Quantification of transport across the boundary of the lower stratospheric vortex during Arctic winter 2002/2003
International audience Strong perturbations of the Arctic stratosphere during the winter 2002/2003 by planetary waves led to enhanced stretching and folding of the vortex. On two occasions the vortex in the lower stratosphere split into two secondary vortices that re-merged after some days. As a res...
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ftinsu:oai:HAL:hal-00303201v1 2024-02-11T10:01:10+01:00 Quantification of transport across the boundary of the lower stratospheric vortex during Arctic winter 2002/2003 Günther, G. Müller, R. von Hobe, M. Stroh, F. Konopka, P. Volk, C. M. Institut für Chemie und Dynamik der Geosphäre - Stratosphäre (ICG-1) Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH Helmholtz-Gemeinschaft = Helmholtz Association-Helmholtz-Gemeinschaft = Helmholtz Association Institute for Meteorology and Geophysics 2007-12-04 https://hal.science/hal-00303201 https://hal.science/hal-00303201/document https://hal.science/hal-00303201/file/acpd-7-17559-2007.pdf en eng HAL CCSD European Geosciences Union hal-00303201 https://hal.science/hal-00303201 https://hal.science/hal-00303201/document https://hal.science/hal-00303201/file/acpd-7-17559-2007.pdf info:eu-repo/semantics/OpenAccess ISSN: 1680-7367 EISSN: 1680-7375 Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics Discussions https://hal.science/hal-00303201 Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics Discussions, 2007, 7 (6), pp.17559-17597 [SDU.OCEAN]Sciences of the Universe [physics]/Ocean Atmosphere info:eu-repo/semantics/article Journal articles 2007 ftinsu 2024-01-17T17:27:12Z International audience Strong perturbations of the Arctic stratosphere during the winter 2002/2003 by planetary waves led to enhanced stretching and folding of the vortex. On two occasions the vortex in the lower stratosphere split into two secondary vortices that re-merged after some days. As a result of these strong disturbances the role of transport in and out of the vortex was stronger than usual. An advection and mixing simulation with the Chemical Lagrangian Model of the Stratosphere (CLaMS) utilising a suite of inert tracers tagging the original position of the air masses has been carried out. The results show a variety of synoptic and small scale features in the vicinity of the vortex boundary, especially long filaments peeling off the vortex edge and being slowly mixed into the mid latitude environment. The vortex folding events, followed by re-merging of different parts of the vortex led to strong filamentation of the vortex interior. During January, February, and March 2003 flights of the Russian high-altitude aircraft Geophysica were performed in order to probe the vortex, filaments and in one case the merging zone between the secondary vortices. Comparisons between CLaMS results and observations obtained from the Geophysica flights show in general good agreement. Several areas affected by both, transport and strong mixing could be identified, allowing to explain some of the structures observed during the flights. Furthermore, the CLaMS simulations allow for a quantification of the air mass exchange between mid latitudes and the vortex interior. The simulations suggest that in the lower stratosphere export of vortex air leads only to a fraction of about 6% polar air in mid latitudes by the end of March. This indicates that the final impact of polar ozone loss on mid latitidudinal ozone before the vortex break up is small. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Institut national des sciences de l'Univers: HAL-INSU Arctic |
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International audience Strong perturbations of the Arctic stratosphere during the winter 2002/2003 by planetary waves led to enhanced stretching and folding of the vortex. On two occasions the vortex in the lower stratosphere split into two secondary vortices that re-merged after some days. As a result of these strong disturbances the role of transport in and out of the vortex was stronger than usual. An advection and mixing simulation with the Chemical Lagrangian Model of the Stratosphere (CLaMS) utilising a suite of inert tracers tagging the original position of the air masses has been carried out. The results show a variety of synoptic and small scale features in the vicinity of the vortex boundary, especially long filaments peeling off the vortex edge and being slowly mixed into the mid latitude environment. The vortex folding events, followed by re-merging of different parts of the vortex led to strong filamentation of the vortex interior. During January, February, and March 2003 flights of the Russian high-altitude aircraft Geophysica were performed in order to probe the vortex, filaments and in one case the merging zone between the secondary vortices. Comparisons between CLaMS results and observations obtained from the Geophysica flights show in general good agreement. Several areas affected by both, transport and strong mixing could be identified, allowing to explain some of the structures observed during the flights. Furthermore, the CLaMS simulations allow for a quantification of the air mass exchange between mid latitudes and the vortex interior. The simulations suggest that in the lower stratosphere export of vortex air leads only to a fraction of about 6% polar air in mid latitudes by the end of March. This indicates that the final impact of polar ozone loss on mid latitidudinal ozone before the vortex break up is small. |
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Institut für Chemie und Dynamik der Geosphäre - Stratosphäre (ICG-1) Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH Helmholtz-Gemeinschaft = Helmholtz Association-Helmholtz-Gemeinschaft = Helmholtz Association Institute for Meteorology and Geophysics |
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Quantification of transport across the boundary of the lower stratospheric vortex during Arctic winter 2002/2003 |
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Quantification of transport across the boundary of the lower stratospheric vortex during Arctic winter 2002/2003 |
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Quantification of transport across the boundary of the lower stratospheric vortex during Arctic winter 2002/2003 |
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Quantification of transport across the boundary of the lower stratospheric vortex during Arctic winter 2002/2003 |
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Quantification of transport across the boundary of the lower stratospheric vortex during Arctic winter 2002/2003 |
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quantification of transport across the boundary of the lower stratospheric vortex during arctic winter 2002/2003 |
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ISSN: 1680-7367 EISSN: 1680-7375 Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics Discussions https://hal.science/hal-00303201 Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics Discussions, 2007, 7 (6), pp.17559-17597 |
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