Modes of vertical thermodynamic and wind variability over the Maritime Continent

Bukowski, Jennie; Posselt, Derek J.; Reid, Jeffrey S.; Atwood, Samuel A.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-17-4611-2017

Articles | Volume 17, issue 7

https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-17-4611-2017

© Author(s) 2017. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-17-4611-2017

© Author(s) 2017. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

Articles | Volume 17, issue 7

Research article

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07 Apr 2017

Research article |

| 07 Apr 2017

Modes of vertical thermodynamic and wind variability over the Maritime Continent

Jennie Bukowski, Derek J. Posselt, Jeffrey S. Reid, and Samuel A. Atwood

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Final revised paper (published on 07 Apr 2017)
Preprint (discussion started on 14 Nov 2016)

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AC: Author comment | RC: Referee comment | SC: Short comment | EC: Editor comment

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RC1: 'Review of “Modes of vertical thermodynamic and wind variability over the maritime continent”', Anonymous Referee #1, 28 Nov 2016
- AC1: 'Response to Reviewer 1 Comments', Derek J. Posselt, 22 Feb 2017
RC2: 'Referee Comment 2', Anonymous Referee #2, 06 Dec 2016
- AC2: 'Response to Reviewer 2 Comments', Derek J. Posselt, 22 Feb 2017

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AR by Derek J. Posselt on behalf of the Authors (22 Feb 2017) Manuscript

ED: Publish as is (11 Mar 2017) by Timothy J. Dunkerton

AR by Derek J. Posselt on behalf of the Authors (20 Mar 2017) Manuscript

Short summary

The Maritime Continent (MC) exhibits tremendous meteorological variability. In this study, multiple years of atmospheric soundings over the MC are analyzed to identify key sources of variability in the region's temperature, water vapor, and wind structure. Coherent vertical structures are found among profiles sampled from different geographic locations. The results indicate that the complex meteorology of the region can be described using a few simple structure functions.