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Global variations of zonal mean ozone during stratospheric warming eventsEight years of Solar Backscatter Ultraviolet (SBUV) ozone data are examined to study zonal mean variations associated with stratospheric planetary wave (warming) events. These fluctuations are found to be nearly global in extent, with relatively large variations in the tropics, and coherent signatures reaching up to 50 deg in the opposite (summer) hemisphere. These ozone variations are a manifestation of the global circulation cells associated with stratospheric warming events; the ozone responds dynamically in the lower stratosphere to transport, and photochemically in the upper stratosphere to the circulation-induced temperature changes. The observed ozone variations in the tropics are of particular interest because transport is dominated by zonal-mean vertical motions (eddy flux divergences and mean meridional transports are negligible), and hence, substantial simplifications to the governing equations occur. The response of the atmosphere to these impulsive circulation changes provides a situation for robust estimates of the ozone-temperature sensitivity in the upper stratosphere.
Document ID
19950040891
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
Authors
Randel, William J.
(National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, CO United States)
Date Acquired
August 16, 2013
Publication Date
October 1, 1993
Publication Information
Publication: Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences
Volume: 50
Issue: 19
ISSN: 0022-4928
Subject Category
Meteorology And Climatology
Accession Number
95A72490
Distribution Limits
Public
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