ACPD Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics Discussions ACPD Atmos. Chem. Phys. Discuss. 1680-7375 Göttingen, Germany 10.5194/acpd-6-8421-2006 The effects of convection on the summertime mid-latitude overworld Dessler A. E. 1 Dept. of Atmospheric Sciences, Texas A&M University, TAMU 3150, College Station, TX 77843-3150, USA 04 09 2006 6 5 8421 8433 Copyright: © 2006 A. E. Dessler 2006 This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.5 Generic License. To view a copy of this licence, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ This article is available from https://acp.copernicus.org/preprints/6/8421/2006/acpd-6-8421-2006.html The full text article is available as a PDF file from https://acp.copernicus.org/preprints/6/8421/2006/acpd-6-8421-2006.pdf

Halogen Occultation Experiment measurements of H<sub>2</sub>O are used to investigate the influence of mid-latitude convection on the summertime overworld between 30&deg; N and 40&deg; N. We find that most of the convective influence over this latitude range occurs over the Asian monsoon and over North America. Over North America, the effects of convection extend to ~410 K (17.5 km). Over Asia, the effects of convection extend to ~460 K (19 km), about 50 K (1.5 km) higher than over North America.