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    Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres: Volume 118, Issue 19

    10,653-11,480
    16 October 2013
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Climate and Dynamics

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Infrasound pulses from lightning and electrostatic field changes: Observation and discussion

J. Chum,  G. Diendorfer,  T. Šindelářová,  J. Baše,  F. Hruška, 
  • Pages: 10,653-10,664
  • First Published: 04 September 2013
Key Points

  • Simultaneous electrostatic and infrasound measurements were performed
  • Electrostatic mechanism of infrasound production is discussed
  • Distinct infrasound pulses are observed for IC discharges

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ENSO-related rainfall changes over the New Guinea region

Ian Smith,  Aurel Moise,  Kasis Inape,  Brad Murphy,  Rob Colman,  Scott Power,  Christine Chung, 
  • Pages: 10,665-10,675
  • First Published: 12 September 2013
Key Points

  • Patterns of ENSO-related rainfall impacts over New Guinea are complex.
  • Satellite-based rainfall estimates (TRMM)provide details about these impacts.
  • There is evidence of non-linear relationships for some regions.

Open Access

Near-term acceleration of hydroclimatic change in the western U.S.

Moetasim Ashfaq,  Subimal Ghosh,  Shih-Chieh Kao,  Laura C. Bowling,  Philip Mote,  Danielle Touma,  Sara A. Rauscher,  Noah S. Diffenbaugh, 
  • Pages: 10,676-10,693
  • First Published: 07 September 2013
Key Points

  • Acceleration of decreases in western U.S. spring snowpack in next three decades
  • Shifts toward earlier snowmelt, base flow, and runoff dates throughout the region
  • Hydrological response is dominated by changes in temperature

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Interannual fluctuations in the seasonal cycle of nitrous oxide and chlorofluorocarbons due to the Brewer-Dobson circulation

P. G. Simmonds,  A. J. Manning,  M. Athanassiadou,  A. A. Scaife,  R. G. Derwent,  S. O'Doherty,  C. M. Harth,  R. F. Weiss,  G. S. Dutton,  B. D. Hall,  C. Sweeney,  J. W. Elkins, 
  • Pages: 10,694-10,706
  • First Published: 16 September 2013
Key Points

  • Relates atmospheric dynamics (STE) with N2O and CFC tracers species
  • Inter-annually varying summertime minima and mixing of stratospheric air
  • Prediction of changes in Brewer Donson circulation

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The estimation of upper atmospheric wind model updates from infrasound data

J. D. Assink,  R. Waxler,  W. G. Frazier,  J. Lonzaga, 
  • Pages: 10,707-10,724
  • First Published: 13 September 2013
Key Points

  • A Bayesian inversion method to update wind models from infrasound is developed
  • Such updates can be used to constrain wind models in the upper atmosphere
  • Such updates can be useful for infrasound propagation studies

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Response of land surface fluxes and precipitation to different soil bottom hydrological conditions in a general circulation model

A. Campoy,  A. Ducharne,  F. Cheruy,  F. Hourdin,  J. Polcher,  J. C. Dupont, 
  • Pages: 10,725-10,739
  • First Published: 09 July 2013
Key Points

  • Sensitivity to reduced drainage and saturation within the soil column
  • Confrontation to local scale observations exhibiting a shallow water table
  • European scale analysis of the resulting precipitation increase

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Connections between the stratospheric quasi-biennial oscillation and tropospheric circulation over Asia in northern autumn

Makoto Inoue,  Masaaki Takahashi, 
  • Pages: 10,740-10,753
  • First Published: 13 September 2013
Key Points

  • Relationship between QBO and troposphere over Asia in autumn
  • Wave activity and meridional circulation with QBO
  • Convective activity associated with QBO

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Characteristics of the subtropical tropopause region based on long-term highly resolved sonde records over Tenerife

Juan J. Rodriguez-Franco,  Emilio Cuevas, 
  • Pages: 10,754-10,769
  • First Published: 19 September 2013
Key Points

