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Creator:: Mote, Philip W., Rosenlof, Karen H., Holton, James R., Harwood, Robert S., and Waters, Joe W.
Abstract:: Measurements of stratospheric water vapor by the Microwave Limb Sounder aboard the Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite show that in the tropical lower stratosphere, low‐frequency variations are closely related to the annual cycle in tropical tropopause temperatures. Tropical stratospheric air appears to retain information about the tropopause conditions it encountered for...
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Full Text:: northern summer [Reid and Gage, 1981]. As Frederick and Douglass [1983] pointed out, when the temperature

Creator:: Mote, Philip W.
Abstract:: A previous comparison of data from the Halogen Occultation Experiment (HALOE) and of output from the NCAR Community Climate Model (CCM2) in austral spring overstated the effect of dehydration in the southern polar vortex on lower strato spheric water vapor in part due to shortcomings in the HALOE retrieval algorithm...
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Full Text:: x 1012 kg, represents the total amount of water removed by dehydration; Douglass and Stanford

Creator:: Mote, Philip W., Rosenlof, Karen H., McIntyre, Michael E., Carr, Ewan S, Gille, John C., Holton, James R., Kinnersley, Jonathan S., Pumphrey, Hugh C., Russell, James M., and Waters, Joe W.
Abstract:: We describe observations of tropical stratospheric water vapor q that show clear evidence of large‐scale upward advection of the signal from annual fluctuations in the effective “entry mixing ratio” qE of air entering the tropical stratosphere. In other words, air is “marked,” on emergence above the highest cloud tops, like...
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Creator:: Fueglistaler, S., Desller, A.E., Dunkerton, T.J., Folkins, I., Fu, Q., and Mote, Philip W.
Abstract:: Observations of temperature, winds, and atmospheric trace gases suggest that the transition from troposphere to stratosphere occurs in a layer, rather than at a sharp ‘‘tropopause.’’ In the tropics, this layer is often called the ‘‘tropical tropopause layer’’ (TTL). We present an overview of observations in the TTL and discuss...
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Full Text:: over the oceans, net ozone destruction occurs [e.g., Jacob et al., 1996]. In the stratosphere, ozone

Creator:: Mote, Philip W., Holton, James R., and Boville, Byron A.
Abstract:: Air and trace gases are exchanged between the stratosphere and the troposphere on a variety of scales; but general circulation models (GCMs) are unable to represent the smaller scales. It would be useful to see how a GCM represents stratosphere-troposphere exchange (STE), both to identify possible model deficiencies which would...
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Full Text:: temporal variance is another necessary condi- tion. Frederick and Douglass [1983] calculated that 36% of

Creator:: Mote, Philip W.
Abstract:: The application of general circulation models (GCMs) to stratospheric chemistry and transport both permits and requires a thorough investigation of stratospheric water vapor. The National Center for Atmospheric Research has redesigned its GCM, the Community Climate Model (CCM2), to enable studies of the chemistry and transport of tracers including water...
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Full Text:: the "stratospheric fountain" region, tend to occur at lower pres- sures [Frederick and Douglass

Creator:: Dalton, Meghan M., Mote, Philip W., Snover, Amy K., and Oregon Climate Change Research Institute
Abstract:: Climate Change in the Northwest: Implications for Our Landscapes, Waters, and Communities is a report aimed at assessing the state of knowledge about key climate impacts and consequences to various sectors and communities in the Northwest United States. This report draws on two recent state climate assessments in Washington in...
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