Potential vorticity and mixing in the south polar vortex during spring

Fluid dynamic aspects of the Antarctic ozone hole phenomena are studied. Data collected by the ER-2 aircraft as part of the Airborne Antarctic Ozone Experiment (AAOE) are used to calculate the potential vorticity distribution on potential temperature surfaces. Most of the ER-2 flights show a monoton...

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Main Authors: Hartmann, D. L., Chan, K. R., Loewenstein, M., Podolske, J. R., Strahan, S. E., Gary, B. L., Schoeberl, M. R., Newman, P. A., Martin, R. L.
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Published: 1989
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Antarctic
The Antarctic
Antarc*
Online Access:http://ntrs.nasa.gov/search.jsp?R=19890066545
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Summary:Fluid dynamic aspects of the Antarctic ozone hole phenomena are studied. Data collected by the ER-2 aircraft as part of the Airborne Antarctic Ozone Experiment (AAOE) are used to calculate the potential vorticity distribution on potential temperature surfaces. Most of the ER-2 flights show a monotonic decrease in potential vorticity and nitrous oxide toward the pole on isentropic surfaces.

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