Quasi-stationary planetary waves in late winter Antarctic stratosphere temperature as a possible indicator of spring total ozone
Stratospheric preconditions for the annual Antarctic ozone hole are analyzed using the amplitude of quasi-stationary planetary waves in temperature as a predictor of total ozone column behaviour. It is found that the quasi-stationary wave amplitude in August is highly correlated with September–Novem...
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ftunivadelaidedl:oai:digital.library.adelaide.edu.au:2440/96703 2023-12-17T10:22:14+01:00 Quasi-stationary planetary waves in late winter Antarctic stratosphere temperature as a possible indicator of spring total ozone Kravchenko, V. Evtushevsky, O. Grytsai, A. Klekociuk, A. Milinevsky, G. Grytsai, Z. 2012 application/pdf http://hdl.handle.net/2440/96703 https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-12-2865-2012 en eng European Geosciences Union (EGU) Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 2012; 12(6):2865-2879 1680-7324 http://hdl.handle.net/2440/96703 doi:10.5194/acp-12-2865-2012 Klekociuk, A. [0000-0003-3335-0034] © Author(s) 2012. CC Attribution 3.0 License. http://dx.doi.org/10.5194/acp-12-2865-2012 Journal article 2012 ftunivadelaidedl https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-12-2865-2012 2023-11-20T23:19:46Z Stratospheric preconditions for the annual Antarctic ozone hole are analyzed using the amplitude of quasi-stationary planetary waves in temperature as a predictor of total ozone column behaviour. It is found that the quasi-stationary wave amplitude in August is highly correlated with September–November total ozone over Antarctica with correlation coefficient (r) as high as 0.83 indicating that quasi-stationary wave effects in late winter have a persisting influence on the evolution of the ozone hole during the following three months. Correlation maxima are found in both the lower and middle stratosphere. These likely result from the influence of wave activity on ozone depletion due to chemical processes, and ozone accumulation due to large-scale ozone transport, respectively. Both correlation maxima indicate that spring total ozone tends to increase in the case of amplified activity of quasi-stationary waves in late winter. Since the stationary wave number one dominates the planetary waves that propagate into the Antarctic stratosphere in late austral winter, it is largely responsible for the stationary zonal asymmetry of the ozone hole relative to the South Pole. Processes associated with zonally asymmetric ozone and temperature which possibly contribute to differences in the persistence and location of the correlation maxima are discussed. V. O. Kravchenko, O. M. Evtushevsky, A. V. Grytsai, A. R. Klekociuk, G. P. Milinevsky, and Z. I. Grytsai Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctic Antarctica South pole South pole The University of Adelaide: Digital Library Antarctic The Antarctic Austral South Pole Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics 12 6 2865 2879 |
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Stratospheric preconditions for the annual Antarctic ozone hole are analyzed using the amplitude of quasi-stationary planetary waves in temperature as a predictor of total ozone column behaviour. It is found that the quasi-stationary wave amplitude in August is highly correlated with September–November total ozone over Antarctica with correlation coefficient (r) as high as 0.83 indicating that quasi-stationary wave effects in late winter have a persisting influence on the evolution of the ozone hole during the following three months. Correlation maxima are found in both the lower and middle stratosphere. These likely result from the influence of wave activity on ozone depletion due to chemical processes, and ozone accumulation due to large-scale ozone transport, respectively. Both correlation maxima indicate that spring total ozone tends to increase in the case of amplified activity of quasi-stationary waves in late winter. Since the stationary wave number one dominates the planetary waves that propagate into the Antarctic stratosphere in late austral winter, it is largely responsible for the stationary zonal asymmetry of the ozone hole relative to the South Pole. Processes associated with zonally asymmetric ozone and temperature which possibly contribute to differences in the persistence and location of the correlation maxima are discussed. V. O. Kravchenko, O. M. Evtushevsky, A. V. Grytsai, A. R. Klekociuk, G. P. Milinevsky, and Z. I. Grytsai |
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Kravchenko, V. Evtushevsky, O. Grytsai, A. Klekociuk, A. Milinevsky, G. Grytsai, Z. Quasi-stationary planetary waves in late winter Antarctic stratosphere temperature as a possible indicator of spring total ozone |
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Kravchenko, V. Evtushevsky, O. Grytsai, A. Klekociuk, A. Milinevsky, G. Grytsai, Z. |
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Quasi-stationary planetary waves in late winter Antarctic stratosphere temperature as a possible indicator of spring total ozone |
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Quasi-stationary planetary waves in late winter Antarctic stratosphere temperature as a possible indicator of spring total ozone |
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Quasi-stationary planetary waves in late winter Antarctic stratosphere temperature as a possible indicator of spring total ozone |
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Quasi-stationary planetary waves in late winter Antarctic stratosphere temperature as a possible indicator of spring total ozone |
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Quasi-stationary planetary waves in late winter Antarctic stratosphere temperature as a possible indicator of spring total ozone |
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quasi-stationary planetary waves in late winter antarctic stratosphere temperature as a possible indicator of spring total ozone |
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Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 2012; 12(6):2865-2879 1680-7324 http://hdl.handle.net/2440/96703 doi:10.5194/acp-12-2865-2012 Klekociuk, A. [0000-0003-3335-0034] |
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