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Articles | Volume 25, issue 22
Articles | Volume 25, issue 22
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-25-15741-2025
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Articles | Volume 25, issue 22
Research article
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17 Nov 2025
Research article |  | 17 Nov 2025

CO2 variability and seasonal cycle in the UTLS: insights from EMAC model and AirCore observational data

Johannes Degen, Bianca C. Baier, Patrick Jöckel, J. Moritz Menken, Tanja J. Schuck, Colm Sweeney, and Andreas Engel

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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-25-15741-2025-supplement

Data sets

NOAA AirCore atmospheric sampling system profiles (Version 20240909) Bianca Baier et al. https://doi.org/10.15138/6AV0-MY81

Goethe University Frankfurt AirCore profiles (Version v1) Johannes Degen et al. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15274043

EMAC global CO2 data and high resolved EMAC data along AirCore Flights (S4D) J. Moritz Menken https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15583480

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We investigate the distribution of CO2 in the upper troposphere and lower stratosphere using both, observations and an atmospheric model. Simulating an artificial tracer, we separate CO2 seasonality from long-term trend and transport variability. We found that patterns in the seasonal signal are attributable to large-scale transport features like the subtropical jet or the Brewer-Dobson circulation. Being a powerful diagnostic tool we recommend to use this tracer for model intercomparisons.
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