Special Issues  

ACPD - Special Issue

SCOUT-O3 Tropics
Editor(s): D. Brunner, N. Harris, A. R. MacKenzie, and T. Peter


Validation of water vapour transport in the tropical tropopause region in coupled Chemistry Climate Models
S. Kremser, M. Rex, U. Langematz, M. Dameris, and I. Wohltmann
Atmos. Chem. Phys. Discuss., 8, 10999-11037, 2008
Abstract   Discussion Paper (PDF, 8209 KB)   Interactive Discussion (Closed, 4 Comments)   Final Revised Paper (ACP)


  09 Jun 2008
Aerosol and thermodynamic effects on tropical cloud systems during TWPICE and ACTIVE
P. T. May, G. Allen, G. Vaughan, and P. Connolly
Atmos. Chem. Phys. Discuss., 8, 14247-14272, 2008
Abstract   Discussion Paper (PDF, 610 KB)   Interactive Discussion (Closed, 3 Comments)   Final Revised Paper (ACP)


  24 Jul 2008
Hydration of the lower stratosphere by ice crystal geysers over land convective systems
S. Khaykin, J.-P. Pommereau, L. Korshunov, V. Yushkov, J. Nielsen, N. Larsen, T. Christensen, A. Garnier, A. Lukyanov, and E. Williams
Atmos. Chem. Phys. Discuss., 8, 15463-15490, 2008
Abstract   Discussion Paper (PDF, 862 KB)   Interactive Discussion (Closed, 8 Comments)   Final Revised Paper (ACP)


  14 Aug 2008
The SCOUT-O3 Darwin Aircraft Campaign: rationale and meteorology
D. Brunner, P. Siegmund, P. T. May, L. Chappel, C. Schiller, R. Müller, T. Peter, S. Fueglistaler, A. R. MacKenzie, A. Fix, H. Schlager, G. Allen, A. M. Fjaeraa, M. Streibel, and N. R. P. Harris
Atmos. Chem. Phys. Discuss., 8, 17131-17191, 2008
Abstract   Discussion Paper (PDF, 13893 KB)   Interactive Discussion (Closed, 4 Comments)   Final Revised Paper (ACP)


  11 Sep 2008
Evidence for ice particles in the tropical stratosphere from in-situ measurements
M. de Reus, S. Borrmann, A. J. Heymsfield, R. Weigel, C. Schiller, V. Mitev, W. Frey, D. Kunkel, A. Kürten, J. Curtius, N. M. Sitnikov, A. Ulanovsky, and F. Ravegnani
Atmos. Chem. Phys. Discuss., 8, 19313-19355, 2008
Abstract   Discussion Paper (PDF, 4727 KB)   Interactive Discussion (Closed, 4 Comments)   Final Revised Paper (ACP)


  14 Nov 2008
Equatorial transport as diagnosed from nitrous oxide variability
P. Ricaud, J.-P. Pommereau, J.-L. Attié, E. Le Flochmoën, L. El Amraoui, H. Teyssèdre, V.-H. Peuch, W. Feng, and M. P. Chipperfield
Atmos. Chem. Phys. Discuss., 9, 4899-4930, 2009
Abstract   Discussion Paper (PDF, 1771 KB)   Interactive Discussion (Closed, 3 Comments)   Final Revised Paper (ACP)


  24 Feb 2009
Regional modelling of tracer transport by tropical convection – Part 1: Sensitivity to convection parameterization
J. Arteta, V. Marécal, and E. D. Rivière
Atmos. Chem. Phys. Discuss., 9, 5889-5928, 2009
Abstract   Discussion Paper (PDF, 6019 KB)   Interactive Discussion (Closed, 4 Comments)   Final Revised Paper (ACP)


  04 Mar 2009
Regional modelling of tracer transport by tropical convection – Part 2: Sensitivity to model resolutions
J. Arteta, V. Marécal, and E. D. Rivière
Atmos. Chem. Phys. Discuss., 9, 5929-5965, 2009
Abstract   Discussion Paper (PDF, 7675 KB)   Interactive Discussion (Closed, 4 Comments)   Final Revised Paper (ACP)


  04 Mar 2009
Composition of the TTL over Darwin: local mixing or long-range transport?
W. J. Heyes, G. Vaughan, G. Allen, A. Volz-Thomas, H.-W. Pätz, and R. Busen
Atmos. Chem. Phys. Discuss., 9, 7299-7332, 2009
Abstract   Discussion Paper (PDF, 1176 KB)   Interactive Discussion (Closed, 4 Comments)   Final Revised Paper (ACP)


