Role of the Stratospheric Polar Freezing Belt in Denitrification
Homogeneous freezing of nitric acid hydrate particles can produce a polar freezing belt in either hemisphere that can cause denitrification. Computed denitrification profiles for one Antarctic and two Arctic cold winters are presented. The vertical range over which denitrification occurs is normally...
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craaas:10.1126/science.1057228 2024-06-09T07:38:45+00:00 Role of the Stratospheric Polar Freezing Belt in Denitrification Tabazadeh, A. Jensen, E. J. Toon, O. B. Drdla, K. Schoeberl, M. R. 2001 http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.1057228 https://www.science.org/doi/pdf/10.1126/science.1057228 en eng American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Science volume 291, issue 5513, page 2591-2594 ISSN 0036-8075 1095-9203 journal-article 2001 craaas https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1057228 2024-05-16T12:55:38Z Homogeneous freezing of nitric acid hydrate particles can produce a polar freezing belt in either hemisphere that can cause denitrification. Computed denitrification profiles for one Antarctic and two Arctic cold winters are presented. The vertical range over which denitrification occurs is normally quite deep in the Antarctic but limited in the Arctic. A 4 kelvin decrease in the temperature of the Arctic stratosphere due to anthropogenic and/or natural effects can trigger the occurrence of widespread severe denitrification. Ozone loss is amplified in a denitrified stratosphere, so the effects of falling temperatures in promoting denitrification must be considered in assessment studies of ozone recovery trends. Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctic Arctic AAAS Resource Center (American Association for the Advancement of Science) Arctic Antarctic The Antarctic Science 291 5513 2591 2594 |
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Homogeneous freezing of nitric acid hydrate particles can produce a polar freezing belt in either hemisphere that can cause denitrification. Computed denitrification profiles for one Antarctic and two Arctic cold winters are presented. The vertical range over which denitrification occurs is normally quite deep in the Antarctic but limited in the Arctic. A 4 kelvin decrease in the temperature of the Arctic stratosphere due to anthropogenic and/or natural effects can trigger the occurrence of widespread severe denitrification. Ozone loss is amplified in a denitrified stratosphere, so the effects of falling temperatures in promoting denitrification must be considered in assessment studies of ozone recovery trends. |
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Role of the Stratospheric Polar Freezing Belt in Denitrification |
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