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Dynamics and Chemistry of the Summer Stratosphere (DCOTSS)

Dynamics and Chemistry of the Summer Stratosphere (DCOTSS) is a NASA Earth Venture Suborbital research project to investigate the impacts of intense thunderstorms over the U.S. on the summertime stratosphere.

Launch Date

June 2021

Class

Field Campaign

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Dynamics and Chemistry of the Summer Stratosphere (DCOTSS) is a NASA Earth Venture Suborbital research project to investigate the impacts of intense thunderstorms over the U.S. on the summertime stratosphere.

Related Publications

2023. "Extreme Altitudes of Stratospheric Hydration by Midlatitude Convection Observed During the DCOTSS Field Campaign.", Geophysical Research Letters, 50 (18): [10.1029/2023gl104914] [Journal Article/Letter]

2024. "Airborne observations of upper troposphere and lower stratosphere composition change in active convection producing above-anvil cirrus plumes.", Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 24 (13): 7591-7608 [10.5194/acp-24-7591-2024] [Journal Article/Letter]

2024. "Stratospheric Hydration Processes in Tropopause‐Overshooting Convection Revealed by Tracer‐Tracer Correlations From the DCOTSS Field Campaign.", Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, 129 (16): [10.1029/2024jd041340] [Journal Article/Letter]