  • The subtropical tropopause region is thoroughly characterized
  • Several PV values are possible to define an isentropic barrier in the subtropics
  • Distinctive features for midlatitude and tropical tropopauses are revealed

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Multi-RCM ensemble downscaling of NCEP CFS winter season forecasts: Implications for seasonal hydrologic forecast skill

Shraddhanand Shukla,  Dennis P. Lettenmaier, 
  • Pages: 10,770-10,790
  • First Published: 10 July 2013
Key Points

  • Evaluation of dynamical vs statistical downscaling of CFS
  • Dynamical downscaling does somewhat improves the skill
  • Careful selection of RCMs is critical

Free Access

The importance of fronts for extreme precipitation

J. L. Catto,  S. Pfahl, 
  • Pages: 10,791-10,801
  • First Published: 21 September 2013
Key Points

  • Objectively identified fronts are linked with precipitation extremes.
  • Up to 90% of extreme precipitation events are associated with fronts.
  • Fronts related to extreme precipitation events are much stronger.

Open Access
Highlight

Association between trends in daily rainfall percentiles and the global mean temperature

R. E. Benestad, 
  • Pages: 10,802-10,810
  • First Published: 09 September 2013
Key Points

  • Intense 24-hr precipitation changes due to global warming
  • New method for downscaling 24-hr precipitation statistics
  • Independent confirmation of earlier studies

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Impact of Pacific and Atlantic sea surface temperatures on interannual and decadal variations of GRACE land water storage in tropical South America

Caroline de Linage,  Hyungjun Kim,  James S. Famiglietti,  Jin-Yi Yu, 
  • Pages: 10,811-10,829
  • First Published: 11 September 2013
Key Points

  • A quasi-biennial mode is found both in GRACE and in Pacific and Atlantic SST
  • Observed decadal trends may be due to PDO, deforestation or glacier melting
  • NE (central/W) Amazon is influenced by central Pacific (tropical N Atlantic) SST

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Analytic computations of nonideal corrections to blast wave overpressure predictions at high altitudes

Seyi Latunde-Dada, 
  • Pages: 10,830-10,838
  • First Published: 18 September 2013
Key Points

  • Computes analytically the non-ideal corrections to over pressure predictions
  • Considers atmospheric attenuation and refraction
  • Develops on work done by Reed et al. which has been published in this journal

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The South Pacific Convergence Zone in three decades of satellite images

Colene Haffke,  Gudrun Magnusdottir, 
  • Pages: 10,839-10,849
  • First Published: 19 September 2013
Key Points

  • Developed a 30 year, 3-hourly data set of SPCZ location and extent
  • Presents interannual and intraseasonal variability of SPCZ location
  • Presents seasonal evolution of SPCZ location and extent

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Past and future spatiotemporal changes in evapotranspiration and effective moisture on the Tibetan Plateau

Yunhe Yin,  Shaohong Wu,  Dongsheng Zhao, 
  • Pages: 10,850-10,860
  • First Published: 20 September 2013
Key Points

  • Evapotranspiration is simulated by the modified LPJ and a regional climate model
  • Changes in drought stress are derived from effective moisture
  • Negative to positive transition in potential evapotranspiration occurred in 1997

Open Access

Seasonal variations in lower stratospheric gravity wave energy above the Falkland Islands

T. Moffat-Griffin,  M. J. Jarvis,  S. R. Colwell,  A. J. Kavanagh,  G. L. Manney,  W. H. Daffer, 
  • Pages: 10,861-10,869
  • First Published: 20 September 2013
Key Points

  • Identifying gravity wave sources affecting the stratosphere above the Falklands
  • Examining seasonal variation in gw energy density
  • Examining seasonal variation in gw vertical propagation direction

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Synoptic and dynamical analysis of subtropical cyclone Anita (2010) and its potential for tropical transition over the South Atlantic Ocean

João Rafael Dias Pinto,  Michelle Simões Reboita,  Rosmeri Porfírio da Rocha, 
  • Pages: 10,870-10,883
  • First Published: 14 September 2013
Key Points

