Observation and modeling of high- 7 Be concentration events at the surface in northern Europe associated with the instability of the Arctic polar vortex in early 2003
Events of very high concentrations of 7 Be cosmogenic radionuclide have been recorded at low-elevation surface stations in the subpolar regions of Europe during the cold season. With an aim to investigate the mechanisms responsible for those peak 7 Be events, and in particular to verify if they are...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:10915c19ea1c40588fad862db39af4ee 2023-05-15T14:59:17+02:00 Observation and modeling of high- 7 Be concentration events at the surface in northern Europe associated with the instability of the Arctic polar vortex in early 2003 E. Brattich H. Liu B. Zhang M. Á. Hernández-Ceballos J. Paatero D. Sarvan V. Djurdjevic L. Tositti J. Ajtić 2021-12-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-21-17927-2021 https://doaj.org/article/10915c19ea1c40588fad862db39af4ee EN eng Copernicus Publications https://acp.copernicus.org/articles/21/17927/2021/acp-21-17927-2021.pdf https://doaj.org/toc/1680-7316 https://doaj.org/toc/1680-7324 doi:10.5194/acp-21-17927-2021 1680-7316 1680-7324 https://doaj.org/article/10915c19ea1c40588fad862db39af4ee Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, Vol 21, Pp 17927-17951 (2021) Physics QC1-999 Chemistry QD1-999 article 2021 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-21-17927-2021 2022-12-31T05:05:43Z Events of very high concentrations of 7 Be cosmogenic radionuclide have been recorded at low-elevation surface stations in the subpolar regions of Europe during the cold season. With an aim to investigate the mechanisms responsible for those peak 7 Be events, and in particular to verify if they are associated with the fast descent of stratospheric air masses occurring during sudden stratospheric warming (SSW) events, we analyze 7 Be observations at six sampling sites in Fennoscandia during January–March 2003 when very high 7 Be concentrations were observed and the Arctic vortex was relatively unstable as a consequence of several SSW events. We use the GEOS-Chem chemistry and transport model driven by the MERRA-2 meteorological reanalysis to simulate tropospheric 7 Be over northern Europe. We show that the model reasonably reproduces the temporal evolution of surface 7 Be concentrations observed at the six sampling sites. Our analysis of model simulations, surface 7 Be observations, atmospheric soundings of ozone and temperature and surface ozone measurements indicates that the 7 Be peak observed in late February 2003 (between 20 and 28 February 2003) at the six sampling sites in Fennoscandia was associated with downward transport of stratospheric vortex air that originated during an SSW that occurred a few days earlier (between 18 and 21 February 2003). Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Fennoscandia Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Arctic Merra ENVELOPE(12.615,12.615,65.816,65.816) Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics 21 23 17927 17951 |
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Physics QC1-999 Chemistry QD1-999 E. Brattich H. Liu B. Zhang M. Á. Hernández-Ceballos J. Paatero D. Sarvan V. Djurdjevic L. Tositti J. Ajtić Observation and modeling of high- 7 Be concentration events at the surface in northern Europe associated with the instability of the Arctic polar vortex in early 2003 |
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Events of very high concentrations of 7 Be cosmogenic radionuclide have been recorded at low-elevation surface stations in the subpolar regions of Europe during the cold season. With an aim to investigate the mechanisms responsible for those peak 7 Be events, and in particular to verify if they are associated with the fast descent of stratospheric air masses occurring during sudden stratospheric warming (SSW) events, we analyze 7 Be observations at six sampling sites in Fennoscandia during January–March 2003 when very high 7 Be concentrations were observed and the Arctic vortex was relatively unstable as a consequence of several SSW events. We use the GEOS-Chem chemistry and transport model driven by the MERRA-2 meteorological reanalysis to simulate tropospheric 7 Be over northern Europe. We show that the model reasonably reproduces the temporal evolution of surface 7 Be concentrations observed at the six sampling sites. Our analysis of model simulations, surface 7 Be observations, atmospheric soundings of ozone and temperature and surface ozone measurements indicates that the 7 Be peak observed in late February 2003 (between 20 and 28 February 2003) at the six sampling sites in Fennoscandia was associated with downward transport of stratospheric vortex air that originated during an SSW that occurred a few days earlier (between 18 and 21 February 2003). |
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Observation and modeling of high- 7 Be concentration events at the surface in northern Europe associated with the instability of the Arctic polar vortex in early 2003 |
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Observation and modeling of high- 7 Be concentration events at the surface in northern Europe associated with the instability of the Arctic polar vortex in early 2003 |
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Observation and modeling of high- 7 Be concentration events at the surface in northern Europe associated with the instability of the Arctic polar vortex in early 2003 |
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Observation and modeling of high- 7 Be concentration events at the surface in northern Europe associated with the instability of the Arctic polar vortex in early 2003 |
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Observation and modeling of high- 7 Be concentration events at the surface in northern Europe associated with the instability of the Arctic polar vortex in early 2003 |
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observation and modeling of high- 7 be concentration events at the surface in northern europe associated with the instability of the arctic polar vortex in early 2003 |
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