Articles | Volume 19, issue 5
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-19-2749-2019
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-19-2749-2019
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04 Mar 2019
Research article |  | 04 Mar 2019

On the value of reanalyses prior to 1979 for dynamical studies of stratosphere–troposphere coupling

Peter Hitchcock

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Zonal-mean dynamical variables of global atmospheric reanalyses on pressure levels P. Martineau https://doi.org/10.5285/b241a7f536a244749662360bd7839312

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Studies of the dynamics of stratosphere–troposphere coupling benefit from long observational records in order to distinguish common dynamical features from unrelated atmospheric variability. On the basis of a comparison between a range of reanalysis products, this study argues that the period from 1958 to 1979 is of significant value in the Northern Hemisphere for this purpose, despite the lack of global satellite records.
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