Observations of temperature, winds, and atmospheric trace gases suggest that the transition
from troposphere to stratosphere occurs in a layer, rather than at a sharp “tropopause.” In the …

Water vapor is not only Earth's dominant greenhouse gas. Through the release of latent heat
when it condenses, it also plays an active role in dynamic processes that shape the global …

The atmosphere and ocean are two of the most important components of the climate system,
and fluid dynamics is central to our understanding of both. This book provides a unified and …

Evidence of the effect of external influences on the climate system has continued to
accumulate since the Third Assessment Report (TAR). The evidence now available is …

Observations indicate that the height of the tropopause—the boundary between the
stratosphere and troposphere—has increased by several hundred meters since 1979 …

This article discusses the possible response of the large‐scale atmospheric structure to a
warmer climate. Using integrations from the fifth phase of the Coupled Model …

A temporally and spatially comprehensive depiction of the tropical tropopause is presented,
based on radiosonde data from 83 stations. Climatological statistics for 1961–1990 are …

A planetary atmosphere is the outer gas layer of a planet. Besides its scientific significance
among the first and most accessible planetary layers observed from space, it is closely …

Physics of Changes in Synoptic Midlatitude Temperature Variability in: Journal of Climate
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We examine changes in tropopause height, a variable that has hitherto been neglected in
climate change detection and attribution studies. The pressure of the lapse rate tropopause …