The role of methane in projections of 21st century stratospheric water vapour

Revell, Laura E.; Stenke, Andrea; Rozanov, Eugene; Ball, William; Lossow, Stefan; Peter, Thomas

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-16-13067-2016

Articles | Volume 16, issue 20

https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-16-13067-2016

© Author(s) 2016. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-16-13067-2016

© Author(s) 2016. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

Articles | Volume 16, issue 20

Research article

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21 Oct 2016

Research article |

| 21 Oct 2016

The role of methane in projections of 21st century stratospheric water vapour

Laura E. Revell, Andrea Stenke, Eugene Rozanov, William Ball, Stefan Lossow, and Thomas Peter

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Final revised paper (published on 21 Oct 2016)
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AC: Author comment | RC: Referee comment | SC: Short comment | EC: Editor comment

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RC1: 'Invited review', Anonymous Referee #1, 15 Jul 2016
- AC1: 'Response to Reviewer 1', Laura Revell, 23 Sep 2016
RC2: 'Review for ""The role of methane in projections of 21st century stratospheric water vapour"', Anonymous Referee #2, 25 Jul 2016
- AC2: 'Response to Reviewer 2', Laura Revell, 23 Sep 2016

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AR: Author's response | RR: Referee report | ED: Editor decision

AR by Laura Revell on behalf of the Authors (24 Sep 2016) Author's response Manuscript

ED: Publish as is (27 Sep 2016) by Martin Dameris

AR by Laura Revell on behalf of the Authors (02 Oct 2016)

Short summary

Water vapour in the stratosphere plays an important role in atmospheric chemistry and the Earth's radiative balance. We have analysed trends in stratospheric water vapour through the 21st century as simulated by a coupled chemistry–climate model following a range of greenhouse gas emission scenarios. We have also quantified the contribution that methane oxidation in the stratosphere makes to projected water vapour trends.