Search Results - "Read, W. G."
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The Evolution of the Hunga Hydration in a Moistening Stratosphere
Published in Geophysical research letters (16-10-2024)“…The 2022 Hunga eruption caused unprecedented stratospheric hydration. Aura Microwave Limb Sounder (MLS) measurements show that the stratospheric water vapor…”
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Variability in the speed of the Brewer–Dobson circulation as observed by Aura/MLS
Published in Atmospheric chemistry and physics (02-05-2013)“…We use Aura/MLS stratospheric water vapour (H2O) measurements as tracer for dynamics and infer interannual variations in the speed of the Brewer–Dobson…”
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Validation of the Aura Microwave Limb Sounder temperature and geopotential height measurements
Published in Journal of Geophysical Research - Atmospheres (16-08-2008)“…Global satellite observations of temperature and geopotential height (GPH) from the Microwave Limb Sounder (MLS) on the EOS Aura spacecraft are discussed. The…”
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Sulfur dioxide (SO 2 ) from MIPAS in the upper troposphere and lower stratosphere 2002–2012
Published in Atmospheric chemistry and physics (29-06-2015)“…Vertically resolved distributions of sulfur dioxide (SO2) with global coverage in the height region from the upper troposphere to ~20 km altitude have been…”
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Validation of Aura Microwave Limb Sounder stratospheric ozone measurements
Published in Journal of Geophysical Research - Atmospheres (16-08-2008)“…The Earth Observing System (EOS) Microwave Limb Sounder (MLS) aboard the Aura satellite has provided essentially daily global measurements of ozone (O3)…”
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Jet characterization in the upper troposphere/lower stratosphere (UTLS): applications to climatology and transport studies
Published in Atmospheric chemistry and physics (29-06-2011)“…A method of classifying the upper tropospheric/lower stratospheric (UTLS) jets has been developed that allows satellite and aircraft trace gas data and…”
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Correlation among cirrus ice content, water vapor and temperature in the TTL as observed by CALIPSO and Aura/MLS
Published in Atmospheric chemistry and physics (16-01-2012)“…Water vapor in the tropical tropopause layer (TTL) has a local radiative cooling effect. As a source for ice in cirrus clouds, however, it can also indirectly…”
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Observations of deep convective influence on stratospheric water vapor and its isotopic composition
Published in Geophysical research letters (01-02-2007)“…In situ observations of H2O and HDO in the midlatitude stratosphere are used to evaluate the role of convection in determining the stratospheric water budget…”
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Hydration or dehydration: competing effects of upper tropospheric cloud radiation on the TTL water vapor
Published in Atmospheric chemistry and physics (28-08-2012)“…A tropical channel version of the Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF) model is used to investigate the radiative impacts of upper tropospheric clouds on…”
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Microwave Limb Sounder observations of biomass-burning products from the Australian bush fires of February 2009
Published in Atmospheric chemistry and physics (01-07-2011)“…The large bush fires which occurred in southeast Australia in February 2009 were unusually destructive. However, they were also unusual in the amounts of…”
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Interrelated variations of O3, CO and deep convection in the tropical/subtropical upper troposphere observed by the Aura Microwave Limb Sounder (MLS) during 2004-2011
Published in Atmospheric chemistry and physics (2013)“…The interrelated geographic and temporal variability seen in more than seven years of tropical and subtropical upper tropospheric (215 hPa) ozone, carbon…”
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Trace gas evolution in the lowermost stratosphere from Aura Microwave Limb Sounder measurements
Published in Journal of Geophysical Research (24-09-2011)“…Daily global measurements from NASA's Aura Microwave Limb Sounder (MLS) allow comprehensive investigation of interhemispheric and interannual variations in…”
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The role of tropical deep convective clouds on temperature, water vapor, and dehydration in the tropical tropopause layer (TTL)
Published in Atmospheric chemistry and physics (27-04-2011)“…Temperature and water vapor variations due to clouds in the tropical tropopause layer (TTL) are investigated using co-located MLS, CALIPSO, and CloudSat data…”
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Validation of Aura Microwave Limb Sounder Ozone by ozonesonde and lidar measurements
Published in Journal of Geophysical Research - Atmospheres (27-12-2007)“…We present validation studies of MLS version 2.2 upper tropospheric and stratospheric ozone profiles using ozonesonde and lidar data as well as climatological…”
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Effects of 1997-1998 El Niño on tropospheric ozone and water vapor
Published in Geophysical research letters (15-10-1998)“…This paper analyzes the impact of the 1997–1998 El Niño on tropospheric column ozone and tropospheric water vapor derived respectively from the Total Ozone…”
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The Hunga Tonga‐Hunga Ha'apai Hydration of the Stratosphere
Published in Geophysical research letters (16-07-2022)“…Following the 15 January 2022 Hunga Tonga‐Hunga Ha'apai eruption, several trace gases measured by the Aura Microwave Limb Sounder (MLS) displayed anomalous…”
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Observation of night OH in the mesosphere
Published in Geophysical research letters (01-10-2006)“…Satellite measurements from the Aura MLS instrument show a layer of OH near 82 km in the night. This layer confirms earlier measurements by ground-based LIDAR…”
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Validation of Aura Microwave Limb Sounder water vapor by balloon-borne Cryogenic Frost point Hygrometer measurements
Published in Journal of Geophysical Research (27-12-2007)“…Here we present extensive observations of stratospheric and upper tropospheric water vapor using the balloon‐borne Cryogenic Frost point Hygrometer (CFH) in…”
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Temporal decrease in upper atmospheric chlorine
Published in Geophysical research letters (01-12-2006)“…We report a steady decrease in the upper stratospheric and lower mesospheric abundances of hydrogen chloride (HCl) from August 2004 through January 2006, as…”
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Validation of the Aura Microwave Limb Sounder ClO measurements
Published in Journal of Geophysical Research (16-08-2008)“…We assess the quality of the version 2.2 (v2.2) ClO measurements from the Microwave Limb Sounder (MLS) on the Earth Observing System Aura satellite. The MLS…”
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