1. The mystery of recent stratospheric temperature trends
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Thompson, David W.J., Seidel, Dian J., Randel, William J., Butler, Amy H., Mears, Carl, Osso, Albert, Long, Craig, and Lin, Roger
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Atmospheric circulation -- Observations -- Measurement -- Forecasts and trends ,Atmospheric temperature -- Measurement -- Forecasts and trends ,Climatic changes -- Forecasts and trends -- Measurement ,Stratosphere -- Observations -- Forecasts and trends -- Measurement ,Market trend/market analysis ,Environmental issues ,Science and technology ,Zoology and wildlife conservation - Abstract
A new data set of middle-and upper-stratospheric temperatures based on reprocessing of satellite radiances provides a view of stratospheric climate change during the period 1979-2005 that is strikingly different from that provided by earlier data sets. The new data call into question our understanding of observed stratospheric temperature trends and our ability to test simulations of the stratospheric response to emissions of greenhouse gases and ozone-depleting substances. Here we highlight the important issues raised by the new data and suggest how the climate science community can resolve them., The radiative effects of human emissions of ozone-depleting substances and greenhouse gases have driven marked atmospheric cooling at stratospheric altitudes (1-5). Ozone depletion is believed to have caused the preponderance [...]
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- 2012
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