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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-22-6539-2022
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-22-6539-2022
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20 May 2022
Research article |  | 20 May 2022

Age spectra and other transport diagnostics in the North American monsoon UTLS from SEAC4RS in situ trace gas measurements

Eric A. Ray, Elliot L. Atlas, Sue Schauffler, Sofia Chelpon, Laura Pan, Harald Bönisch, and Karen H. Rosenlof

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The movement of air masses and the trace gases they contain from the Earth’s surface into the upper troposphere and lower stratosphere (UTLS) can have important implications for the radiative and chemical balance of the atmosphere. In this study we build on recent techniques and use new ones to estimate a range of transport diagnostics based on simultaneously measured trace gases in the UTLS during the monsoon season in North America.
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