Articles | Volume 20, issue 4
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-20-2143-2020
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-20-2143-2020
Research article
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26 Feb 2020
Research article |  | 26 Feb 2020

Simulation of convective moistening of the extratropical lower stratosphere using a numerical weather prediction model

Zhipeng Qu, Yi Huang, Paul A. Vaillancourt, Jason N. S. Cole, Jason A. Milbrandt, Man-Kong Yau, Kaley Walker, and Jean de Grandpré

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This study aims to better understand the mechanism of transport of water vapour through the mid-latitude tropopause. The results affirm the strong influence of overshooting convection on lower-stratospheric water vapour and highlight the importance of both dynamics and cloud microphysics in simulating water vapour distribution in the region of the upper troposphere–lower stratosphere.
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