SPARC Science Update: 1-7 October

A selection of new science articles from the past week of interest to the SPARC community (a SPARC Office choice).

Storm track shifts under climate change: toward a mechanistic understanding using baroclinic mean available potential energy. By C. Mbengue and T. Schneider in the Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences.

A model providing long-term datasets of energetic electron precipitation during geomagnetic storms. By M. van der Kamp et al. in the Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres.

Isotopic ordering in atmospheric O2 as a tracer of ozone photochemistry and the tropical atmosphere. By L.Y. Yeung et al. in the Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres.

Phase-speed spectra of eddy tracer fluxes linked to isentropic stirring and mixing in the upper troposphere and lower stratosphere. By M. Abalos et al. in the Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences.

Winter Warming and Summer Monsoon Reduction after Volcanic Eruptions in Coupled Model Intercomparison Project 5 (CMIP5) Simulations. By B. Zambri and A. Robock in Geophysical Research Letters.

Discussion papers – open for comment

Impact of biogenic very short-lived bromine on the Antarctic ozone hole during the 21st century. By R.P. Fernandez et al. in Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics Discussions.

Stratospheric tropical warming event and its impact on the polar and tropical troposphere. By K. Kodera et al. in Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics Discussions.