  • Indicates environmental conditions that may favor TT over SAO
  • Suggests importance of the diabatic contribution from the air-sea interaction
  • Shows the Rossby wave breaking event as an important dynamical forcing

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Evaluation of CMIP5 20th century climate simulations for the Pacific Northwest USA

David E. Rupp,  John T. Abatzoglou,  Katherine C. Hegewisch,  Philip W. Mote, 
  • Pages: 10,884-10,906
  • First Published: 18 September 2013
Key Points

  • CMIP5 models were evaluated and ranked for performance with respect to PNW
  • Ranking considered information redundancy among metrics and size of ensembles
  • Little change in performance from CMIP3 multi-model ensemble

Free Access

Initial breakdown pulses in intracloud lightning flashes and their relation to terrestrial gamma ray flashes

Thomas Marshall,  Maribeth Stolzenburg,  Sumedhe Karunarathne,  Steve Cummer,  Gaopeng Lu,  Hans-Dieter Betz,  Michael Briggs,  Valerie Connaughton,  Shaolin Xiong, 
  • Pages: 10,907-10,925
  • First Published: 03 October 2013
Key Points

  • Initial breakdown pulses (IBPs) of IC flashes move upward as the initial leader
  • Initial leaders develop with a few IBP bursts separated by a few milliseconds
  • IBPs and slow E-changes are causally connected to LF and slow ULF pulses of TGFs

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The effect of the Madden-Julian Oscillation on station rainfall and river level in the Fly River system, Papua New Guinea

Adrian J. Matthews,  Geoff Pickup,  Simon C. Peatman,  Peter Clews,  Jason Martin, 
  • Pages: 10,926-10,935
  • First Published: 03 October 2013
Key Points

  • 40% difference in rainfall stations between wet and dry MJO in New Guinea
  • Difference in station data is much higher than in satellite data
  • River levels also respond strongly to MJO rainfall

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Nonlinear coupling between quasi 2 day wave and tides based on meteor radar observations at Maui

Kai Ming Huang,  Alan Z. Liu,  Xian Lu,  Zhenhua Li,  Quan Gan,  Yun Gong,  Chun Ming Huang,  Fan Yi,  Shao Dong Zhang, 
  • Pages: 10,936-10,943
  • First Published: 03 October 2013
Key Points

  • Significant interactions among QDTW and tides occur simultaneously
  • Interaction is responsible for variability of SDT due to large coupling degree
  • Two mechanisms are responsible for observed variability of DT

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Nonhydrostatic nested climate modeling: A case study of the 2010 summer season over the western United States

Bereket Lebassi-Habtezion,  Noah S. Diffenbaugh, 
  • Pages: 10,944-10,962
  • First Published: 23 August 2013
Key Points

  • Viability of nested non-hydrostatic nested model approaches over large domain
  • Evaluation of hydrostatic and non-hydrostatic WRF against obs
  • Non-hydrostatic WRF biases: A case study over Western US

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Predictability of soil moisture and streamflow on subseasonal timescales: A case study

Rene Orth,  Sonia I. Seneviratne, 
  • Pages: 10,963-10,979
  • First Published: 19 September 2013
Key Points

  • Soil moisture and streamflow well predictable 2 and 1 weeks ahead, respectively
  • Initial soil moisture and precip. fcsts. important for hydrol. predictability
  • Concepts of memory and predictability as measures of persistence are similar

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Global observations of gravity wave intermittency and its impact on the observed momentum flux morphology

C. J. Wright,  S. M. Osprey,  J. C. Gille, 
  • Pages: 10,980-10,993
  • First Published: 03 October 2013
Key Points

  • Observed GW distribution dominated by wave packets with MF>0.5 mPa
  • Intermittency higher over orography
  • Gini coefficient confirmed as a good metric for wave intermittency

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Planetary-scale wave activity as a source of varying tropospheric response to stratospheric sudden warming events: A case study

Patrick Martineau,  Seok-Woo Son, 
  • Pages: 10,994-11,006
  • First Published: 03 October 2013
Key Points

  • Planetary-scale wave force deceleration in the troposphere during SSW

Open Access

Changes in precipitation intensity over East Asia during the 20th and 21st centuries simulated by a global atmospheric model with a 60 km grid size

