This is the Authorea template for Atmospheric Science Letters by Wiley. Atmospheric Science Letters (ASL) is a wholly Open Access electronic journal. Its aim is to provide a fully peer reviewed publication route for new shorter contributions in the field of atmospheric and closely related sciences. Please refer to the journal’s author guidelines in order to confirm your manuscript adheres to the journal’s requirements for submissions; note, without exception, the reference style used should be that provided in the template. Should the journal style differ, the references will be reformatted during production if the manuscript is accepted for publication.