Abstract: Stratospheric intrusions (SIs) the introduction of ozone-rich stratospheric air into the troposphere '“ have been the interest of decades of research for their link with surface ozone air quality exceedances, especially at the high elevations in the western USA in springtime; however, the impact of SIs in the remaining seasons and over the rest of the USA is less clear. We can expect MERRA-2 to realistically represent both atmospheric dynamics and composition. The operational GEOS weather fo...

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