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Calculations of Arctic ozone chemistry using objectively analyzed data in a 3-D CTMA three-dimensional chemical transport model (CTM) (Kaminski, 1992) has been used to study the evolution of the Arctic ozone during the winter of 1992. The continuity equation has been solved using a spectral method with Rhomboidal 15 (R15) truncation and leap-frog time stepping. Six-hourly meteorological fields from the Canadian Meteorological Center global objective analysis routines run at T79 were degraded to the model resolution. In addition, they were interpolated to the model time grid and were used to drive the model from the surface to 10 mb. In the model, processing of Cl(x) occurred over Arctic latitudes but some of the initial products were still present by mid-January. Also, the large amounts of ClO formed in the model in early January were converted to ClNO3. The results suggest that the model resolution may be insufficient to resolve the details of the Arctic transport during this time period. In particular, the wind field does not move the ClO(x) 'cloud' to the south over Europe as seen in the MLS measurements.
Document ID
19950004606
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Kaminski, J. W.
(York Univ. Ontario)
Mcconnell, J. C.
(York Univ. Ontario)
Sandilands, J. W.
(York Univ. Ontario)
Date Acquired
September 6, 2013
Publication Date
April 1, 1994
Publication Information
Publication: NASA. Goddard Space Flight Center, Ozone in the Troposphere and Stratosphere, Part 2
Subject Category
Meteorology And Climatology
Accession Number
95N11019
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.
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