Decadal evolution of the Antarctic ozone hole
Ozone column amounts obtained by the total ozone mapping spectrometer (TOMS) in the southern polar region are analyzed during late austral winter and spring (days 240–300) for 1980–1991 using area-mapping techniques and area-weighted vortex averages. The vortex here is defined using the −50 PV...
Published in: | Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres |
---|---|
Main Authors: | , , |
Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
Language: | unknown |
Published: |
American Geophysical Union
1996
|
Subjects: | |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1029/96JD00063 |
id |
ftcaltechauth:oai:authors.library.caltech.edu:afs3v-0zj86 |
---|---|
record_format |
openpolar |
spelling |
ftcaltechauth:oai:authors.library.caltech.edu:afs3v-0zj86 2024-06-23T07:47:34+00:00 Decadal evolution of the Antarctic ozone hole Jiang, Yibo Yung, ÂYuk L. Zurek, Richard W. 1996-04-20 https://doi.org/10.1029/96JD00063 unknown American Geophysical Union https://doi.org/10.1029/96JD00063 oai:authors.library.caltech.edu:afs3v-0zj86 eprintid:48665 resolverid:CaltechAUTHORS:20140818-142552835 info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess Other Journal of Geophysical Research D, 101(D4), 8985-8999, (1996-04-20) info:eu-repo/semantics/article 1996 ftcaltechauth https://doi.org/10.1029/96JD00063 2024-06-12T04:12:11Z Ozone column amounts obtained by the total ozone mapping spectrometer (TOMS) in the southern polar region are analyzed during late austral winter and spring (days 240–300) for 1980–1991 using area-mapping techniques and area-weighted vortex averages. The vortex here is defined using the −50 PVU (1 PVU = 1.0 × 10^(−6) K kg^(−1) m^2 s^(−1)) contour on the 500 K isentropic surface. The principal results are: (1) there is a distinct change after 1985 in the vortex-averaged column ozone depletion rate during September and October, the period of maximum ozone loss, and (2) the vortex-averaged column ozone in late August (day 240) has dropped by 70 Dobson units (DU) in a decade due to the loss in the dark and the dilution effect. The mean ozone depletion rate in the vortex between day 240 and the day of minimum vortex-averaged ozone is about 1 DU d^(−1) at the beginning of the decade, increasing to about 1.8 DU d^(−1) by 1985, and then apparently saturating thereafter. The vortex-average column ozone during September and October has declined at the rate of 11.3 DU yr^(−1) (3.8%) from 1980 to 1987 (90 DU over 8 years) and at a smaller rate of 2 DU yr^(−1) (0.9%) from 1987 to 1991 (10 DU over 5 years, excluding the anomalous year 1988). We interpret the year-to-year trend in the ozone depletion rate during the earlier part of the decade as due to the rise of anthropogenic chlorine in the atmosphere. The slower trend at the end of the decade indicates saturation of ozone depletion in the vortex interior, in that chlorine amounts in the mid-1980s were already sufficiently high to deplete most of the ozone in air within the isolated regions of the lower-stratospheric polar vortex. In subsequent years, increases in stratospheric chlorine may have enhanced wintertime chemical loss of ozone in the south polar vortex even before major losses during the Antarctic spring. © 1986 by the American Geophysical Union. Received January 24, 1995; revised December 13, 1995; accepted December 13, 1995. We would ... Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctic Caltech Authors (California Institute of Technology) Antarctic Austral The Antarctic Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres 101 D4 8985 8999 |
institution |
Open Polar |
collection |
Caltech Authors (California Institute of Technology) |
op_collection_id |
ftcaltechauth |
language |
unknown |
description |
Ozone column amounts obtained by the total ozone mapping spectrometer (TOMS) in the southern polar region are analyzed during late austral winter and spring (days 240–300) for 1980–1991 using area-mapping techniques and area-weighted vortex averages. The vortex here is defined using the −50 PVU (1 PVU = 1.0 × 10^(−6) K kg^(−1) m^2 s^(−1)) contour on the 500 K isentropic surface. The principal results are: (1) there is a distinct change after 1985 in the vortex-averaged column ozone depletion rate during September and October, the period of maximum ozone loss, and (2) the vortex-averaged column ozone in late August (day 240) has dropped by 70 Dobson units (DU) in a decade due to the loss in the dark and the dilution effect. The mean ozone depletion rate in the vortex between day 240 and the day of minimum vortex-averaged ozone is about 1 DU d^(−1) at the beginning of the decade, increasing to about 1.8 DU d^(−1) by 1985, and then apparently saturating thereafter. The vortex-average column ozone during September and October has declined at the rate of 11.3 DU yr^(−1) (3.8%) from 1980 to 1987 (90 DU over 8 years) and at a smaller rate of 2 DU yr^(−1) (0.9%) from 1987 to 1991 (10 DU over 5 years, excluding the anomalous year 1988). We interpret the year-to-year trend in the ozone depletion rate during the earlier part of the decade as due to the rise of anthropogenic chlorine in the atmosphere. The slower trend at the end of the decade indicates saturation of ozone depletion in the vortex interior, in that chlorine amounts in the mid-1980s were already sufficiently high to deplete most of the ozone in air within the isolated regions of the lower-stratospheric polar vortex. In subsequent years, increases in stratospheric chlorine may have enhanced wintertime chemical loss of ozone in the south polar vortex even before major losses during the Antarctic spring. © 1986 by the American Geophysical Union. Received January 24, 1995; revised December 13, 1995; accepted December 13, 1995. We would ... |
format |
Article in Journal/Newspaper |
author |
Jiang, Yibo Yung, ÂYuk L. Zurek, Richard W. |
spellingShingle |
Jiang, Yibo Yung, ÂYuk L. Zurek, Richard W. Decadal evolution of the Antarctic ozone hole |
author_facet |
Jiang, Yibo Yung, ÂYuk L. Zurek, Richard W. |
author_sort |
Jiang, Yibo |
title |
Decadal evolution of the Antarctic ozone hole |
title_short |
Decadal evolution of the Antarctic ozone hole |
title_full |
Decadal evolution of the Antarctic ozone hole |
title_fullStr |
Decadal evolution of the Antarctic ozone hole |
title_full_unstemmed |
Decadal evolution of the Antarctic ozone hole |
title_sort |
decadal evolution of the antarctic ozone hole |
publisher |
American Geophysical Union |
publishDate |
1996 |
url |
https://doi.org/10.1029/96JD00063 |
geographic |
Antarctic Austral The Antarctic |
geographic_facet |
Antarctic Austral The Antarctic |
genre |
Antarc* Antarctic |
genre_facet |
Antarc* Antarctic |
op_source |
Journal of Geophysical Research D, 101(D4), 8985-8999, (1996-04-20) |
op_relation |
https://doi.org/10.1029/96JD00063 oai:authors.library.caltech.edu:afs3v-0zj86 eprintid:48665 resolverid:CaltechAUTHORS:20140818-142552835 |
op_rights |
info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess Other |
op_doi |
https://doi.org/10.1029/96JD00063 |
container_title |
Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres |
container_volume |
101 |
container_issue |
D4 |
container_start_page |
8985 |
op_container_end_page |
8999 |
_version_ |
1802651692004540416 |