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| Journal Article | PreJuSER-7675 |
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2010
EGU
Katlenburg-Lindau
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Please use a persistent id in citations: http://hdl.handle.net/2128/10069 doi:10.5194/acp-10-121-2010
Abstract: Multi-annual simulations with the Chemical Lagrangian Model of the Stratosphere (CLaMS) were conducted to study the seasonality of O-3 within the stratospheric part of the tropical tropopause layer (TTL), i.e. above theta = 360K potential temperature level. In agreement with satellite (HALOE) and in-situ observations (SHADOZ), CLaMS simulations show a pronounced annual cycle in O-3, at and above theta = 380 K, with the highest mixing ratios in the late boreal summer. Within the model, this cycle is driven by the seasonality of both upwelling and in-mixing. The latter process occurs through enhanced horizontal transport from the extratropics into the TTL that is mainly driven by the meridional, isentropic winds. The strongest in-mixing occurs during the late boreal summer from the Northern Hemisphere in the potential temperature range between 370 and 420 K. Complementary, the strongest upwelling occurs in winter reducing O-3 to the lowest values in early spring. Both CLaMS simulations and Aura MLS O-3 observations consistently show that enhanced in-mixing in summer is mainly driven by the Asian monsoon anticyclone.
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