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Structure, dynamics, and trace gas variability within the Asian summer monsoon anticyclone in the extreme El Niño of 2015–2016
Saginela Ravindra Babu
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Department of Atmospheric Sciences, National Central University,
Taoyuan 32001, Taiwan
Madineni Venkat Ratnam
National Atmospheric Research Laboratory, Gadanki 517112, India
Ghouse Basha
National Atmospheric Research Laboratory, Gadanki 517112, India
Shantanu Kumar Pani
Department of Atmospheric Sciences, National Central University,
Taoyuan 32001, Taiwan
Neng-Huei Lin
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Department of Atmospheric Sciences, National Central University,
Taoyuan 32001, Taiwan
Center for Environmental Monitoring and Technology, National Central University, Taoyuan 32001, Taiwan
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The present study explores the detailed structure, dynamics, and trace gas variability in the Asian summer monsoon anticyclone (ASMA) in the extreme El Niño of 2015/16. The results find the structure of the ASMA shows strong spatial variability between July and August. A West Pacific mode of the anticyclone is noticed in August. A significant lowering of tropospheric tracers and strong increase in stratospheric tracers are found. The tropopause temperatures also exhibit a warming in the ASMA.
The present study explores the detailed structure, dynamics, and trace gas variability in the...
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