The mean ozone profile and its temperature sensitivity in the upper stratosphere and lower mesosphere - An analysis of LIMS observations

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May 1989

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1989jgr....94.6389f&link_type=abstract

Journal of Geophysical Research (ISSN 0148-0227), vol. 94, May 20, 1989, p. 6389-6417.

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Mesosphere, Ozonometry, Stratosphere, Temperature Distribution, Abundance, Dissociation, Gravity Waves, Photochemical Reactions, Planetary Waves, Zonal Flow (Meteorology)

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Multiple simultaneous LIMS (Limb Infrared Monitor of the Stratosphere) observations of both O3 and temperature T in the upper stratosphere and lower mesosphere are analyzed to derive O3-T correlations for comparisons with model calculations. The zonally averaged O3 profile is compared with results from a simplified photochemical model that assumes O3 to be in a photochemical steady state. The model profile is systematically lower than the observed profile. Key parameters are identified in which changes can systematically increase the O3 profile in both the stratosphere and the mesosphere. The LIMS-derived values for the sensitivity of O3 to changes in T are compared with equilibrium model calculations which include the T-driven opacity feedback effect on photodissociation rate constants. The theoretical O3 response to temperature perturbations is investigated. It is shown how the O3-T sensitivity coefficient is affected by zonal and vertical advection terms as well as by the photochemical coupling between O3 and T.

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