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"Chemical depletion of Arctic ozone in winter 1999/2000"

dc.contributor.authorRex, M.
dc.contributor.authorSalawitch, R.J.
dc.contributor.authorHarris, N.R.P.
dc.contributor.authorvon der Gathen, P.
dc.contributor.authorBraathen, G.O.
dc.contributor.authorSchulz, A.
dc.contributor.authorDeckelman, H.
dc.contributor.authorChipperfield, M.
dc.contributor.authorSinnhuber, B.M.
dc.contributor.authorReimer, E.
dc.contributor.authorAlfier, R.
dc.contributor.authorBevilacqua, R.
dc.contributor.authorHoppel, K.
dc.contributor.authorFromm, M.
dc.contributor.authorLumpe, J.
dc.contributor.authorKüllmann, H.
dc.contributor.authorKleinböhl, A.
dc.contributor.authorBremer, H.
dc.contributor.authorvon König, M.
dc.contributor.authorKünzi, K.
dc.contributor.authorToohey, D.
dc.contributor.authorVömel, H.
dc.contributor.authorRichard, E.
dc.contributor.authorAikin, K.
dc.contributor.authorJost, H.
dc.contributor.authorGreenblatt, J.B.
dc.contributor.authorLoewenstein, M.
dc.contributor.authorPodolske, J.R.
dc.contributor.authorWebster, C.R.
dc.contributor.authorFlesch, G.J.
dc.contributor.authorScott, D.C.
dc.contributor.authorHerman, R.L.
dc.contributor.authorElkins, J.W.
dc.contributor.authorRay, E.A.
dc.contributor.authorMoore, F.L.
dc.contributor.authorHurst, D.F.
dc.contributor.authorRomashkin, P.
dc.contributor.authorToon, G.C.
dc.contributor.authorSen, B.
dc.contributor.authorMargitan, J.J.
dc.contributor.authorWennberg, P.
dc.contributor.authorNeuber, R.
dc.contributor.authorAllaart, M.
dc.contributor.authorBojkov, B.R.
dc.contributor.authorClaude, H.
dc.contributor.authorDavies, J.
dc.contributor.authorDavies, W.
dc.contributor.authorDe Backer, H.
dc.contributor.authorDier, H.
dc.contributor.authorDorokhov, V.
dc.contributor.authorFast, H.
dc.contributor.authorKondo, Y.
dc.contributor.authorKyrö, E.
dc.contributor.authorLitynska, Z.
dc.contributor.authorMikkelsen, I.S.
dc.contributor.authorMolyneux, M.J.
dc.contributor.authorMoran, E.
dc.contributor.authorNagai, T.
dc.contributor.authorNakane, H.
dc.contributor.authorParrondo, C.
dc.contributor.authorRavegnani, F.
dc.contributor.authorSkrivankova, P.
dc.contributor.authorViatte, P.
dc.contributor.authorYushkov, V.
dc.coverage.temporal1999/2000
dc.date2002
dc.date.accessioned2016-03-07T16:16:37Z
dc.date.accessioned2021-12-09T09:57:37Z
dc.date.available2016-03-07T16:16:37Z
dc.date.available2021-12-09T09:57:37Z
dc.identifier.urihttps://orfeo.belnet.be/handle/internal/9473
dc.descriptionDuring Arctic winters with a cold, stable stratospheric circulation, reactions on the surface of polar stratospheric clouds (PSCs) lead to elevated abundances of chlorine monoxide (ClO) that, in the presence of sunldight, destroy ozone. Here we show that PSCs were more widespread during the 1999/2000 Arctic winter than for any other Arctic winter in the past two decades. We have used three fundamentally different approaches to derive the degree of chemical ozone loss from ozonesonde, balloon, aircraft, and satellite instruments. We show that the ozone losses derived from these different instruments and approaches agree very well, resulting in a high level of confidence in the results. Chemical processes led to a 70% reduction of ozone for a region ∼1 km thick of the lower stratosphere, the largest degree of local loss ever reported for the Arctic. The Match analysis of ozonesonde data shows that the accumulated chemical loss of ozone inside the Arctic vortex totaled 117 ± 14 Dobson units (DU) by the end of winter. This loss, combined with dynamical redistribution of air parcels, resulted in a 88 ± 13 DU reduction in total column ozone compared to the amount that would have been present in the absence of any chemical loss. The chemical loss of ozone throughout the winter was nearly balanced by dynamical resupply of ozone to the vortex, resulting in a relatively constant value of total ozone of 340 ± 50 DU between early January and late March. This observation of nearly constant total ozone in the Arctic vortex is in contrast to the increase of total column ozone between January and March that is observed during most years.
dc.languageeng
dc.publisherIRM
dc.publisherKMI
dc.publisherRMI
dc.relation.ispartofseriesJ. Geophys. Res.
dc.title"Chemical depletion of Arctic ozone in winter 1999/2000"
dc.typeArticle
dc.subject.frascatiEarth and related Environmental sciences
dc.audienceGeneral Public
dc.audienceScientific
dc.subject.freeOzone
dc.subject.freestratosphere
dc.subject.freeMatch
dc.source.issueJ. Geophys. Res.
Orfeo.peerreviewedNot pertinent
dc.identifier.doiDOI 10.1029/2001JD000533


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