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William J. Randel

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Trends in stratospheric fluorine species during the period 2004-2018.
Posted inEditors' Highlights

New Insights on Stratospheric Circulation from Fluorine Tracers

by William J. Randel 23 November 202129 March 2022

Stratospheric fluorine species have accumulated faster in the Northern Hemisphere over the past two decades reflecting interhemispheric differences in the Brewer-Dobson transport circulation.

Map of south and southeast Asia showing the near-surface origins of ‘fast’ airmass trajectories connecting the surface and the upper troposphere/lower stratosphere
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Measurements of Ozone-Depleting Chemicals in the Asian Monsoon

by William J. Randel 10 February 20214 February 2021

New high-altitude aircraft observations identify unexpected high levels of halogen-containing species entering the stratosphere above the summertime Asian monsoon.

Altitude versus longitude cross sections of relative vorticity
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Novel Simulations of Upper Atmosphere Gravity Wave Dynamics

by William J. Randel 25 February 202019 October 2021

Gravity waves play a key role in driving upper atmosphere circulations but are poorly understood. New high-resolution simulations are resolving complex wave behaviors with unprecedented detail.

Satellite measures of the impact of large boreal forest fires on ozone
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Satellite Measurements of Stratospheric Forest Fire Smoke

by William J. Randel 6 December 20195 December 2019

Intense boreal forest fires in August 2017 caused smoke plumes that reached record levels in the stratosphere; satellite measurements show that the effects rivaled a moderate volcanic eruption.

Map of continental USA showing horizontal distribution of the mean of the logarithmic eddy dissipation rate in the troposphere
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Radiosondes Measure Atmospheric Turbulence Over North America

by William J. Randel 16 August 20191 August 2019

Analyses of high-resolution radiosonde balloon measurements have provided a novel climatology of atmospheric turbulence parameters in the troposphere and lower stratosphere.

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New Lidar Comparisons of Temperatures Near the Mesopause

by William J. Randel 22 October 20187 March 2022

For the first time, simultaneous measurements of upper atmosphere temperatures over altitudes 80 to 110 kilometers have been made by two complementary lidar techniques.

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New Characterization of the Mesospheric Polar Vortices

by William J. Randel 2 October 201829 March 2022

Polar vortices play a central role in coupling the atmosphere from the ground to the middle atmosphere. New satellite diagnostics describe mesospheric polar vortices and coupling to lower altitudes.

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Continental Convection Reaches New Highs

by William J. Randel 12 March 201829 March 2022

Ten years of high-resolution gridded NEXRAD radar data provide a new data set to quantify tropopause-overshooting convection over the continental United States.

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New Estimates of Ozone Transport in Extratropical Cyclones

by William J. Randel 26 January 201829 March 2022

Cross-tropopause ozone transport in midlatitude cyclones, coincident with dry air intrusions, is derived from satellite and reanalysis data organized in cyclone-centric coordinates.

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