Articles | Volume 15, issue 11
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-6467-2015
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-6467-2015
Research article
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12 Jun 2015
Research article |  | 12 Jun 2015

The impact of overshooting deep convection on local transport and mixing in the tropical upper troposphere/lower stratosphere (UTLS)

W. Frey, R. Schofield, P. Hoor, D. Kunkel, F. Ravegnani, A. Ulanovsky, S. Viciani, F. D'Amato, and T. P. Lane

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AR by Wiebke Frey on behalf of the Authors (19 May 2015)
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This study examines the simulated downward transport and mixing of stratospheric air into the upper tropical troposphere as observed on a research flight during the SCOUT-O3 campaign in connection with a deep convective system, using the WRF model. Passive tracers are initialised to study the impact of the deep convection on the tracers and water vapour. We use the model to explain the processes causing the transport and also expose areas of inconsistencies between the model and observations.
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