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From molecules to meteorology via turbulent scale invariance by Tuck, A. F.

“…This review attempts to interpret the generalized scale invariance observed in common atmospheric variables—wind, temperature, humidity, ozone and some trace…”
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Quasi-geostrophic turbulence and generalized scale invariance, a theoretical reply by Schertzer, D, Tchiguirinskaia, I, Lovejoy, S, Tuck, A. F

“…Lindborg et al. (2010) claim that the apparent spectrum power law E(k) ≈ k−3 on scales ≥600 km obtained with the help of commercial jetliner trajectory…”
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Horizontal cascade structure of atmospheric fields determined from aircraft data by Lovejoy, S., Tuck, A. F., Schertzer, D.

“…Aircraft measurements of the power spectra of the horizontal wind field typically find a transition from ≈ k−5/3 to ≈ k−2.4 at scales somewhere around 40 km (k…”
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Atmospheric Photochemistry via Vibrational Overtone Absorption by Donaldson, D. J, Tuck, A. F, Vaida, Veronica

“…On Earth, temperature is a well-defined variable locally in the atmosphere at altitudes less than about 100 km; however, the atmosphere is not in thermodynamic…”
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Is isotropic turbulence relevant in the atmosphere? by Lovejoy, S., Tuck, A. F., Hovde, S. J., Schertzer, D.

“…The problem of turbulence is ubiquitous in the Earth sciences, astrophysics and elsewhere. Virtually the only theoretical paradigm that has been seriously…”
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Joint horizontal-vertical anisotropic scaling, isobaric and isoheight wind statistics from aircraft data by Pinel, J., Lovejoy, S., Schertzer, D., Tuck, A. F.

“…Aircraft measurements of the horizontal wind have consistently found transitions from roughly k−5/3 to k−2.4 spectra at scales Δxc ranging from about…”
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Reinterpreting aircraft measurements in anisotropic scaling turbulence by Lovejoy, S., Tuck, A. F., Schertzer, D., Hovde, S. J.

“…Due to both systematic and turbulent induced vertical fluctuations, the interpretation of atmospheric aircraft measurements requires a theory of turbulence…”
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Vertical cascade structure of the atmosphere and multifractal dropsonde outages by Lovejoy, S., Tuck, A. F., Hovde, S. J., Schertzer, D.

“…We use 220 atmospheric profiles from state‐of‐the‐art dropsondes to test the predictions of multiplicative cascade models of the atmosphere on the horizontal…”
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Direct transport of midlatitude stratospheric ozone into the lower troposphere and marine boundary layer of the tropical Pacific Ocean by Cooper, O. R., Stohl, A., Hübler, G., Hsie, E. Y., Parrish, D. D., Tuck, A. F., Kiladis, G. N., Oltmans, S. J., Johnson, B. J., Shapiro, M., Moody, J. L., Lefohn, A. S.

“…The detailed survey of midlatitude stratospheric intrusions penetrating into the Northern Hemisphere tropics was one goal of the Pacific Sub‐Tropical Jet Study…”
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Fatty acids on continental sulfate aerosol particles by Tervahattu, H., Juhanoja, J., Vaida, V., Tuck, A. F., Niemi, J. V., Kupiainen, K., Kulmala, M., Vehkamäki, H.

“…Surface analyses of atmospheric aerosols from different continental sources, such as forest fires and coal and straw burning, show that organic surfactants are…”
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Do stable atmospheric layers exist? by Lovejoy, S., Tuck, A. F., Hovde, S. J., Schertzer, D.

“…The notion of stable atmospheric layers is a classical idealization used for understanding atmospheric dynamics and thermodynamics. Using state of the art drop…”
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Reply to comment by Igor Esau on “Do stable atmospheric layers exist?” by Lovejoy, S., Tuck, A. F., Schertzer, D., Hovde, S. J.

“…We would like to thank Esau (2009) for attempting to save the classical notion of stable layers; his argument is very close to one raised up by an anonymous…”
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On geoengineering with sulphate aerosols in the tropical upper troposphere and lower stratosphere by Tuck, A. F, Donaldson, D. J, Hitchman, M. H, Richard, E. C, Tervahattu, H, Vaida, V, Wilson, J. C

“…This paper is in response to the Editorial Essay by Crutzen and the Editorial Comment by Cicerone in the August 2006 issue of Climatic Change. We reprise the…”
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Chlorine activation near the midlatitude tropopause by Thornton, Brett F., Toohey, Darin W., Tuck, A. F., Elkins, J. W., Kelly, K. K., Hovde, S. J., Richard, E. C., Rosenlof, K. H., Thompson, T. L., Mahoney, M. J., Wilson, J. C.

“…We report on substantial chlorine activation near the midlatitude tropopause over the central United States (39–42°N 102–105°W) during the WB‐57F Aerosol…”
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Organic aerosols and the origin of life: an hypothesis by Donaldson, D J, Tervahattu, H, Tuck, A F, Vaida, V

“…Recent experimental work has verified the prediction that marine aerosols could have an exterior film of amphiphiles; palmitic, stearic and oleic acids were…”
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Atmospheric radical production by excitation of vibrational overtones via absorption of visible light by Donaldson, D. J., Frost, G. J., Rosenlof, K. H., Tuck, A. F., Vaida, V.

“…We present calculations using a radiative transfer model which predict that in the lower stratosphere at high zenith angles, significant enhancements to the…”
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Scale invariance in jet streams: ER‐2 data around the lower‐stratospheric polar night vortex by Tuck, A. F., Hovde, S. J., Bui, T. P.

“…High altitude ER‐2 aircraft observations in both hemispheres of the lower‐stratospheric polar night jet stream reveal generalized scale invariance. The scaling…”
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Fractal behavior of ozone, wind and temperature in the lower stratosphere by Tuck, A. F., Hovde, S. J.

“…We apply a measure from fractal geometry to time series of airborne observations of ozone and meteorological quantities in the lower stratosphere. The Hurst…”
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High-resolution airborne profiles of CH4, O3, and water vapor near tropical Central America in late January to early February 2004 by Richard, E. C., Tuck, A. F., Aikin, K. C., Kelly, K. K., Herman, R. L., Troy, R. F., Hovde, S. J., Rosenlof, K. H., Thompson, T. L., Ray, E. A.

“…High‐resolution (1 Hz at true airspeeds near 200 m s−1) observations of methane, ozone, water vapor, and temperature taken between the surface and 18 km from…”
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Exchange between the upper tropical troposphere and the lower stratosphere studied with aircraft observations by Tuck, A. F., Hovde, S. J., Kelly, K. K., Mahoney, M. J., Proffitt, M. H., Richard, E. C., Thompson, T. L.

“…Exchange between the upper tropical troposphere and the lower stratosphere is considered by examining WB57F and ER‐2 aircraft observations of water, ozone,…”
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