SPARC eNews Bulletin March 2017

3rd Workshop on Atmospheric Composition and the Asian Monsoon (ACAM) and Second ACAM Training School
The SPARC/IGAC-activity ACAM will hold its 3rd biennial workshop in Guangzhou, China, 5-9 June 2017. The 2nd ACAM training school will follow on the campus of Jinan University, Guangzhou. The registration and abstract submission deadline is 15 March 2017. Find more information on the ACAM website.

Training school on stratosphere-troposphere interactions
The IUGG/SPARC-training school for early career researchers is being organised in Cape Town, South Africa, from 2-5 September 2017. Please note that the deadline for applications for financial support is 15 March 2017. Find more information on the SPARC website: Training School on Stratosphere-Troposphere Interactions.



Save the dates: SPARC General Assembly 2018
The 6th SPARC General Assembly will be held in Kyoto, Japan, from 1-6 October 2018 (exact dates to be confirmed). General Assemblies are opportunities for SPARC to take stock of what has been achieved, where gaps in SPARC's research portfolio lie, and to define where SPARC needs to be moving to remain responsive to the needs of both its members and the users of SPARC research products. Further information will be made available soon.

Summer school on Global Teleconnections in the Earth's Climate System
Organised by the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK), the GOTHAM Summer school will train young scientists in a unique combination of interdisciplinary scientific topics and tools relevant for understanding teleconnections including stratosphere dynamics and stratosphere-troposphere interactions. The school will be held in Potsdam, Germany, from 18-22 September 2017. Find more information on the school's website: GOTHAM summer school.



CCMI Science Workshop 2017
The 5th Chemistry-Climate Model Initiative (CCMI) Science Workshop organised by IGAC and SPARC will be held in Toulouse at the Centre International de Conférences of Météo-France, from 13-15 June 2017. Please note that the abstract submission deadline is 15 March 2017. Find more information on the CCMI Science Workshop. 

9th Atmospheric Limb Workshop
The 9th International Atmospheric Limb Workshop will be hosted by the Atmospheric Remote Sensing Group from the University of Saskatchewan in downtown Saskatoon, Canada, from 12-14 June 2017. Abstract submission deadline is 15 March 2017. Find more information and register at: http://limb2017.usask.ca. 

IGAC Cryosphere and Atmosphere Chemistry activity
The IGAC community is seeking input on their new activity CATCH (Cryosphere and Atmosphere Chemistry) with the aim to shape the strategy of this activity. Add your input to a dedicated Google Form.

Middle Atmosphere Symposium (ICMA/IAMAS M12)
This special symposium will take place within the IAPSO-IAMAS-IAGA General Assembly on "Good Hope for Earth Sciences" in Cape Town, South Africa, from 27 August - 1 September 2017. Find more information on the symposium.

WCRP Data Policy
The World Climate Research Programme, SPARC's parent organisation, encourages promotion of and open access to scientific data. Find more information on the WCRP Data Policy.

 

Report on the 24th Meeting of the SPARC Scientific Steering Group and Local Workshop
The 24th SPARC SSG meeting was held in Berlin, Germany, from 1-4 November 2016. The meeting followed a one-day science workshop focused on SPARC's contribution to the WCRP Grand Challenges on 31 October 2016.
Find the report at: www.wcrp-climate.org/WCRP-publications/2017/SPARC_24thSSG_report.pdf


SPARC Newsletter No. 48: January 2017
The January 2017 edition of the newsletter is available at: 
www.sparc-climate.org/fileadmin/customer/6_Publications/Newsletter_PDF/SPARCnewsletter_No48_Jan2017_web.pdf 

Note that as of July 2017 the SPARC Office will produce only a digital version of the newsletter. If you haven't already switched your subscription to a digital one, please do so here: www.sparc-climate.org/publications/newsletter.

SPARC Report No. 7: The Mystery of Carbon Tetrachloride
The 7th SPARC science report on 'The Mystery of Carbon Tetrachloride' is available  at: www.sparc-climate.org/publications/sparc-reports/sparc-report-no7
 

Journal Special Issues
 

JGR Joint Space Weather and Atmospheres Special Issue
Open for submissions.

Chemistry-Climate Modelling Initiative - Joint Special Issue in ACP/AMT/ESSD/GMT
Open for submissions.


SPARC Reanalysis Intercomparison Project - Special Issue in ACP
Open for submissions.


