Observations of convective cooling in the tropical tropopause layer in AIRS data

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  • A. E. Dessler
  • H. Kim
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Introduction Conclusions References Tables Figures Back Close Abstract Introduction Conclusions References Tables Figures Back Close Abstract We investigate the impact of convection on the thermal structure of the Tropical Tropopause Layer (TTL). We use temperature profiles measured by the Atmospheric Infrared Sounder (AIRS) onboard the Aqua satellite, and the time evolution of local convection determined by the National Centers for Environmental Protection/Aviation 5 Weather Center (NCEP/AWS) half-hourly infrared global geostationary composite. The observations demonstrate that the TTL is cooled by convection, in agreement with previous observations and model simulations. By using a global data set, we are able to investigate the variations in this convective cooling by season and region. The estimated cooling rate during active convection is 7.5∼9 K/day. While we cannot unam-10 biguously identify the cause of this cooling, our analysis suggests that radiative cooling is likely not an explanation.

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تاریخ انتشار 2004