OVERSHOOTING TOPS (OTS) ARE MANIFESTATIONS OF DEEP CONVECTIVE UPDRAFTS THAT OVERSHOOT THE TROPOPAUSE. OTS IRREVERSIBLY TRANSPORT AEROSOLS WATER VAPOR MASS AND OTHER TRACERS INTO THE STRATOSPHERE AND OCCUR IN ALL LATITUDES AND SEASONS.
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