Multi-decadal records of stratospheric composition and their relationship to stratospheric circulation change

Douglass, Anne R.; Strahan, Susan E.; Oman, Luke D.; Stolarski, Richard S.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-17-12081-2017

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12 Oct 2017

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| 12 Oct 2017

Multi-decadal records of stratospheric composition and their relationship to stratospheric circulation change

Anne R. Douglass, Susan E. Strahan, Luke D. Oman, and Richard S. Stolarski

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RC1: 'Review of Douglass et al.', Eric Ray, 30 Jun 2017
- AC1: 'reply', Anne Douglass, 29 Aug 2017
RC2: 'Interactive comment on “Multi-decadal Records of Stratospheric Composition and their Relationship to Stratospheric Circulation Change” by Anne R. Douglass et al.', Anonymous Referee #1, 06 Jul 2017
- AC2: 'reply', Anne Douglass, 29 Aug 2017

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AR by Anne Douglass on behalf of the Authors (30 Aug 2017) Author's response Manuscript

ED: Publish subject to technical corrections (04 Sep 2017) by William Lahoz (deceased)

AR by Anne Douglass on behalf of the Authors (07 Sep 2017) Author's response Manuscript

Short summary

Data records from instruments on satellites and on the ground are compared with a simulation for 1980–2016 that is made using winds and temperatures that are derived from measurements. The simulation tracks the observations faithfully after about 2000, but there are systematic errors for earlier years. Scientists must take this into account when trying to detect and quantify changes in the stratospheric circulation that are caused by climate change.