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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-23-7447-2023
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-23-7447-2023
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06 Jul 2023
Research article |  | 06 Jul 2023

Weakening of the tropical tropopause layer cold trap with global warming

Stephen Bourguet and Marianna Linz

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The impact of improved spatial and temporal resolution of reanalysis data on Lagrangian studies of the tropical tropopause layer
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Here, we show how projected changes to tropical circulation will impact the water vapor concentration in the lower stratosphere, which has implications for surface climate and stratospheric chemistry. In our transport scenarios with slower east–west winds, air parcels ascending into the stratosphere do not experience the same cold temperatures that they would today. This effect could act in concert with previously modeled changes to stratospheric water vapor to amplify surface warming.
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