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

Manney, Gloria L.; Hegglin, Michaela I.; Lawrence, Zachary D.; Wargan, Krzysztof; Millán, Luis F.; Schwartz, Michael J.; Santee, Michelle L.; Lambert, Alyn; Pawson, Steven; Knosp, Brian W.; Fuller, Ryan A.; Daffer, William H.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-17-11541-2017

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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-17-11541-2017

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27 Sep 2017

Research article |

| 27 Sep 2017

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

Gloria L. Manney, Michaela I. Hegglin, Zachary D. Lawrence, Krzysztof Wargan, Luis F. Millán, Michael J. Schwartz, Michelle L. Santee, Alyn Lambert, Steven Pawson, Brian W. Knosp, Ryan A. Fuller, and William H. Daffer

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RC1: 'Review', Anonymous Referee #2, 12 Jun 2017
- AC2: 'reply to Referee #2', Gloria Manney, 04 Aug 2017
SC1: 'Comments on 'Reanalysis comparisons of upper tropospheric/lower stratospheric jets and multiple tropopauses' by Manney et al.', Juan Antonio Añel, 20 Jun 2017
- AC1: 'Reply to Dr. Añel', Gloria Manney, 07 Jul 2017
RC2: 'Review', Anonymous Referee #1, 04 Jul 2017
- AC3: 'reply to Referee #1', Gloria Manney, 04 Aug 2017

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

AR by Gloria Manney on behalf of the Authors (04 Aug 2017) Author's response Manuscript

ED: Publish subject to technical corrections (17 Aug 2017) by Farahnaz Khosrawi

AR by Gloria Manney on behalf of the Authors (19 Aug 2017) Manuscript

Short summary

The upper tropospheric–lower stratospheric (UTLS) jet stream and multiple tropopause distributions are compared among five state-of-the-art reanalyses. The reanalyses show very similar global distributions of UTLS jets, reflecting their overall high quality; slightly larger differences are seen in tropopause characteristics. Regional and seasonal differences, albeit small, may have implications for using these reanalyses for quantitative dynamical and transport studies focusing on the UTLS.