Transport of ozone in the middle stratosphere - Evidence for planetary wave breaking

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Gas Transport, Ozone, Planetary Waves, Stratosphere, Annual Variations, Anticyclones, Atmospheric Circulation, Infrared Scanners, Nimbus 7 Satellite, Time Series Analysis

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Data from the Nimbus 7 Limb Infrared Monitor of the Stratosphere (LIMS) for the period October 25, 1978-May 28, 1979 are used in a descriptive study of ozone variations in the middle stratosphere. It is shown that the ozone distribution is strongly influenced by irreversible deformation associated with large amplitude planetary-scale waves. This process, which has been described by McIntyre and Palmer as planetary wave breaking, takes place throughout the 3-30 mb layer, and poleward transport of ozone within this layer occurs in narrow tongues drawn on the tropics and subtropics in association with major and minor warming events. These events complement the zonal mean diabatic circulation in producing significant changes in the total column amount of ozone.

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