Physics
Scientific paper
Mar 1995
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1995georl..22..683r&link_type=abstract
Geophysical Research Letters, Volume 22, Issue 6, p. 683-686
Physics
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Atmospheric Composition And Structure: Middle Atmosphere-Composition And Chemistry, Meteorology And Atmospheric Dynamics: Middle Atmosphere Dynamics
Scientific paper
Global total ozone measurements from the Nimbus 7 Total Ozone Mapping Spectrometer (TOMS) are analyzed using potential vorticity (PV) as an approximate vortex-following coordinate. We analyze the time period November 1978-May 1991, prior to the volcanic eruption of Mt. Pinatubo. The TOMS data are remapped into PV coordinates and trends are calculated, thereby characterizing ozone losses inside and outside the winter polar vortices. These analyses show large regions of ozone loss outside of the vortex in both hemispheres. Furthermore, these data suggest that midlatitude losses in the NH during winter-spring do not result solely from the transport of ozone depleted air from inside to outside the vortex.
Randel William J.
Wu Fei-Fei
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