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MLS observations of stratospheric waves in temperature and O3 during the 1992 southern winterThe Microwave Limb Sounder observed waves in stratospheric temperature and O3 during the 1992 southern winter. Wave 1 intensifies three times from mid August through mid September, when a 9 day eastward traveling wave becomes in phase with the stationary wave 1. During the periods of wave intensification, minor sudden warmings and increased zonal mean O3 are observed. The waves have a westward phase tilt which results in an intensified baroclinic zone when the waves are in phase. Waves in T and O3 are positively correlated near 5 - 10 hPa, implying transport by planetary waves; this is supported by larger O3 wave amplitudes than expected from photochemistry alone.
Document ID
19930062165
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
Authors
Fishbein, E. F.
(Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Elson, L. S.
(Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Froidevaux, L.
(Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Manney, G. L.
(Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Read, W. G.
(Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Waters, J. W.
(Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Zurek, R. W.
(JPL Pasadena, CA, United States)
Date Acquired
August 16, 2013
Publication Date
June 18, 1993
Publication Information
Publication: Geophysical Research Letters
Volume: 20
Issue: 12
ISSN: 0094-8276
Subject Category
Meteorology And Climatology
Accession Number
93A46162
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
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