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Articles | Volume 25, issue 13
Articles | Volume 25, issue 13
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-25-6881-2025
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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-25-6881-2025
© Author(s) 2025. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Articles | Volume 25, issue 13
Research article
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08 Jul 2025
Research article |  | 08 Jul 2025

Evidence of tropospheric uplift into the stratosphere via the tropical western Pacific cold trap

Xiaoyu Sun, Katrin Müller, Mathias Palm, Christoph Ritter, Denghui Ji, Tim Balthasar Röpke, and Justus Notholt

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We studied how air moves from the lower atmosphere to the stratosphere over the tropical western Pacific. Using observations and air tracking, we found that, in winter, air ascends and cold temperatures freeze water out, drying it before it enters the stratosphere. In summer, air tends to sink after cloud formation. This process affects water vapor amounts in the stratosphere, influencing the greenhouse effect and climate.
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