, Sergio L., Flynn, James H., Asher, Elizabeth, Todt, Michael, Davis, Sean M., Thornberry, Troy, Vömel, Holger, Wienhold, Frank G., Stauffer, Ryan M., Millán, Luis, Santee, Michelle L., Froidevaux, Lucien, Read, William G.

“…The eruption of the Hunga Tonga–Hunga Ha’apai volcano on 15 January 2022 offered a good opportunity to explore the early impacts of tropical volcanic eruptions…”
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Relationships of upper tropospheric water vapor, clouds and SST: MLS observations, ECMWF analyses and GCM simulations by Su, Hui, Waliser, Duane E., Jiang, Jonathan H., Li, Jui-lin, Read, William G., Waters, Joe W., Tompkins, Adrian M.

“…The relationships of upper tropospheric water vapor (UTWV), cloud ice and sea surface temperature (SST) are examined in the annual cycles of ECMWF analyses and…”
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Convectively injected water vapor in the North American summer lowermost stratosphere by Schwartz, Michael J., Read, William G., Santee, Michelle L., Livesey, Nathaniel J., Froidevaux, Lucien, Lambert, Alyn, Manney, Gloria L.

“…Anderson et al. (2012) (A2012) report in situ observations of convectively injected water vapor (H2O) in the North American (NA) summer lowermost stratosphere…”
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