Search Results - "SANTEE, Michelle L"
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On the Cause of Recent Variations in Lower Stratospheric Ozone
Published in Geophysical research letters (16-06-2018)“…We use height‐resolved and total column satellite observations and 3‐D chemical transport model simulations to study stratospheric ozone variations during…”
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The Chemical Effect of Increased Water Vapor From the Hunga Tonga‐Hunga Ha'apai Eruption on the Antarctic Ozone Hole
Published in Geophysical research letters (28-02-2024)“…The eruption of the Hunga Tonga‐Hunga Ha'apai volcano on 15 January 2022 was one of the most explosive eruptions of the last decades. The amount of water vapor…”
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Tropospheric ozone variations governed by changes in stratospheric circulation
Published in Nature geoscience (01-05-2014)“…The downward transport of stratospheric air can deliver significant quantities of ozone to the upper troposphere. An analysis of satellite data suggests that…”
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Siege in the Southern Stratosphere: Hunga Tonga‐Hunga Ha'apai Water Vapor Excluded From the 2022 Antarctic Polar Vortex
Published in Geophysical research letters (28-07-2023)“…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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Response of stratospheric water vapor and ozone to the unusual timing of El Niño and the QBO disruption in 2015–2016
Published in Atmospheric chemistry and physics (11-09-2018)“…The stratospheric circulation determines the transport and lifetime of key trace gases in a changing climate, including water vapor and ozone, which…”
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Aura Microwave Limb Sounder observations of dynamics and transport during the record-breaking 2009 Arctic stratospheric major warming
Published in Geophysical research letters (01-06-2009)“…A major stratospheric sudden warming (SSW) in January 2009 was the strongest and most prolonged on record. Aura Microwave Limb Sounder (MLS) observations are…”
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Energetic particle precipitation: A major driver of the ozone budget in the Antarctic upper stratosphere
Published in Geophysical research letters (16-04-2016)“…Geomagnetic activity is thought to affect ozone and, possibly, climate in polar regions via energetic particle precipitation (EPP) but observational evidence…”
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The linkage between stratospheric water vapor and surface temperature in an observation-constrained coupled general circulation model
Published in Climate dynamics (01-04-2017)“…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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First evidence of middle atmospheric HO2 response to 27 day solar cycles from satellite observations
Published in Geophysical research letters (28-11-2015)“…HO2 and OH, also known as HOx, play an important role in controlling middle atmospheric O3. Due to their photochemical production and short chemical lifetimes,…”
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Polar stratospheric cloud evolution and chlorine activation measured by CALIPSO and MLS, and modeled by ATLAS
Published in Atmospheric chemistry and physics (14-03-2016)“…We examined observations of polar stratospheric clouds (PSCs) by CALIPSO, and of HCl and ClO by MLS along air mass trajectories, to investigate the dependence…”
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Comment on "Observation of Large and All-Season Ozone Losses Over the Tropics" [AIP Advances 12, 075066 (2022)]
Published in AIP advances (01-12-2022)“…As discussed above, and supported by extensive literature, there is no robust, credible observational evidence for substantial ozone depletion (i.e., an “ozone…”
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Midlatitude atmospheric OH response to the most recent 11-y solar cycle
Published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS (05-02-2013)“…The hydroxyl radical (OH) plays an important role in middle atmospheric photochemistry, particularly in ozone (O ₃) chemistry. Because it is mainly produced…”
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Observed Increase of TTL Temperature and Water Vapor in Polluted Clouds over Asia
Published in Journal of climate (01-06-2011)“…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
Published in Geophysical research letters (28-08-2020)“…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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Arctic Ozone Depletion in 2019/20: Roles of Chemistry, Dynamics and the Montreal Protocol
Published in Geophysical research letters (28-02-2021)“…We use a three‐dimensional chemical transport model and satellite observations to investigate Arctic ozone depletion in winter/spring 2019/20 and compare with…”
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What's in a Name? On the Use and Significance of the Term “Polar Vortex”
Published in Geophysical research letters (28-05-2022)“…Mainstream and popular science media are rife with misunderstandings about what a “polar vortex” is. The term most aptly describes the stratospheric polar…”
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Constraining the chlorine monoxide (ClO)/chlorine peroxide (ClOOCl) equilibrium constant from Aura Microwave Limb Sounder measurements of nighttime ClO
Published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS (13-04-2010)“…The primary ozone loss process in the cold polar lower stratosphere hinges on chlorine monoxide (ClO) and one of its dimers, chlorine peroxide (ClOOCl)…”
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Stratospheric Moistening After 2000
Published in Geophysical research letters (28-04-2022)“…The significant climate feedback of stratospheric water vapor (SWV) necessitates quantitative estimates of SWV budget changes. Model simulations driven by the…”
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Variations of tropical upper tropospheric clouds with sea surface temperature and implications for radiative effects
Published in Journal of Geophysical Research - Atmospheres (27-05-2008)“…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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The Quadrennial Ozone Symposium 2016
Published in Advances in atmospheric sciences (01-03-2017)“…1. Overview The 2016 Quadrennial Ozone Symposium (QOS-2016) was held on 4-9 September 2016 in Edinburgh, UK. The Symposium was organized by the International…”
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