Shoji Kusunoki,  Ryo Mizuta, 
  • Pages: 11,007-11,016
  • First Published: 03 October 2013
Key Points

  • Simulation for 20th and 21st centuries was done by 60 km global atmospheric model
  • Precipitation intensity increases monotonically over East Asia in 21st century
  • Increase rate of heavy precipitation is larger than moderate precipitation

Free Access

GCMs-based spatiotemporal evolution of climate extremes during the 21st century in China

Jianfeng Li,  Qiang Zhang,  Yongqin David Chen,  Vijay P. Singh, 
  • Pages: 11,017-11,035
  • First Published: 20 September 2013
Key Points

  • The weather extremes in China during 21st century were evaluated
  • Dynamical and gradual process of extremes under different scenarios are analyzed
  • The implications of weather extremes to natural hazards are discussed

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The hydrological impact of geoengineering in the Geoengineering Model Intercomparison Project (GeoMIP)

Simone Tilmes,  John Fasullo,  Jean-Francois Lamarque,  Daniel R. Marsh,  Michael Mills,  Kari Alterskjær,  Helene Muri,  Jón E. Kristjánsson,  Olivier Boucher,  Michael Schulz,  Jason N. S. Cole,  Charles L. Curry,  Andy Jones,  Jim Haywood,  Peter J. Irvine,  Duoying Ji,  John C. Moore,  Diana B. Karam,  Ben Kravitz,  Philip J. Rasch,  Balwinder Singh,  Jin-Ho Yoon,  Ulrike Niemeier,  Hauke Schmidt,  Alan Robock,  Shuting Yang,  Shingo Watanabe, 
  • Pages: 11,036-11,058
  • First Published: 03 October 2013
Key Points

  • Geoengineering leads to a weakening of the hydrologic cycle
  • Evapotranspiration changes important for initial reduction of precipitation
  • Considerable reduction of monsoonal precipitation over land with SRM

Free Access

Identification of extreme precipitation threat across midlatitude regions based on short-wave circulations

Shih-Yu Wang,  Robert E. Davies,  Robert R. Gillies, 
  • Pages: 11,059-11,074
  • First Published: 18 September 2013
Key Points

  • The arctic amplification likely modifies short-wave circulations
  • Modified upper-level circulation affects low-level moisture flux
  • The combined effect enhances precipitation extremes in certain regions

Free Access

An impact study of updating background error covariances in the ALADIN-France data assimilation system

Loïk Berre,  Maria Monteiro,  Carlos Pires, 
  • Pages: 11,075-11,086
  • First Published: 19 September 2013
Key Points

  • An impact study on updating background error covariances in ALADIN-France
  • Three experiments are compared, using three time averaged covariance estimates
  • Positive impacts are illustrated when using monthly and daily averages

Correction

Climate and Dynamics

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Correction to “Evaluation of cloud and water vapor simulations in CMIP5 climate models using NASA “A-Train” satellite observations”

Jonathan H. Jiang,  Hui Su,  Chengxing Zhai,  Masahiro Watanabe, 
  • Pages: 11,087
  • First Published: 03 October 2013

Regular Articles

Aerosol and Clouds

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Large-scale influences on secondary eyewall size

Xiaqiong Zhou,  Bin Wang, 
  • Pages: 11,088-11,097
  • First Published: 27 June 2013
Key Points

  • Secondary eyewall size is related to storm intensity
  • Environment affects secondary eyewall size
  • A statistical model is evaluated

Free Access

Bipolar cloud-to-ground lightning flash observations

Marcelo M. F. Saba,  Carina Schumann,  Tom A. Warner,  John H. Helsdon Jr.,  Wolfgang Schulz,  Richard E. Orville, 
  • Pages: 11,098-11,106
  • First Published: 04 September 2013
Key Points

  • Existence of single-channel bipolar flashes
  • Common characteristics of bipolar flashes
  • How can positive and negative discharges use the same path to ground?