Water Vapour Intercomparison II (WAVAS-II) - Joint Special Issue in ACP/AMT/ESSD
Open for submissions.

SPARC encourages early career scientists to join the Young Earth System Scientists (YESS) community. YESS unifies early career researchers in an influential network and communication platform to promote local and global exchange across multiple disciplines related to Earth system sciences. Find more information on opportunities for young scientists and about YESS' future vision. 

Training schools:
Note the approaching deadlines for travel and registration fee support of the following two training schools: 15 March 2017.

More resources:
Find exciting vacancies regularly posted at www.sparc-climate.org/vacancies and ideas on how to get involved in SPARC at www.sparc-climate.org/get-involved. 
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LOTUS Workshop
13-15 March 2017
Paris, France

ACAM Workshop and Training School
5-12 June 2017
Guangzhou, China

SPARC/IGAC CCMI Science Workshop 2017
13-15 June 2017
Toulouse, France

TUNER Project Meeting
15-16 June 2017
Saskatoon, Canada

WAVAS II Meeting
20-22 June 2017
Toronto, Canada

OCTAV-UTLS Workshop
18-20 July 2017
Boulder, CO, USA

Training School on Stratosphere-Troposphere Interactions
2-5 September 2017
Cape Town, South Africa

Find all SPARC meetings

Workshop on the Measurement of Stratospheric Aerosol
6-8 September 2017
Boulder, CO, USA

FISAPS, QBOi, and SATIO-TCS Joint Workshop
9-14 October 2017
Kyoto, Japan

25th SPARC Scientific Steering Group Meeting and SPARC Local Workshop
16-20 October 2017
Seoul, South Korea

SPARC Data Assimilation Workshop
23 – 25 October 2017
Reading, UK 

S-RIP 2017 Workshop
25 – 27 October 2017
Reading, UK 

HEPPA-SOLARIS Meeting
6-8 November 2017
Paris, France

GAW 2017 Symposium
10-13 April 2017
Geneva, Switzerland

EGU General Assembly
23-28 April 2017
Vienna, Austria

First ALTIUS Symposium
2-3 May 2017
Brussels, Belgium

9th Atmospheric Limb Workshop
12 – 14 June 2017
Saskatoon, SK, Canada

AMS Middle Atmosphere / Atmosphere-Ocean Fluid Dynamics Meeting
26-30 June 2017
Portland, OR, USA


Find more SPARC-related meetings

The Future of Cumulus Parametrization 
10-14 July 2017
Delft, The Netherlands

10th International Carbon Dioxide Conference
21-25 August 2017
Interlaken, Switzerland

IAPSO-IAMAS-IAGA Conference: Good Hope for Earth Sciences
27 August - 1 September 2017
Cape Town, South Africa

COSPAR Symposium 2017
18 – 22 September 2017
Jeju-do, South Korea

5th International Conference on Reanalysis (ICR5)
13-17 November 2017
Rome, Italy

Science Updates

Role of Internal Atmospheric Variability in the 2015 Extreme Winter Climate Over the North America Continent. By J. Xie and M. Zhang in Geophysical Research Letters.

Seasonal variation of gravity wave parameters using different filter methods with daylight lidar measurements at mid-latitudes. By K. Baumgartner et al. in the Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres.

A decadal satellite record of gravity wave activity in the lower stratosphere to study polar stratospheric cloud formation. By L. Hoffmann et al. in Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics.

Small-scale orographic gravity wave drag in stable boundary layers and its impact on synoptic systems and near surface meteorology. By A. Tsiringakis et al. in the Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society.

30-year lidar observations of the stratospheric aerosol layer state over Tomsk (Western Siberia, Russia). By V.V. Zuev et al. in Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics.

Revisiting Southern Hemisphere Polar Stratospheric Temperature Trends in WACCM: The Role of Dynamical Forcing. By N. Calvo et al. in Geophysical Research Letters.

Might stratospheric variability lead to improved predictability of ENSO events? By C.I. Garfinkel in Environmental Research Letters.

The effects of the Indo-Pacific warm pool on the stratosphere. By X. Zhou et al. in Climate Dynamics.

Limits on the ability of global Eulerian models to resolve intercontinental transport of chemical plumes. By S.D. Eastham and D.J. Jacobs in Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics.

Respective roles of direct GHG radiative forcing and induced Arctic sea ice loss on the Northern Hemisphere atmospheric circulation. By T. Oudar et al. in Climate Dynamics.

