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@ARTICLE{Kunkel:889267,
author = {Kunkel, Daniel and Hoor, Peter and Kaluza, Thorsten and
Ungermann, Jörn and Kluschat, Björn and Giez, Andreas and
Lachnitt, Hans-Christoph and Kaufmann, Martin and Riese,
Martin},
title = {{E}vidence of small-scale quasi-isentropic mixing in ridges
of extratropical baroclinic waves},
journal = {Atmospheric chemistry and physics},
volume = {19},
number = {19},
issn = {1680-7324},
address = {Katlenburg-Lindau},
publisher = {EGU},
reportid = {FZJ-2021-00172},
pages = {12607 - 12630},
year = {2019},
abstract = {Stratosphere–troposphere exchange within extratropical
cyclones provides the potential for anthropogenic and
natural surface emissions to rapidly reach the stratosphere
as well as for ozone from the stratosphere to penetrate deep
into the troposphere, even down into the boundary layer. The
efficiency of this process directly influences the surface
climate, the chemistry in the stratosphere, the chemical
composition of the extratropical transition layer, and
surface pollution levels. Here, we present evidence for a
mixing process within extratropical cyclones which has
gained only a small amount of attention so far and which
fosters the transport of tropospheric air masses into the
stratosphere in ridges of baroclinic waves. We analyzed
airborne measurement data from a research flight of the WISE
(Wave-driven ISentropic Exchange) campaign over the North
Atlantic in autumn 2017, supported by forecasts from a
numerical weather prediction model and trajectory
calculations. Further detailed process understanding is
obtained from experiments of idealized baroclinic life
cycles. The major outcome of this analysis is that air
masses mix in the region of the tropopause and potentially
enter the stratosphere in ridges of baroclinic waves at the
anticyclonic side of the jet without changing their
potential temperature drastically. This quasi-isentropic
exchange occurs above the outflow of warm conveyor belts, in
regions which exhibit enhanced static stability in the lower
stratosphere and a Kelvin–Helmholtz instability across the
tropopause. The enhanced static stability is related to
radiative cooling below the tropopause and the presence of
small-scale waves. The Kelvin–Helmholtz instability is
related to vertical shear of the horizontal wind associated
with small-scale waves at the upper edge of the jet stream.
The instability leads to the occurrence of turbulence and
consequent mixing of trace gases in the tropopause region.
While the overall relevance of this process has yet to be
assessed, it has the potential to significantly modify the
chemical composition of the extratropical transition layer
in the lowermost stratosphere in regions which have
previously gained a small amount of attention in terms of
mixing in baroclinic waves.},
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},
UT = {WOS:000489689500005},
doi = {10.5194/acp-19-12607-2019},
url = {https://juser.fz-juelich.de/record/889267},
}