  20 Mar 2009
A simple model for cloud radiative forcing
T. Corti and T. Peter
Atmos. Chem. Phys. Discuss., 9, 8541-8560, 2009
Abstract   Discussion Paper (PDF, 871 KB)   Interactive Discussion (Closed, 8 Comments)   Final Revised Paper (ACP)


  31 Mar 2009
Lightning-produced NOx during the Northern Australian monsoon; results from the ACTIVE campaign
L. Labrador, G. Vaughan, W. Heyes, D. Waddicor, A. Volz-Thomas, H.-W. Pätz, and H. Höller
Atmos. Chem. Phys. Discuss., 9, 10647-10673, 2009
Abstract   Discussion Paper (PDF, 1310 KB)   Interactive Discussion (Closed, 7 Comments)   Final Revised Paper (ACP)


  04 May 2009
Diagnostics of the Tropical Tropopause Layer from in-situ observations and CCM data
E. Palazzi, F. Fierli, F. Cairo, C. Cagnazzo, G. Di Donfrancesco, E. Manzini, F. Ravegnani, C. Schiller, F. D'Amato, and C. M. Volk
Atmos. Chem. Phys. Discuss., 9, 11659-11698, 2009
Abstract   Discussion Paper (PDF, 1585 KB)   Interactive Discussion (Closed, 7 Comments)   Final Revised Paper (ACP)


  12 May 2009
Variability of residence time in the Tropical Tropopause Layer during Northern Hemisphere winter
K. Krüger, S. Tegtmeier, and M. Rex
Atmos. Chem. Phys. Discuss., 9, 12597-12614, 2009
Abstract   Discussion Paper (PDF, 995 KB)   Interactive Discussion (Closed, 4 Comments)   Final Revised Paper (ACP)


  28 May 2009
NOx production by lightning in Hector: first airborne measurements during SCOUT-O3/ACTIVE
H. Huntrieser, H. Schlager, M. Lichtenstern, A. Roiger, P. Stock, A. Minikin, H. Höller, K. Schmidt, H.-D. Betz, G. Allen, S. Viciani, A. Ulanovsky, F. Ravegnani, and D. Brunner
Atmos. Chem. Phys. Discuss., 9, 14361-14451, 2009
Abstract   Discussion Paper (PDF, 7804 KB)   Interactive Discussion (Closed, 4 Comments)   Final Revised Paper (ACP)


  01 Jul 2009
More evidence for very short-lived substance contribution to stratospheric chlorine inferred from HCl balloon-borne in situ measurements in the tropics
Y. Mébarki, V. Catoire, G. Berthet, N. Huret, and C. Robert
Atmos. Chem. Phys. Discuss., 9, 16163-16195, 2009
Abstract   Discussion Paper (PDF, 2601 KB)   Interactive Discussion (Closed, 6 Comments)   Final Revised Paper (ACP)


  29 Jul 2009
Bromoform and dibromomethane in the tropics: a 3-D model study of chemistry and transport
R. Hossaini, M. P. Chipperfield, B. M. Monge-Sanz, N. A. D. Richards, E. Atlas, and D. R. Blake
Atmos. Chem. Phys. Discuss., 9, 16811-16851, 2009
Abstract   Discussion Paper (PDF, 1238 KB)   Interactive Discussion (Closed, 4 Comments)   Final Revised Paper (ACP)


  07 Aug 2009
Hydration and dehydration at the tropical tropopause
C. Schiller, J.-U. Grooß, P. Konopka, F. Plöger, F. H. Silva dos Santos, and N. Spelten
Atmos. Chem. Phys. Discuss., 9, 17495-17529, 2009
Abstract   Discussion Paper (PDF, 2138 KB)   Interactive Discussion (Closed, 6 Comments)   Final Revised Paper (ACP)