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Recent global dust trend and connections to climate forcing

Yaping Shao,  Martina Klose,  Karl-Heinz Wyrwoll, 
  • Pages: 11,107-11,118
  • First Published: 16 September 2013
Key Points

  • The recent history of global dust frequency and concentration is investigated
  • Dust variations are determined, both globally and in key dust regions
  • Climate drivers behind the dust variations are identified

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Impacts of microphysical scheme on convective and stratiform characteristics in two high precipitation squall line events

Di Wu,  Xiquan Dong,  Baike Xi,  Zhe Feng,  Aaron Kennedy,  Gretchen Mullendore,  Matthew Gilmore,  Wei-Kuo Tao, 
  • Pages: 11,119-11,135
  • First Published: 01 September 2013
Key Points

  • The 3-ice scheme increases convective area, precipitation, but reduces stratiform
  • All schemes overestimated reflectivity at midlevels, especially 2-ice schemes
  • The partitioning scheme identifies convective and stratiform regions reasonably

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The microphysical properties of ice fog measured in urban environments of Interior Alaska

Carl G. Schmitt,  Martin Stuefer,  Andrew J. Heymsfield,  Chang Ki Kim, 
  • Pages: 11,136-11,147
  • First Published: 11 September 2013
Key Points

  • New measurements of the microphysical properties of ice fog

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Estimating the radiative forcing of carbonaceous aerosols over California based on satellite and ground observations

Yangyang Xu,  Ranjit Bahadur,  Chun Zhao,  L. Ruby Leung, 
  • Pages: 11,148-11,160
  • First Published: 16 September 2013
Key Points

  • The solar absorption was partitioned into contributions from EC, OC and dust.
  • Observed and modeled EC AAOD agrees but models underestimate OC AAOD by 50%.
  • TOA warming of carbonaceous aerosols is 0.7 W/m2 and that of OC is near zero.

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Modeling of observed mineral dust aerosols in the arctic and the impact on winter season low-level clouds

Song-Miao Fan, 
  • Pages: 11,161-11,174
  • First Published: 18 September 2013
Key Points

  • Anthropogenic pollution is a major source of dust in the Arctic in winter
  • Acid coating of dust aerosols may influence Arctic clouds
  • LWP of low-level Arctic clouds is sensitive to dust aerosol in winter

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Sea spray geoengineering experiments in the geoengineering model intercomparison project (GeoMIP): Experimental design and preliminary results

Ben Kravitz,  Piers M. Forster,  Andy Jones,  Alan Robock,  Kari Alterskjær,  Olivier Boucher,  Annabel K. L. Jenkins,  Hannele Korhonen,  Jón Egill Kristjánsson,  Helene Muri,  Ulrike Niemeier,  Antti-Ilari Partanen,  Philip J. Rasch,  Hailong Wang,  Shingo Watanabe, 
  • Pages: 11,175-11,186
  • First Published: 20 September 2013
Key Points

  • Outline of three marine cloud brightening experiments
  • Land-sea contrast is an important feature of marine cloud brightening
  • Direct effect of sea salt injection may be greater than indirect effect

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Calibration of Suomi national polar-orbiting partnership advanced technology microwave sounder

Fuzhong Weng,  Xiaolei Zou,  Ninghai Sun,  Hu Yang,  Miao Tian,  William J. Blackwell,  Xiang Wang,  Lin Lin,  Kent Anderson, 
  • Pages: 11,187-11,200
  • First Published: 19 September 2013
Key Points

  • ATMS nonlinearity analysis
  • Prelaunch and on-orbit assessments of absolute accuracy
  • Analysis of ATMS instrument sensitivity

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The role of dust storms in total atmospheric particle concentrations at two sites in the western U.S.