Global carbonyl sulfide (OCS) measured by MIPAS/Envisat during 2002–2012. By N. Glatthor et al. in Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics.

The influence of the Calbuco eruption on the 2015 Antarctic ozone hole in a fully coupled chemistry-climate model. By D.J. Ivy et al. in Geophysical Research Letters.

Impact of mountains on tropical circulation in two Earth System Models. By Z. Naiman et al. in the Journal of Climate.

Global emissions of fluorinated greenhouse gases 2005–2050 with abatement potentials and costs. By P. Purohit and L. Höglund-Isaksson in Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics.

An assessment of the climatological representativeness of IAGOS-CARIBIC trace gas measurements using EMAC model simulations. By J. Eckstein et al. in Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics.

The influence of dynamical variability on the observed Brewer–Dobson Circulation trend. By S.C. Hardiman in Geophysical Research Letters.

How does downward planetary wave coupling affect polar stratospheric ozone in the Arctic winter stratosphere? By S.W. Lubis et al. in Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics.

Strato-mesospheric carbon monoxide profiles above Kiruna, Sweden (67.8 ° N, 20.4 ° E), since 2008. By N.J. Ryan et al. in Earth System Science Data.

Trend and recovery of the total ozone column in South America and Antarctica. By R. Toro et al. in Climate Dynamics.

Impact of a moderate volcanic eruption on chemistry in the lower stratosphere: balloon-borne observations and model calculations. By G. Berthet et al. in Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics.

Decadal predictability without ocean dynamics. By A. Srivastava and T. DelSole inProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America.

Long-lived contrails and convective cirrus above the tropical tropopause. By U. Schumann et al. in Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics.

Evaluation of the Ozone Fields in NASA’s MERRA-2 Reanalysis. By K. Wargan et al. in theJournal of Climate.

Development of a self-consistent lightning NOx simulation in large-scale 3-D models. By C. Luo et al. in the Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres.

Robustness of the simulated tropospheric response to ozone depletion. By W.J.M Seviour et al. in the Journal of Climate.

Influence of the spatial distribution of gravity wave activity on the middle atmospheric dynamics. By P. Šácha et al. in Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics.

Decadal prediction skill using a high-resolution climate model. By P.A. Monerie et al. inClimate Dynamics.

Evolution of the eastward shift in the quasi-stationary minimum of the Antarctic total ozone column. By A. Grytsai et al. in Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics.

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.http://journals.ametsoc.org/doi/abs/10.1175/JCLI-D-16-0650.1?af=R

Changes in Northern Hemisphere Winter Storm Tracks under the Background of Arctic Amplification. By J. Wang et al. in the Journal of Climate.

Is There a Stratospheric Pacemaker Controlling the Daily Cycle of Tropical Rainfall? By T. Sakazaki et al. in Geophysical Research Letters.

Variability and evolution of the midlatitude stratospheric aerosol budget from 22 years of ground-based lidar and satellite observations. By S.M. Khaykin et al. in Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics.

Two mechanisms of stratospheric ozone loss in the Northern Hemisphere, studied using data assimilation of Odin/SMR atmospheric observations. By K. Sagi et al. in Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics.

Marginal Stability and Predator–prey Behaviour within Storm Tracks. By L. Novak et al. in the Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society.

Predictability of downward propagation of major sudden stratospheric warmings. By A.Y. Karpechko et al. in the Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society.

A sudden stratospheric warming compendium. By A.H. Butler et al. in Earth System Science Data.

The CAMS interim Reanalysis of Carbon Monoxide, Ozone and Aerosol for 2003–2015. By J. Fleming et al. in Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics.

Observed connections of Arctic stratospheric ozone extremes to Northern Hemisphere surface climate. By D.J. Ivy et al. in Environmental Research Letters.

Climate research must sharpen its view. By J. Marotzke et al. in Nature Climate Change.

Broad Spectrum Mountain Waves. By R.B. Smith and C.G. Kruse in the Journal of Atmospheric Sciences.

Halogen chemistry reduces tropospheric O₃ radiative forcing. By T. Sherwen et al. inAtmospheric Chemistry and Physics.

Introduction to the SPARC Reanalysis Intercomparison Project (S-RIP) and overview of the reanalysis systems. By M. Fujiwara et al. in Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics.

Time-varying changes in the simulated structure of the Brewer–Dobson Circulation. By C.I. Garfinkel et al. in Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics.

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.