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@ARTICLE{Hoffmann:154219,
author = {Hoffmann, L. and Hoppe, Charlotte and Müller, Rolf and
Dutton, G. S. and Gille, J. C. and Griessbach, S. and Jones,
A. and Meyer, C. I. and Spang, R. and Volk, C. M. and
Walker, K. A.},
title = {{S}tratospheric lifetime ratio of {CFC}-11 and {CFC}-12
from satellite and model climatologies},
journal = {Atmospheric chemistry and physics / Discussions},
volume = {14},
number = {11},
issn = {1680-7375},
reportid = {FZJ-2014-03598},
pages = {16865 - 16906},
year = {2014},
abstract = {Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) play a key role in stratospheric
ozone loss and are strong infrared absorbers that contribute
to global warming. The stratospheric lifetimes of CFCs are a
measure of their global loss rates that are needed to
determine global warming and ozone depletion potentials. We
applied the tracer-tracer correlation approach to zonal mean
climatologies from satellite measurements and model data to
assess the lifetimes of CFCl3 (CFC-11) and CF2Cl2 (CFC-12).
We present estimates of the CFC-11/CFC-12 lifetime ratio and
the absolute lifetime of CFC-12, based on a reference
lifetime of 52 yr for CFC-11. We analyzed climatologies from
three satellite missions, the Atmospheric Chemistry
Experiment-Fourier Transform Spectrometer (ACE-FTS), the
HIgh Resolution Dynamics Limb Sounder (HIRDLS), and the
Michelson Interferometer for Passive Atmospheric Sounding
(MIPAS). We found a CFC-11/CFC-12 lifetime ratio of
0.47±0.08 and a CFC-12 lifetime of 111(96–132) yr for
ACE-FTS, a ratio of 0.46±0.07 and a lifetime of
112(97–133) yr for HIRDLS, and a ratio of 0.46±0.08 and a
lifetime of 112(96–135) yr for MIPAS. The error-weighted,
combined CFC-11/CFC-12 lifetime ratio is 0.47±0.04 and the
CFC-12 lifetime estimate is 112(102–123) yr. These results
agree with the recent Stratosphere-troposphere Processes And
their Role in Climate (SPARC) reassessment, which recommends
lifetimes of 52(43–67) yr and 102(88–122) yr,
respectively. Having smaller uncertainties than the results
from other recent studies, our estimates can help to better
constrain CFC-11 and CFC-12 lifetime recommendations in
future scientific studies and assessments. Furthermore, the
satellite observations were used to validate first
simulation results from a new coupled model system, which
integrates a Lagrangian chemistry transport model into a
climate model. For the coupled model we found a
CFC-11/CFC-12 lifetime ratio of 0.48±0.07 and a CFC-12
lifetime of 110(95–129) yr, based on a ten-year perpetual
run. Closely reproducing the satellite observations, the new
model system will likely become a useful tool to assess the
impact of advective transport, mixing, and photochemistry as
well as climatological variability on the stratospheric
lifetimes of long-lived tracers.},
cin = {JSC / IEK-7},
ddc = {550},
cid = {I:(DE-Juel1)JSC-20090406 / I:(DE-Juel1)IEK-7-20101013},
pnm = {411 - Computational Science and Mathematical Methods
(POF2-411)},
pid = {G:(DE-HGF)POF2-411},
typ = {PUB:(DE-HGF)16},
doi = {10.5194/acpd-14-16865-2014},
url = {https://juser.fz-juelich.de/record/154219},
}