Increased UV radiation due to polar ozone chemical depletion and vortex occurrences at Southern Sub-polar Latitudes in the period [1997–2005]
The variability of total ozone and UV radiation from Total Ozone Mapping Spectrometer (TOMS) measurements is analyzed as a function of polar vortex occurrences over the southern subpolar regions during the 1997–2005 period. The analysis of vortex occurrences showed high interannual variability in th...
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[PHYS.PHYS.PHYS-AO-PH]Physics [physics]/Physics [physics]/Atmospheric and Oceanic Physics [physics.ao-ph] Pazmino, Andrea Godin-Beekmann, Sophie Luccini, E.A. Piacentini, R.D. Quel, E.J. Hauchecorne, Alain Increased UV radiation due to polar ozone chemical depletion and vortex occurrences at Southern Sub-polar Latitudes in the period [1997–2005] |
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The variability of total ozone and UV radiation from Total Ozone Mapping Spectrometer (TOMS) measurements is analyzed as a function of polar vortex occurrences over the southern subpolar regions during the 1997–2005 period. The analysis of vortex occurrences showed high interannual variability in the 40° S–60° S latitude band with a longitudinal asymmetry showing the largest frequencies over the 90° W–90° E region. The impact of vortex occurrences on UV radiation and ozone in clear sky conditions was determined from the comparison between the measurements inside the vortex and a climatology obtained from data outside the vortex over the studied period. Clear sky conditions were determined from TOMS reflectivity data. For measurements outside the vortex, clear sky conditions were selected for reflectivity values lower than 7.5%, while for measurements inside the vortex, a relaxed threshold was determined from statistically similar UV values as a function of reflectivity. UV changes and ozone differences from the climatology were analyzed in the 40° S–50° S and 50° S–60° S latitude bands during the spring period (September to November). The largest UV increases and ozone decreases, reaching ~200% and ~65%, respectively, were found in the 50° S–60° S latitude band in September and October. The heterogeneous ozone loss during vortex occurrences was estimated using a chemical transport model. The largest impact of vortex occurrences was found in October with mean UV increase, total ozone decrease and accumulated ozone loss in the 350–650 K range of, respectively, 47%, 30% and 57%. The region close to South America is the most affected by the Antarctic ozone depletion due to the combined effect of large number of vortex occurrences, lower cloud cover and large ozone decrease. This region would be the most vulnerable in case of cloud cover decrease, due to more frequent occurrence of ozone poor air masses during austral spring. |
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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) Instituto de Física de Rosario Santa Fe (IFIR) Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas Buenos Aires (CONICET)-Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Ingenieria y Agrimensura Rosario (FCEIA) Universidad Nacional de Rosario Santa Fe -Universidad Nacional de Rosario Santa Fe Facultad de Química e Ingeniería "Fray Rogelio Bacon" Pontificia Universidad Católica Argentina (UCA) Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Ingenieria y Agrimensura Rosario (FCEIA) Universidad Nacional de Rosario Santa Fe Centro de Investigaciones en Láseres y Aplicaciones Buenos Aires (CEILAP) Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas Buenos Aires (CONICET)-Instituto de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas para la Defensa (CITEDEF) |
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Increased UV radiation due to polar ozone chemical depletion and vortex occurrences at Southern Sub-polar Latitudes in the period [1997–2005] |
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Increased UV radiation due to polar ozone chemical depletion and vortex occurrences at Southern Sub-polar Latitudes in the period [1997–2005] |
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Increased UV radiation due to polar ozone chemical depletion and vortex occurrences at Southern Sub-polar Latitudes in the period [1997–2005] |
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Increased UV radiation due to polar ozone chemical depletion and vortex occurrences at Southern Sub-polar Latitudes in the period [1997–2005] |
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Increased UV radiation due to polar ozone chemical depletion and vortex occurrences at Southern Sub-polar Latitudes in the period [1997–2005] |
