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@ARTICLE{Gnther:59284,
author = {Günther, G. and Müller, R. and von Hobe, M. and Stroh, F.
and Konopka, P. and Volk, C.},
title = {{Q}uantification of transport across the boundary of the
lower stratospheric vortex during {A}rctic winter 2002/2003},
journal = {Atmospheric chemistry and physics / Discussions},
volume = {7},
issn = {1680-7367},
address = {Katlenburg-Lindau},
publisher = {EGU},
reportid = {PreJuSER-59284},
pages = {17559 - 17597},
year = {2007},
note = {The authors would like to thank the European Centre for
Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF) for providing the
meteorological data, and N. Spelten, N. Thomas and R. Bauer
for excellent support with data handling and programming.},
abstract = {Strong perturbations of the Arctic stratosphere during the
winter 2002/2003 by planetary waves led to enhanced
stretching and folding of the vortex. On two occasions the
vortex in the lower stratosphere split into two secondary
vortices that re-merged after some days. As a result of
these strong disturbances the role of transport in and out
of the vortex was stronger than usual. An advection and
mixing simulation with the Chemical Lagrangian Model of the
Stratosphere (CLaMS) utilising a suite of inert tracers
tagging the original position of the air masses has been
carried out. The results show a variety of synoptic and
small scale features in the vicinity of the vortex boundary,
especially long filaments peeling off the vortex edge and
being slowly mixed into the mid latitude environment. The
vortex folding events, followed by re-merging of different
parts of the vortex led to strong filamentation of the
vortex interior. During January, February, and March 2003
flights of the Russian high-altitude aircraft Geophysica
were performed in order to probe the vortex. filaments and
in one case the merging zone between the secondary vortices.
Comparisons between CLaMS results and observations obtained
from the Geophysica flights show in general good
agreement.Several areas affected by both transport and
strong mixing could be identified, allowing explanation of
many of the structures observed during the flights.
Furthermore, the CLaMS simulations allow for a
quantification of the air mass exchange between mid
latitudes and the vortex interior. The simulation suggests
that after the formation of the vortex was completed, its
interior remaind relativel undisturbed. Only during the two
re-merging events were substantial amounts of extra-vortex
air transported into the polar vortex. When in March the
vortex starts weakening additional influence from lower
latitudes becomes apparent in the model results.},
keywords = {J (WoSType)},
cin = {ICG-1},
ddc = {550},
cid = {I:(DE-Juel1)VDB790},
pnm = {Atmosphäre und Klima},
pid = {G:(DE-Juel1)FUEK406},
typ = {PUB:(DE-HGF)16},
url = {https://juser.fz-juelich.de/record/59284},
}