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Transport processes in the stratosphere: Model simulations and comparisons with satellite observationsA three dimensional atmospheric model was used to study transport processes and to simulate the distribution of chemically active species in the stratosphere. The present results are part of a long term simulation of the seasonally varying structure of stratospheric trace constituents. The occurrence of a midwinter stratospheric warming and the associated transport of O3 and HNO3 during the simulation are described. Comparison of the simulated distributions of O3 and HNO3 are made with data from the Limb Infrared Monitor of the Stratosphere (LIMS) experiment. In addition, distributions of Ertel's potential vorticity on isentropic surfaces (IPV) are evaluated as a diagnostic for interpreting transport processes. Comparisons are made with IPV distributions inferred from LIMS temperature data.
Document ID
19860018330
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Grose, W. L.
(NASA Langley Research Center Hampton, VA, United States)
Turner, R. E.
(NASA Langley Research Center Hampton, VA, United States)
Nealy, J. E.
(NASA Langley Research Center Hampton, VA, United States)
Date Acquired
August 12, 2013
Publication Date
December 1, 1985
Publication Information
Publication: International Council of Scientific Unions Handbook for MAP, Vol. 18
Subject Category
Geophysics
Accession Number
86N27802
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.

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