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Global tropopause altitudes in radiosondes and reanalyses
Tao Xian
School of Meteorology, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK 73072, USA
School of Earth and Space Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Anhui, 230026, China
School of Meteorology, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK 73072, USA
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Global characteristics and trends in the tropopause (the boundary between troposphere and stratosphere) over a 35-year period (1981–2015) are evaluated using both observations and models. The use of two coordinate systems reveals previously undiagnosed changes in the tropopause altitude within the tropics and extratropics and these results have important implications for studies of climate and atmospheric composition (especially that related to stratosphere–troposphere exchange).
Global characteristics and trends in the tropopause (the boundary between troposphere and...
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