Spatio-temporal observations of the tertiary ozone maximum
International audience We present spatio-temporal distributions of the tertiary ozone maximum (TOM), based on GOMOS (Global Ozone Monitoring by Occultation of Stars) ozone measurements in 2002–2006. The tertiary ozone maximum is typically observed in the high-latitude winter mesosphere at an altitud...
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International audience We present spatio-temporal distributions of the tertiary ozone maximum (TOM), based on GOMOS (Global Ozone Monitoring by Occultation of Stars) ozone measurements in 2002–2006. The tertiary ozone maximum is typically observed in the high-latitude winter mesosphere at an altitude of ~72 km. Although the explanation for this phenomenon has been found recently – low concentrations of odd-hydrogen cause the subsequent decrease in odd-oxygen losses – models have had significant deviations from existing observations until recently. Good coverage of polar night regions by GOMOS data has allowed for the first time to obtain spatial and temporal observational distributions of night-time ozone mixing ratio in the mesosphere. The distributions obtained from GOMOS data have specific features, which are variable from year to year. In particular, due to a long lifetime of ozone in polar night conditions, the downward transport of polar air by the meridional circulation is clearly observed in the tertiary ozone maximum time series. Although the maximum tertiary ozone mixing ratio is achieved close to the polar night terminator (as predicted by the theory), TOM can be observed also at very high latitudes, not only in the beginning and at the end, but also in the middle of winter. We have compared the observational spatio-temporal distributions of the tertiary ozone maximum with that obtained using WACCM (Whole Atmosphere Community Climate Model) and found that the specific features are reproduced satisfactorily by the model. Since ozone in the mesosphere is very sensitive to HOx concentrations, energetic particle precipitation can significantly modify the shape of the ozone profiles. In particular, GOMOS observations have shown that the tertiary ozone maximum was temporarily destroyed during the January 2005 and December 2006 solar proton events as a result of the HOx enhancement from the increased ionization. |
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Sofieva, Viktoria F. Kyrölä, E. Verronen, P.T. Seppälä, A. Tamminen, J. Marsh, D.R. Smith, A.K. Bertaux, Jean-Loup Hauchecorne, Alain Dalaudier, Francis Fussen, D. Vanhellemont, F. Fanton d'Andon, Odile Barrot, Gilbert Guirlet, Marielle Fehr, T. Saavedra, L. |
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Spatio-temporal observations of the tertiary ozone maximum |
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ftunivnantes:oai:HAL:hal-00403947v1 2023-05-15T18:02:13+02:00 Spatio-temporal observations of the tertiary ozone maximum Sofieva, Viktoria F. Kyrölä, E. Verronen, P.T. Seppälä, A. Tamminen, J. Marsh, D.R. Smith, A.K. Bertaux, Jean-Loup Hauchecorne, Alain Dalaudier, Francis Fussen, D. Vanhellemont, F. Fanton d'Andon, Odile Barrot, Gilbert Guirlet, Marielle Fehr, T. Saavedra, L. Finnish Meteorological Institute (FMI) National Center for Atmospheric Research Boulder (NCAR) STRATO - LATMOS Laboratoire Atmosphères, Milieux, Observations Spatiales (LATMOS) 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)-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) Belgian Institute for Space Aeronomy / Institut d'Aéronomie Spatiale de Belgique (BIRA-IASB) Analytic and Computational Research, Inc. - Earth Sciences (ACRI-ST) European Space Research Institute (ESRIN) Agence Spatiale Européenne = European Space Agency (ESA) 2009 https://hal.science/hal-00403947 https://hal.science/hal-00403947/document https://hal.science/hal-00403947/file/acp-9-4439-2009.pdf https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-9-4439-2009 en eng HAL CCSD European Geosciences Union info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.5194/acp-9-4439-2009 hal-00403947 https://hal.science/hal-00403947 https://hal.science/hal-00403947/document https://hal.science/hal-00403947/file/acp-9-4439-2009.pdf doi:10.5194/acp-9-4439-2009 info:eu-repo/semantics/OpenAccess ISSN: 1680-7316 EISSN: 1680-7324 Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics https://hal.science/hal-00403947 Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 2009, 9 (13), pp.4439-4445. ⟨10.5194/acp-9-4439-2009⟩ [PHYS.PHYS.PHYS-AO-PH]Physics [physics]/Physics [physics]/Atmospheric and Oceanic Physics [physics.ao-ph] info:eu-repo/semantics/article Journal articles 2009 ftunivnantes https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-9-4439-2009 2023-01-25T00:53:28Z International audience We present spatio-temporal distributions of the tertiary ozone maximum (TOM), based on GOMOS (Global Ozone Monitoring by Occultation of Stars) ozone measurements in 2002–2006. The tertiary ozone maximum is typically observed in the high-latitude winter mesosphere at an altitude of ~72 km. Although the explanation for this phenomenon has been found recently – low concentrations of odd-hydrogen cause the subsequent decrease in odd-oxygen losses – models have had significant deviations from existing observations until recently. Good coverage of polar night regions by GOMOS data has allowed for the first time to obtain spatial and temporal observational distributions of night-time ozone mixing ratio in the mesosphere. The distributions obtained from GOMOS data have specific features, which are variable from year to year. In particular, due to a long lifetime of ozone in polar night conditions, the downward transport of polar air by the meridional circulation is clearly observed in the tertiary ozone maximum time series. Although the maximum tertiary ozone mixing ratio is achieved close to the polar night terminator (as predicted by the theory), TOM can be observed also at very high latitudes, not only in the beginning and at the end, but also in the middle of winter. We have compared the observational spatio-temporal distributions of the tertiary ozone maximum with that obtained using WACCM (Whole Atmosphere Community Climate Model) and found that the specific features are reproduced satisfactorily by the model. Since ozone in the mesosphere is very sensitive to HOx concentrations, energetic particle precipitation can significantly modify the shape of the ozone profiles. In particular, GOMOS observations have shown that the tertiary ozone maximum was temporarily destroyed during the January 2005 and December 2006 solar proton events as a result of the HOx enhancement from the increased ionization. Article in Journal/Newspaper polar night Université de Nantes: HAL-UNIV-NANTES Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics 9 13 4439 4445 |