J. C. Neff,  R. L. Reynolds,  S. M. Munson,  D. Fernandez,  J. Belnap, 
  • Pages: 11,201-11,212
  • First Published: 20 September 2013
Key Points

  • TSP concentrations are highly elevated at two sites in the western US
  • mineral aerosols are dominated by particles larger than 10 u in diameter
  • The spring/summer elevation of aerosols is related to dust storms

Free Access

A modeling study of ice formation affected by aerosols

Zhe Li,  Huiwen Xue,  Fan Yang, 
  • Pages: 11,213-11,227
  • First Published: 24 September 2013
Key Points

  • Aerosol effect on ice formation is studied in an adiabatic parcel model
  • CCN effect is sensitive to updraft velocity
  • Ice concentration has a nonmontonic relationship with ice nuclei concentration

Free Access

Comparison of GEOS-Chem aerosol optical depth with AERONET and MISR data over the contiguous United States

Shenshen Li,  Michael J. Garay,  Liangfu Chen,  Erika Rees,  Yang Liu, 
  • Pages: 11,228-11,241
  • First Published: 03 October 2013
Key Points

  • GEOS-Chem simulated AODs are evaluated with AERONET and MISR in the U.S.
  • Monthly mean AERONET and nested GEOS-Chem AODs are well correlated
  • GC bias in inorganic aerosols and MISR errors contribute to the differences

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High-resolution MODIS aerosol retrieval during wildfire events in California for use in exposure assessment

Sean M. Raffuse,  Michael C. McCarthy,  Kenneth J. Craig,  Jennifer L. DeWinter,  Loayeh K. Jumbam,  Scott Fruin,  W. James Gauderman,  Frederick W. Lurmann, 
  • Pages: 11,242-11,255
  • First Published: 30 September 2013
Key Points

  • The 2.5 km estimates of AOD are derived for California wildfires
  • AOD estimates predict more than 50% of observed surface PM2.5 variance
  • High-resolution surface reflectance ratios are critically important

Composition and Chemistry

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Ozone and organic nitrates over the eastern United States: Sensitivity to isoprene chemistry

Jingqiu Mao,  Fabien Paulot,  Daniel J. Jacob,  Ronald C. Cohen,  John D. Crounse,  Paul O. Wennberg,  Christoph A. Keller,  Rynda C. Hudman,  Michael P. Barkley,  Larry W. Horowitz, 
  • Pages: 11,256-11,268
  • First Published: 10 September 2013
Key Points

  • The model achieves an unbiased simulation of ozone over eastern US
  • The model reproduces ∑ANs and their correlations with HCHO and ozone
  • ∑ANs can provide an important reservoir for exporting NOx

Open Access

Extending water vapor trend observations over Boulder into the tropopause region: Trend uncertainties and resulting radiative forcing

A. Kunz,  R. Müller,  V. Homonnai,  I. M. Jánosi,  D. Hurst,  A. Rap,  P. M. Forster,  F. Rohrer,  N. Spelten,  M. Riese, 
  • Pages: 11,269-11,284
  • First Published: 13 September 2013
Key Points

  • Boulder H2O trends (1981-2011) are extended to the tropopause region
  • Trend analysis considers three H2O reservoirs (tropics vs. mid-latitudes)
  • H2O at the tropopause as major uncertainty for radiative forcing assessment

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Variations in middle atmospheric water vapor from 2004 to 2013

Gerald E. Nedoluha,  R. Michael Gomez,  Doug R. Allen,  Alyn Lambert,  Chris Boone,  Gabriele Stiller, 
  • Pages: 11,285-11,293
  • First Published: 16 September 2013
Key Points

  • H2O has increased by 0.2–0.3 ppmv in the lower mesosphere since 2006
  • Variations observed at Mauna Loa and globally at the stratopause are similar
  • CH4 changes account for the increase in H2O from 2010 to 2011 at Table Mountain

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Minimax filtering for sequential aggregation: Application to ensemble forecast of ozone analyses

Vivien Mallet,  Alexander Nakonechny,  Sergiy Zhuk, 
  • Pages: 11,294-11,303
  • First Published: 15 August 2013
Key Points

  • The minimax filter is applied for sequential aggregation of ensemble forecasts
  • The approach allows to forecast 2D ozone analyses, with uncertainty estimation
  • The filter is compared to Kalman filter and to discounted ridge regression

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Isotopic composition of rainwater nitrate at Bermuda: The influence of air mass source and chemistry in the marine boundary layer

