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@ARTICLE{Hoffmann:172968,
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, Catrin 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},
volume = {14},
number = {22},
issn = {1680-7324},
address = {Katlenburg-Lindau},
publisher = {EGU},
reportid = {FZJ-2014-06398},
pages = {12479 - 12497},
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 stratospheric 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 years 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
112(96–133) years for ACE-FTS, a ratio of 0.46±0.07 and a
lifetime of 113(97–134) years for HIRDLS, and a ratio of
0.46±0.08 and a lifetime of 114(98–136) years for MIPAS.
The error-weighted, combined CFC-11/CFC-12 lifetime ratio is
0.46±0.04 and the CFC-12 lifetime estimate is
113(103–124) years. These results agree with the recent
Stratosphere-troposphere Processes And their Role in Climate
(SPARC) reassessment, which recommends lifetimes of
52(43–67) years and 102(88–122) years, 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) years, based on a 10-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},
UT = {WOS:000348536700007},
doi = {10.5194/acp-14-12479-2014},
url = {https://juser.fz-juelich.de/record/172968},
}