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The quasi-biennial oscillation of ozone in the tropical middle stratosphere - A one-dimensional modelA one-dimensional model of the quasi-biennial oscillation (QBO) of ozone in the tropical middle stratosphere is derived based on assumed (observed) zonal wind QBO in a coupled dynamic, radiative/photochemical system. It is found that the derived vertical variation of the ozone QBO amplitude has two maxima, one at 32 km and the other at 22 km, and a minimum at 28 km. These are in qualitative agreement with observations. In the height interval 30-35 km, the ozone QBO is closely related to temperature dependent photochemistry, and the ozone and temperature variations are out of phase. Below 28 km, where vertical ozone and thermal transports are important, ozone and temperature oscillations are in phase, but both are approximately 270 deg out of phase with the vertical wind variation.
Document ID
19870050632
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
Authors
Ling, Xiu-De
(Colorado Univ. Boulder, CO, United States)
London, Julius
(Colorado, University Boulder, United States)
Date Acquired
August 13, 2013
Publication Date
December 15, 1986
Publication Information
Publication: Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences
Volume: 43
ISSN: 0022-4928
Subject Category
Geophysics
Accession Number
87A37906
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NSG-5153
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
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