Impact of mesospheric intrusions on ozone-tracer relations in the stratospheric polar vortex

• Published in: Journal of Geophysical Research
• Other Authors: Müeller, Rolf (author), Tilmes, Simone (author), Grooß, Jens-Uwe (author), Engel, Andreas (author), Oelhaf, Hermann (author), Wetzel, Gerald (author), Huret, Nathalie (author), Pirre, Michel (author), Catoire, Valéry (author), Toon, Geoff (author), Nakajima, Hideaki (author)
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: American Geophysical Union 2007
• Subjects: Arctic; Ilas
• Online Access: http://nldr.library.ucar.edu/repository/collections/OSGC-000-000-004-098; https://doi.org/10.1029/2006JD008315

Ozone-tracer relations are used to quantify chemical ozone loss in the polar vortices. The underlying assumptions for the application of this technique were extensively discussed in recent years. However, the impact intrusions of mesospheric air into the polar stratosphere have on estimates of chemi...