K. E. Altieri,  M. G. Hastings,  A. R. Gobel,  A. J. Peters,  D. M. Sigman, 
  • Pages: 11,304-11,316
  • First Published: 13 September 2013
Key Points

  • Stable isotope ratios of rainwater nitrate N and O were measured at Bermuda
  • Coastal MBL chemistry leads to low δ15N anthropogenic NO3-
  • Negative correlation observed in N and O isotopes unique to marine rainwater

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Attribution of primary formaldehyde and sulfur dioxide at Texas City during SHARP/formaldehyde and olefins from large industrial releases (FLAIR) using an adjoint chemistry transport model

Eduardo P. Olaguer,  Scott C. Herndon,  Birnur Buzcu-Guven,  Charles E. Kolb,  Michael J. Brown,  Alex E. Cuclis, 
  • Pages: 11,317-11,326
  • First Published: 16 September 2013
Key Points

  • Inverse modeling of primary HCHO was performed
  • The results agree with independent remote sensing estimates
  • Primary HCHO from Texas City industry is significant

Free Access

Gas-particle partitioning of primary organic aerosol emissions: 3. Biomass burning

Andrew A. May,  Ezra J. T. Levin,  Christopher J. Hennigan,  Ilona Riipinen,  Taehyoung Lee,  Jeffrey L. Collett Jr.,  Jose L. Jimenez,  Sonia M. Kreidenweis,  Allen L. Robinson, 
  • Pages: 11,327-11,338
  • First Published: 13 September 2013
Key Points

  • The majority of POA emissions from biomass fuels were semivolatile
  • Parameters for simulating gas-particle partitioning of biomass POA were derived
  • Existing emissions inventories and models can be updated using these parameters

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A multitower measurement network estimate of California's methane emissions

Seongeun Jeong,  Ying-Kuang Hsu,  Arlyn E. Andrews,  Laura Bianco,  Patrick Vaca,  James M. Wilczak,  Marc L. Fischer, 
  • Pages: 11,339-11,351
  • First Published: 20 September 2013
Key Points

  • Multisite observations constrain Central Valley CH4 emissions
  • California total emissions are likely 1.3–1.8 times the state inventory
  • Additional measurements will help guide CH4 mitigation activities

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Gravity wave activity in the troposphere and lower stratosphere: An observational study of seasonal and interannual variations

Yongfu Wu,  Wei Yuan,  Jiyao Xu, 
  • Pages: 11,352-11,359
  • First Published: 19 September 2013
Key Points

  • There are serious discrepancies between observations and model expectations
  • Study of the seasonal and interannual variations at high latitudes is meager
  • We discuss main excitation source of the seasonal and interannual variations

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Aerosol particles at a high-altitude site on the Southeast Tibetan Plateau, China: Implications for pollution transport from South Asia

Zhuzi Zhao,  Junji Cao,  Zhenxing Shen,  Baiqing Xu,  Chongshu Zhu,  L.-W. Antony Chen,  Xiaoli Su,  Suixin Liu,  Yongming Han,  Gehui Wang,  Kinfai Ho, 
  • Pages: 11,360-11,375
  • First Published: 26 June 2013
Key Points

  • One year continuous observation was carried out in southeast TP above 3300 m asl
  • Two kinds of episodes were observed with high TSP and typical species levels
  • Southeast TP is influenced by aerosols transported from surrounding regions

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CMAQ modeling and analysis of radicals, radical precursors, and chemical transformations

Beata H. Czader,  Xiangshang Li,  Bernhard Rappenglueck, 
  • Pages: 11,376-11,387
  • First Published: 05 September 2013
Key Points

  • CMAQ simulates ambient concentrations of ozone well for Houston in May 2009
  • Modeling of radical precursors (HONO, HCHO) yield agreement with observations
  • Uncertainties remains in predicting radicals and removal processes

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Sources of organic aerosol investigated using organic compounds as tracers measured during CalNex in Bakersfield