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increased uv radiation due to polar ozone chemical depletion and vortex occurrences at southern sub-polar latitudes in the period [1997–2005] |
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ISSN: 1680-7316 EISSN: 1680-7324 Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics https://hal.science/hal-00320304 Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 2008, 8 (17), pp.5339-5352. ⟨10.5194/acp-8-5339-2008⟩ |
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ftuniversailles:oai:HAL:hal-00320304v1 2024-05-19T07:29:48+00:00 Increased UV radiation due to polar ozone chemical depletion and vortex occurrences at Southern Sub-polar Latitudes in the period [1997–2005] Pazmino, Andrea Godin-Beekmann, Sophie Luccini, E.A. Piacentini, R.D. Quel, E.J. Hauchecorne, Alain 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) Instituto de Física de Rosario Santa Fe (IFIR) Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas Buenos Aires (CONICET)-Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Ingenieria y Agrimensura Rosario (FCEIA) Universidad Nacional de Rosario Santa Fe -Universidad Nacional de Rosario Santa Fe Facultad de Química e Ingeniería "Fray Rogelio Bacon" Pontificia Universidad Católica Argentina (UCA) Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Ingenieria y Agrimensura Rosario (FCEIA) Universidad Nacional de Rosario Santa Fe Centro de Investigaciones en Láseres y Aplicaciones Buenos Aires (CEILAP) Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas Buenos Aires (CONICET)-Instituto de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas para la Defensa (CITEDEF) 2008 https://hal.science/hal-00320304 https://hal.science/hal-00320304/document https://hal.science/hal-00320304/file/acp-8-5339-2008.pdf https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-8-5339-2008 en eng HAL CCSD European Geosciences Union info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.5194/acp-8-5339-2008 hal-00320304 https://hal.science/hal-00320304 https://hal.science/hal-00320304/document https://hal.science/hal-00320304/file/acp-8-5339-2008.pdf doi:10.5194/acp-8-5339-2008 info:eu-repo/semantics/OpenAccess ISSN: 1680-7316 EISSN: 1680-7324 Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics https://hal.science/hal-00320304 Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 2008, 8 (17), pp.5339-5352. ⟨10.5194/acp-8-5339-2008⟩ [PHYS.PHYS.PHYS-AO-PH]Physics [physics]/Physics [physics]/Atmospheric and Oceanic Physics [physics.ao-ph] info:eu-repo/semantics/article Journal articles 2008 ftuniversailles https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-8-5339-2008 2024-04-25T00:35:29Z The variability of total ozone and UV radiation from Total Ozone Mapping Spectrometer (TOMS) measurements is analyzed as a function of polar vortex occurrences over the southern subpolar regions during the 1997–2005 period. The analysis of vortex occurrences showed high interannual variability in the 40° S–60° S latitude band with a longitudinal asymmetry showing the largest frequencies over the 90° W–90° E region. The impact of vortex occurrences on UV radiation and ozone in clear sky conditions was determined from the comparison between the measurements inside the vortex and a climatology obtained from data outside the vortex over the studied period. Clear sky conditions were determined from TOMS reflectivity data. For measurements outside the vortex, clear sky conditions were selected for reflectivity values lower than 7.5%, while for measurements inside the vortex, a relaxed threshold was determined from statistically similar UV values as a function of reflectivity. UV changes and ozone differences from the climatology were analyzed in the 40° S–50° S and 50° S–60° S latitude bands during the spring period (September to November). The largest UV increases and ozone decreases, reaching ~200% and ~65%, respectively, were found in the 50° S–60° S latitude band in September and October. The heterogeneous ozone loss during vortex occurrences was estimated using a chemical transport model. The largest impact of vortex occurrences was found in October with mean UV increase, total ozone decrease and accumulated ozone loss in the 350–650 K range of, respectively, 47%, 30% and 57%. The region close to South America is the most affected by the Antarctic ozone depletion due to the combined effect of large number of vortex occurrences, lower cloud cover and large ozone decrease. This region would be the most vulnerable in case of cloud cover decrease, due to more frequent occurrence of ozone poor air masses during austral spring. Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctic Université de Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines: HAL-UVSQ Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics 8 17 5339 5352 |