Assessment of upper tropospheric and stratospheric water vapor and ozone in reanalyses as part of S-RIP.

ABSTRACT: Reanalysis data sets are widely used to understand atmospheric processes and past variability, and are often used to stand in as "observations" for comparisons with climate model output. Because of the central role of water vapor (WV) and ozone (O₃) in climate change, it is important to understand how accurately and consistently these species are represented in existing global reanalyses. In this paper, we present the results of WV and O₃ intercomparisons that have been performed as part of the SPARC (Stratosphere-troposphere Processes and their Role in Climate) Reanalysis Intercomparison Project (S-RIP). The comparisons cover a range of timescales and evaluate both inter-reanalysis and observation-reanalysis differences. We also provide a systematic documentation of

SUBMITTER: Davis SM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7380091 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature