Unravelling the transport of moisture into the Saharan Air Layer using passive tracers and isotopes

• Published in: Atmospheric Science Letters
• Main Authors: Fabienne Dahinden, Franziska Aemisegger, Heini Wernli, Stephan Pfahl
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 2023
• Subjects: atmospheric humidity; moisture sources; moisture transport; Saharan Air Layer; stable water isotopes; turbulent mixing; Meteorology. Climatology; QC851-999; Detour; North Atlantic
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1002/asl.1187; https://doaj.org/article/9089ba984e2f4a5a9bdb88c204c05706

Abstract The subtropical free troposphere plays a critical role in the radiative balance of the Earth. However, the complex interactions controlling moisture in this sensitive region and, in particular, the relative importance of long‐range transport compared to lower‐tropospheric mixing, remain unc...