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Enhanced upward motion through the troposphere over the tropical western Pacific and its implications for the transport of trace gases from the troposphere to the stratosphere
Kai Qie
College of Atmospheric Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China
Department of Atmospheric Science, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan 430074, China
Centre for Severe Weather and Climate and Hydro-Geological Hazards, 430074 Wuhan, China
Wenshou Tian
College of Atmospheric Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China
Rui Huang
College of Atmospheric Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China
Mian Xu
College of Atmospheric Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China
Tao Wang
College of Atmospheric Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China
Yifeng Peng
College of Atmospheric Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China
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We identify a significantly intensified upward motion over the tropical western Pacific (TWP) and an enhanced tropical upwelling in boreal winter during 1958–2017 due to the warming of global sea surface temperatures (SSTs). Our results suggest that more tropospheric trace gases over the TWP could be elevated to the lower stratosphere, which implies that the emission from the maritime continent plays a more important role in the stratospheric processes and the global climate.
We identify a significantly intensified upward motion over the tropical western Pacific (TWP)...
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