Yunliang Zhao,  Nathan M. Kreisberg,  David R. Worton,  Gabriel Isaacman,  Drew R. Gentner,  Arthur W. H. Chan,  Robin J. Weber,  Shang Liu,  Douglas A. Day,  Lynn M. Russell,  Susanne V. Hering,  Allen H. Goldstein, 
  • Pages: 11,388-11,398
  • First Published: 11 September 2013
Key Points

  • SOA was the dominant component of OA, and four types of SOA were identified
  • Both regional and local SOA were significant contributors to OA
  • the formation of SOA was mainly through gas-to-particle condensation

Free Access
Highlight

Application of OMI, SCIAMACHY, and GOME-2 satellite SO2 retrievals for detection of large emission sources

V. E. Fioletov,  C. A. McLinden,  N. Krotkov,  K. Yang,  D. G. Loyola,  P. Valks,  N. Theys,  M. Van Roozendael,  C. R. Nowlan,  K. Chance,  X. Liu,  C. Lee,  R. V. Martin, 
  • Pages: 11,399-11,418
  • First Published: 14 September 2013
Key Points

  • Available satellite SO2 data can be used to monitor large emission sources
  • SO2 data from different satellites agree when spatial filtration is applied
  • Instruments with higher spatial resolution can detect smaller emission sources

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Comparison of modeled and observed effects of radiation belt electron precipitation on mesospheric hydroxyl and ozone

Pekka T. Verronen,  Monika E. Andersson,  Craig J. Rodger,  Mark A. Clilverd,  Shuhui Wang,  Esa Turunen, 
  • Pages: 11,419-11,428
  • First Published: 18 September 2013
Key Points

  • Electron precipitation effect can be comparable to that of solar proton events
  • Model results generally agree with satellite observations above 70 km
  • Correction of electron flux observations might be needed at energies > 300 keV

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Tropospheric SF6: Age of air from the Northern Hemisphere midlatitude surface

D. W. Waugh,  A. M. Crotwell,  E. J. Dlugokencky,  G. S. Dutton,  J. W. Elkins,  B. D. Hall,  E. J. Hintsa,  D. F. Hurst,  S. A. Montzka,  D. J. Mondeel,  F. L. Moore,  J. D. Nance,  E. A. Ray,  S. D. Steenrod,  S. E. Strahan,  C. Sweeney, 
  • Pages: 11,429-11,441
  • First Published: 20 September 2013
Key Points

  • SF6 quantifies mean time since air was in NH mid-latitude surface layer
  • Surface SF6 age varies from near zero north of 30°N to 1.4 years south of 30°S
  • SF6 age is useful for evaluating tropospheric transport in models

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A global model of meteoric sodium

Daniel R. Marsh,  Diego Janches,  Wuhu Feng,  John M. C. Plane, 
  • Pages: 11,442-11,452
  • First Published: 03 October 2013
Key Points

  • The first global model of mesospheric sodium has been developed
  • Model includes new description of the meteoroid input function
  • Meridional winds and stratospheric sudden warnings affect the sodium column

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Los Angeles Basin airborne organic aerosol characterization during CalNex

J. S. Craven,  A. R. Metcalf,  R. Bahreini,  A. Middlebrook,  P. L. Hayes,  H. T. Duong,  A. Sorooshian,  J. L. Jimenez,  R. C. Flagan,  J. H. Seinfeld, 
  • Pages: 11,453-11,467
  • First Published: 21 September 2013
Key Points

  • Airborne organic aerosol measurements over LA are reported
  • Spatial pattern of O:C depends on amount of organic aerosol present
  • PMF factors are correlated with two modes of rBC containing aerosol

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Interannual variability in tropical tropospheric ozone and OH: The role of lightning

Lee T. Murray,  Jennifer A. Logan,  Daniel J. Jacob, 
  • Pages: 11,468-11,480
  • First Published: 20 September 2013
Key Points

  • Imposing IAV in lightning from satellite improves hindcasts of ozone and OH
  • IAV in tropical ozone and OH more sensitive to lightning than other emissions
  • OH particularly sensitive to lightning because of positive chemical feedbacks