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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-24-7405-2024
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-24-7405-2024
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28 Jun 2024
Research article |  | 28 Jun 2024

Variability and long-term changes in tropical cold-point temperature and water vapor

Mona Zolghadrshojaee, Susann Tegtmeier, Sean M. Davis, and Robin Pilch Kedzierski

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Satellite data challenge the idea of an overall cooling trend in the tropical tropopause layer. From 2002 to 2022, a warming trend was observed, diverging from earlier findings. Tropopause height changes indicate dynamic processes alongside radiative effects. Upper-tropospheric warming contrasts with lower-stratosphere temperatures. The study highlights the complex interplay of factors shaping temperature trends.
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