Reanalysis comparisons of upper tropospheric–lower stratospheric jets and multiple tropopauses

The representation of upper tropospheric–lower stratospheric (UTLS) jet and tropopause characteristics is compared in five modern high-resolution reanalyses for 1980 through 2014. Climatologies of upper tropospheric jet, subvortex jet (the lowermost part of the stratospheric vortex), and multipl...

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Main Authors: G. L. Manney, M. I. Hegglin, Z. D. Lawrence, K. Wargan, L. F. Millán, M. J. Schwartz, M. L. Santee, A. Lambert, S. Pawson, B. W. Knosp, R. A. Fuller, W. H. Daffer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2017-09-01
Series:Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics
Online Access:https://www.atmos-chem-phys.net/17/11541/2017/acp-17-11541-2017.pdf