Role of lee waves in the formation of solid polar stratospheric clouds: Case studies from February 1997
International audience Recent theories of solid polar stratospheric clouds (PSCs) formation have shown that particles could remain liquid down to 3 K or 4 K below the ice frost point. Such temperatures are rarely reached in the Arctic stratosphere at synoptic scale, but nevertheless, solid PSCs are...
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International audience Recent theories of solid polar stratospheric clouds (PSCs) formation have shown that particles could remain liquid down to 3 K or 4 K below the ice frost point. Such temperatures are rarely reached in the Arctic stratosphere at synoptic scale, but nevertheless, solid PSCs are frequently observed. Mesoscale processes such as mountain-induced gravity waves could be responsible for their formation. In this paper, a microphysical-chemical Lagrangian model (MiPLaSMO) and a mountain wave model (NRL/MWFM) are used to interpret balloon-borne measurements made by an optical particle counter (OPC) and by the Absorption par Minoritaires Ozone et NOr (AMON) instrument above Kiruna on February 25 and 26, 1997, respectively. The model results show good agreement with the particle size distributions obtained by the OPC in a layer of large particles, and allow us to interpret this layer as an evaporating mesoscale type Ia PSC (nitric acid trihydrate) mixed with liquid particles. The detection of a layer of solid particles by AMON is also qualitatively reproduced by the model and is interpreted to be frozen sulfate acid aerosols (SAT). In this situation, the impact of mountain waves on chlorine activation is studied. It appears that mesoscale perturbations amplify significantly the amount of computed C10, as compared to synoptic runs. Moreover, MiPLaSMO chemical results concerning HNO3 and HC1 agree with measurements made by the Limb Profile Monitor of the Atmosphere (LPMA) instrument on February 26 at a very close location to AMON, and explain part of the differences between LPMA measurement and Reactive Processes Ruling the Ozone Budget in the Stratosphere (REPROBUS) model outputs. |
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Rivière, E., D. Huret, Nathalie Taupin, F. G. Renard, Jean-Baptiste Pirre, Michel Eckermann, S. Larsen, N. Deshler, T. Lefèvre, Franck Payan, Sébastien Camy-Peyret, Claude |
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Role of lee waves in the formation of solid polar stratospheric clouds: Case studies from February 1997 |
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Role of lee waves in the formation of solid polar stratospheric clouds: Case studies from February 1997 |
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ftinsu:oai:HAL:insu-02879176v1 2024-01-14T10:04:58+01:00 Role of lee waves in the formation of solid polar stratospheric clouds: Case studies from February 1997 Rivière, E., D. Huret, Nathalie Taupin, F. G. Renard, Jean-Baptiste Pirre, Michel Eckermann, S. Larsen, N. Deshler, T. Lefèvre, Franck Payan, Sébastien Camy-Peyret, Claude Laboratoire de physique et chimie de l'environnement (LPCE) Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Université d'Orléans (UO)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) Laboratoire de Physique et Chimie de l'Environnement et de l'Espace (LPC2E) Observatoire des Sciences de l'Univers en région Centre (OSUC) Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Observatoire de Paris Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Université d'Orléans (UO)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Observatoire de Paris Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Université d'Orléans (UO)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Centre National d’Études Spatiales Paris (CNES) Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) Danish Meteorological Institute (DMI) Department of Atmospheric Science Laramie University of Wyoming (UW) Service d'aéronomie (SA) Université de Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines (UVSQ)-Université Pierre et Marie Curie - Paris 6 (UPMC)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) Laboratoire de Physique Moleculaire pour l'Atmosphere et l'Astrophysique (LPMAA) Université Pierre et Marie Curie - Paris 6 (UPMC)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) 2000 https://insu.hal.science/insu-02879176 https://insu.hal.science/insu-02879176/document https://insu.hal.science/insu-02879176/file/1999JD900908.pdf https://doi.org/10.1029/1999JD900908 en eng HAL CCSD American Geophysical Union info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.1029/1999JD900908 insu-02879176 https://insu.hal.science/insu-02879176 https://insu.hal.science/insu-02879176/document https://insu.hal.science/insu-02879176/file/1999JD900908.pdf doi:10.1029/1999JD900908 info:eu-repo/semantics/OpenAccess ISSN: 2169-897X EISSN: 2169-8996 Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres https://insu.hal.science/insu-02879176 Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, 2000, 105 (D5), pp.6845-6853. ⟨10.1029/1999JD900908⟩ [PHYS.PHYS.PHYS-AO-PH]Physics [physics]/Physics [physics]/Atmospheric and Oceanic Physics [physics.ao-ph] info:eu-repo/semantics/article Journal articles 2000 ftinsu https://doi.org/10.1029/1999JD900908 2023-12-20T17:25:37Z International audience Recent theories of solid polar stratospheric clouds (PSCs) formation have shown that particles could remain liquid down to 3 K or 4 K below the ice frost point. Such temperatures are rarely reached in the Arctic stratosphere at synoptic scale, but nevertheless, solid PSCs are frequently observed. Mesoscale processes such as mountain-induced gravity waves could be responsible for their formation. In this paper, a microphysical-chemical Lagrangian model (MiPLaSMO) and a mountain wave model (NRL/MWFM) are used to interpret balloon-borne measurements made by an optical particle counter (OPC) and by the Absorption par Minoritaires Ozone et NOr (AMON) instrument above Kiruna on February 25 and 26, 1997, respectively. The model results show good agreement with the particle size distributions obtained by the OPC in a layer of large particles, and allow us to interpret this layer as an evaporating mesoscale type Ia PSC (nitric acid trihydrate) mixed with liquid particles. The detection of a layer of solid particles by AMON is also qualitatively reproduced by the model and is interpreted to be frozen sulfate acid aerosols (SAT). In this situation, the impact of mountain waves on chlorine activation is studied. It appears that mesoscale perturbations amplify significantly the amount of computed C10, as compared to synoptic runs. Moreover, MiPLaSMO chemical results concerning HNO3 and HC1 agree with measurements made by the Limb Profile Monitor of the Atmosphere (LPMA) instrument on February 26 at a very close location to AMON, and explain part of the differences between LPMA measurement and Reactive Processes Ruling the Ozone Budget in the Stratosphere (REPROBUS) model outputs. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Kiruna Institut national des sciences de l'Univers: HAL-INSU Arctic Kiruna Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres 105 D5 6845 6853 |