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@ARTICLE{Peevey:22499,
author = {Peevey, T.R. and Gille, J.C. and Randall, C.E. and Kunz,
A.},
title = {{I}nvestigation of double tropopause spatial and temporal
global variability utilizing {H}igh {R}esolution {D}ynamics
{L}imb {S}ounder temperature observations},
journal = {Journal of Geophysical Research},
volume = {117},
issn = {0148-0227},
address = {Washington, DC},
publisher = {Union},
reportid = {PreJuSER-22499},
pages = {14},
year = {2012},
note = {The work discussed in this paper is funded by NASA's AURA
satellite program under contract NAS5-97046. The authors
would like to thank the HIRDLS Team for access to the data
and their support of this work. Special thanks go to Bill
Randel and Laura Pan for valuable discussions on the
complexities of the extratropical UTLS.},
abstract = {This study examines the seasonal variation of the double
tropopause (DT) using data from the High Resolution Dynamics
Limb Sounder. The combination of high data density and high
vertical resolution available with this satellite instrument
allows for the detailed analysis of fine-scale structures
such as the DT. The spatial distribution of DT frequency is
examined for all seasons from 2005 to 2007. Global analysis
of this distribution reveals that DTs have a strong tendency
to follow the zonal wind pattern and are present all year
over the Andes. Moreover, during Northern Hemisphere
winter/spring, there is a $15\%$ decrease in the DT
frequency over the eastern Pacific and western Atlantic, two
regions of wave breaking produced from a weakening of the
zonal flow. Significant DT thickness values are also present
over these regions, but are found to extend further poleward
than the corresponding frequency pattern. A time series of
DT frequencies is analyzed and shows an increase in daily
frequencies during 2006 that highlights the interannual
variability of this thermal structure. For the first time,
DT duration is investigated in the extratropics utilizing a
Hovmoller diagram of DT frequency. This representation
highlights two preferred regions of formation, the Pacific
and Atlantic. The slope of the feature gives it a speed of
18 m/s in the Northern Hemisphere and a slightly faster
speed for the Southern Hemisphere. These speeds and the
corresponding structures highlight a potential connection
between upper tropospheric waves and DTs.},
keywords = {J (WoSType)},
cin = {IEK-7},
ddc = {550},
cid = {I:(DE-Juel1)IEK-7-20101013},
pnm = {Atmosphäre und Klima},
pid = {G:(DE-Juel1)FUEK491},
shelfmark = {Meteorology $\&$ Atmospheric Sciences},
typ = {PUB:(DE-HGF)16},
UT = {WOS:000299181000002},
doi = {10.1029/2011JD016443},
url = {https://juser.fz-juelich.de/record/22499},
}