Influence of lower stratospheric ozone variation on tropospheric temperature and mean meridional circulation in the Northern Hemisphere summer

Details Influence of lower stratospheric ozone variation on tropospheric temperature and mean meridional circulation in the Northern Hemisphere summer Influence of lower stratospheric ozone variation on tropospheric temperature and mean meridional circulation in the Northern Hemisphere summer

Jul 2009

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2009georl..3614701n&link_type=abstract

Geophysical Research Letters, Volume 36, Issue 14, CiteID L14701

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Global Change: Climate Variability (1635, 3305, 3309, 4215, 4513), Atmospheric Processes: General Circulation (1223), Atmospheric Processes: Stratosphere/Troposphere Interactions

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Through statistical analyses of observational data, the study examined the influence of the lower stratospheric ozone variation on the troposphere in the Northern Hemisphere mid-latitude summer. It was found that an increase in the lower stratospheric ozone strengthens static stability at the tropopause. Thus, the vertical wave propagation is trapped there more efficiently. The zonal flow deceleration due to the wave forcing induces anomalous residual mean circulation. This causes anomalous cooling in the troposphere through anomalous upward motion to the south of 60°N and less latent heating to the north. As a result, the tropospheric temperature decreases vis-à-vis the increase in stratospheric ozone. A sensitivity experiment was carried out using an AGCM to examine the tropospheric responses to the increase in stratospheric ozone. The result shows responses similar to the observations. The consistence between the observation and AGCM suggests a climate change in the troposphere induced by stratospheric ozone variation.

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