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@ARTICLE{Johansson:862203,
author = {Johansson, Sören and Santee, Michelle L. and Grooß,
Jens-Uwe and Höpfner, Michael and Braun, Marleen and
Friedl-Vallon, Felix and Khosrawi, Farahnaz and Kirner,
Oliver and Kretschmer, Erik and Oelhaf, Hermann and Orphal,
Johannes and Sinnhuber, Björn-Martin and Tritscher, Ines
and Ungermann, Jörn and Walker, Kaley A. and Woiwode,
Wolfgang},
title = {{U}nusual chlorine partitioning in the 2015/16 {A}rctic
winter lowermost stratosphere: {O}bservations and
simulations},
journal = {Atmospheric chemistry and physics / Discussions Discussions
[...]},
volume = {-},
issn = {1680-7375},
address = {Katlenburg-Lindau},
publisher = {EGU},
reportid = {FZJ-2019-02551},
pages = {1 - 38},
year = {2019},
abstract = {The Arctic winter 2015/16 was characterized by cold
stratospheric temperatures. Here we present a comprehensive
view of the temporal evolution of chlorine in the lowermost
stratosphere (LMS) over the course of this winter. We
utilize two-dimensional vertical cross sections of ozone
(O3) and chlorine nitrate (ClONO2), measured by the airborne
limb-imager GLORIA (Gimballed Limb Observer for Radiance
Imaging of the Atmosphere) during the POLSTRACC/GW-LCYCLE
II/GWEX/SALSA campaigns, to investigate in detail the
tropopause region. Observations from three long-distance
flights in January, February and March 2016 are discussed.
ClONO2 volume mixing ratios up to 1100 pptv were measured
at 380 K potential temperature in mesoscale structures.
Similar mesoscale structures are also visible in O3
measurements. Both trace gas measurements are applied to
evaluate simulation results from the chemistry transport
model CLaMS (Chemical Lagrangian Model of the Stratosphere)
and the chemistry climate model EMAC (ECHAM5/MESSy
Atmospheric Chemistry). These comparisons show agreement
within the expected performance of these models. Satellite
measurements from Aura/MLS (Microwave Limb Sounder) and
SCISAT/ACE-FTS (Atmospheric Chemistry Experiment – Fourier
Transform Spectrometer) provide an overview over the whole
winter and information about the stratospheric situation
above flight altitude. Time series of these satellite
measurements reveal unusually low hydrochloric acid (HCl)
and ClONO2 at 380 K from the beginning of January to the
end of February 2016, while chlorine monoxide (ClO) is
strongly enhanced. In March 2016, unusually rapid chlorine
deactivation into HCl is observed instead of deactivation
into ClONO2, the more typical pathway for deactivation in
the Arctic. Chlorine deactivation observed in the satellite
time series is well reproduced by CLaMS. Sensitivity
simulations with CLaMS demonstrate the influence of low
abundances of O3 and reactive nitrogen (NOy) due to ozone
depletion and sedimentation of NOy-containing particles,
respectively. On the basis of the different altitude and
time ranges of these effects, we conclude that the
substantial chlorine deactivation into HCl at 380 K arose
as a result of very low ozone abundances together with low
temperatures. Additionally, CLaMS estimates ozone depletion
of at least 0.4 ppmv at 380 K and 1.75 ppmv at
490 K, which is comparable to other extremely cold Arctic
winters. We have used CLaMS trajectories to analyze the
history of enhanced ClONO2 measured by GLORIA. In February,
most of the enhanced ClONO2 is traced back to chlorine
deactivation that had occurred within the past few days
prior to the GLORIA measurement. In March, after the final
warming, air masses in which chlorine has previously been
deactivated into ClONO2 have been transported in the
remnants of the polar vortex towards the location of
measurement for at least 11 days},
cin = {IEK-7},
ddc = {550},
cid = {I:(DE-Juel1)IEK-7-20101013},
pnm = {244 - Composition and dynamics of the upper troposphere and
middle atmosphere (POF3-244)},
pid = {G:(DE-HGF)POF3-244},
typ = {PUB:(DE-HGF)16},
doi = {10.5194/acp-2018-1227},
url = {https://juser.fz-juelich.de/record/862203},
}