Although the research station is far from major sources of human pollution, atmospheric circulation brings air from Europe and North America into the Arctic region.

虽然这个研究站远离人类主要的污染源，但是大气环流会把欧洲和北美的空气带到北极地区。

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Instead, Wickwar's explanation is that a vertical atmospheric wave discovered in their LIDAR data lowered the temperature in the region above their radar installation near Logan, Utah.

相反，威克·威尔解释说，他们从激光雷达数据中发现，一股垂直大气波降低了他们在犹他州洛根附近雷达上空的气温。

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The pink to white region above the clouds appears to be the stratosphere; this atmospheric layer generally has little or no clouds and extends up to approximately 50 km above the Earth’s surface.

云层上粉色到白色的部分是平流层所在的位置，这个层次中通常很少有云，大约延伸到离地球表面50千米的空中。

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Added to the general atmospheric warming in the region, the researchers also describe an amplification process whereby reduced snow cover on the surrounding tundra and less sea-ice in the Arctic Ocean push up temperatures still further.

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