  24 Aug 2009
An overview of the SCOUT-AMMA stratospheric aircraft, balloons and sondes campaign in West Africa, August 2006: rationale, roadmap and highlights
F. Cairo, J. P. Pommereau, K. S. Law, H. Schlager, A. Garnier, F. Fierli, M. Ern, M. Streibel, S. Arabas, S. Borrmann, J. J. Berthelier, C. Blom, T. Christensen, F. D'Amato, G. Di Donfrancesco, T. Deshler, A. Diedhiou, G. Durry, O. Engelsen, F. Goutail, N. R. P. Harris, E. R. T. Kerstel, S. Khaykin, P. Konopka, A. Kylling, N. Larsen, T. Lebel, X. Liu, A. R. MacKenzie, J. Nielsen, A. Oulanowski, D. J. Parker, J. Pelon, J. Polcher, J. A. Pyle, F. Ravegnani, E. D. Rivière, A. D. Robinson, T. Röckmann, C. Schiller, F. Simões, L. Stefanutti, F. Stroh, L. Some, P. Siegmund, N. Sitnikov, J. P. Vernier, C. M. Volk, C. Voigt, M. von Hobe, S. Viciani, and V. Yushkov
Atmos. Chem. Phys. Discuss., 9, 19713-19781, 2009
Abstract   Discussion Paper (PDF, 2589 KB)   Interactive Discussion (Closed, 8 Comments)   Final Revised Paper (ACP)   Final Revised Paper (ACP)


  23 Sep 2009
Fractional release factors of long-lived halogenated organic compounds in the tropical stratosphere
J. C. Laube, A. Engel, H. Bönisch, T. Möbius, W. T. Sturges, M. Braß, and T. Röckmann
Atmos. Chem. Phys. Discuss., 9, 20283-20307, 2009
Abstract   Discussion Paper (PDF, 531 KB)   Interactive Discussion (Closed, 6 Comments)   Final Revised Paper (ACP)


  28 Sep 2009
Modelling the reversible uptake of chemical species in the gas phase by ice particles formed in a convective cloud
V. Marécal, M. Pirre, E. D. Rivière, N. Pouvesle, J. N. Crowley, S. R. Freitas, and K. M. Longo
Atmos. Chem. Phys. Discuss., 9, 24361-24410, 2009
Abstract   Discussion Paper (PDF, 1965 KB)   Interactive Discussion (Closed, 8 Comments)   Final Revised Paper (ACP)


  16 Nov 2009
Aerosols in the tropical and subtropical UT/LS: in-situ measurements of submicron particle abundance and volatility
S. Borrmann, D. Kunkel, R. Weigel, A. Minikin, T. Deshler, J. C. Wilson, J. Curtius, G. N. Shur, G. V. Belyaev, K. S. Law, and F. Cairo
Atmos. Chem. Phys. Discuss., 9, 24587-24628, 2009
Abstract   Discussion Paper (PDF, 3036 KB)   Interactive Discussion (Closed, 6 Comments)   Final Revised Paper (ACP)


  18 Nov 2009
Water vapor budget associated to overshoots in the tropical stratosphere: mesoscale modelling study of 4–5 August 2006 during SCOUT-AMMA
X. M. Liu, E. D. Rivière, V. Marécal, G. Durry, A. Hamdouni, J. Arteta, and S. Khaykin
Atmos. Chem. Phys. Discuss., 10, 3975-4025, 2010
Abstract   Discussion Paper (PDF, 4955 KB)   Interactive Discussion (Closed, 6 Comments)   Final Revised Paper (ACP)


  11 Feb 2010
Air mass origins influencing TTL chemical composition over West Africa during 2006 summer monsoon
K. S. Law, F. Fierli, F. Cairo, H. Schlager, S. Borrmann, M. Streibel, E. Real, D. Kunkel, C. Schiller, F. Ravegnani, A. Ulanovsky, F. d'Amato, S. Viciani, and C. M. Volk
Atmos. Chem. Phys. Discuss., 10, 15485-15536, 2010
Abstract   Discussion Paper (PDF, 7314 KB)   Interactive Discussion (Closed, 4 Comments)   Final Revised Paper (ACP)


  23 Jun 2010
In-situ measurements of tropical cloud properties in the West African monsoon: upper tropospheric ice clouds, mesoscale convective system outflow, and subvisual cirrus
W. Frey, S. Borrmann, D. Kunkel, R. Weigel, M. de Reus, H. Schlager, A. Roiger, C. Voigt, P. Hoor, J. Curtius, M. Krämer, C. Schiller, C. M. Volk, C. D. Homan, F. Fierli, G. Di Donfrancesco, A. Ulanovsky, F. Ravegnani, N. M. Sitnikov, S. Viciani, F. D'Amato, G. N. Shur, G. V. Belyaev, K. S. Law, and F. Cairo
Atmos. Chem. Phys. Discuss., 11, 745-812, 2011
Abstract   Discussion Paper (PDF, 1529 KB)   Interactive Discussion (Closed, 9 Comments)   Final Revised Paper (ACP)


  10 Jan 2011