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Influence of isentropic transport on seasonal ozone variations in the lower stratosphere and subtropical upper troposphereThe isentropic cross-tropopause ozone transport has been estimated in both hemispheres in 1999 based on the potential vorticity mapping of Stratospheric Aerosol and Gas Experiment 11 ozone measurements and contour advection calculations using the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Global and Modeling Assimilation Office analysis. The estimated net isentropic stratosphere-to-troposphere ozone flux is approx.118 +/- 61 x 10(exp9)kg/yr globally within the layer between 330 and 370 K in 1999; 60% of it is found in the Northern Hemisphere, and 40% is found in the Southern Hemisphere. The monthly average ozone fluxes are strongest in summer and weakest in winter in both hemispheres. The seasonal variations of ozone in the lower stratosphere (LS) and upper troposphere (UT) have been analyzed using ozonesonde observations from ozonesonde stations in the extratropics and subtropics, respectively. It is shown that observed ozone levels increase in the UT over subtropical ozonesonde stations and decrease in the LS over extratropical stations in late spring/early summer and that the ozone increases in the summertime subtropical UT are unlikely to be explained by photochemical ozone production and diabatic transport alone. We conclude that isentropic transport is a significant contributor to ozone levels in the subtropical upper troposphere, especially in summer.
Document ID
20060012142
Acquisition Source
Headquarters
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
Authors
Jing, P.
(Georgia Inst. of Tech. Atlanta, GA, United States)
Cunnold, D. M.
(Georgia Inst. of Tech. Atlanta, GA, United States)
Yang, E.-S.
(Georgia Inst. of Tech. Atlanta, GA, United States)
Wang, H.-J.
(Georgia Inst. of Tech. Atlanta, GA, United States)
Date Acquired
August 23, 2013
Publication Date
May 26, 2005
Publication Information
Publication: Journal of Geophysical Research
Volume: 110
ISSN: 0148-0227
Subject Category
Meteorology And Climatology
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NAS5-00171
Distribution Limits
Public
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