Physics
Scientific paper
Apr 1995
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1995georl..22..843c&link_type=abstract
Geophysical Research Letters, Volume 22, Issue 7, p. 843-846
Physics
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Atmospheric Composition And Structure: Middle Atmosphere-Composition And Chemistry
Scientific paper
We have studied the implications of recent trends in the annual mean and the amplitude of the annual harmonic of ozone in the upper stratosphere from the 15 years of the combined data from the Nimbus-7 SBUV and the NOAA-11 SBUV/2 instruments. This was done in the context of the GSFC 2D model predictions of these trends which are based on plausible scenarios of anthropogenic Cly increase in the atmosphere. The comparison of the observed and model-estimated annual mean ozone trends show some similarity in their latitude and altitude charateristics. Both the model and data show a maximum ozone decrease of -6 to -10% per decade at high latitudes in the upper stratosphere.
However, there are also significant differences between the observed and computed trends which may be related to both the model uncertainty and the uncertainty in correcting for the long term instrument drift. The observations also suggest a decrease of 10-25% per decade in the annual amplitude of ozone at 2 mb between 40°-60° in both hemispheres, with a relatively larger interannual variability in the northern hemisphere. These values are in general agreement with the model predictions and thus provide additional support in favor of the chlorine induced changes in ozone in the upper stratosphere.
Chandra Sushil
Fleming Eric L.
Jackman Charles H.
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