ENSO influences on Southern Hemisphere column ozone during the winter to spring transition

2010 ◽  
Vol 115 (D20) ◽  
Author(s):  
M. H. Hitchman ◽  
M. J. Rogal
Keyword(s):  
Southern Hemisphere ◽  
Spring Transition ◽  
Column Ozone

Zonal asymmetries in southern hemisphere column ozone: Implications of biomass burning

1996 ◽  
Vol 101 (D9) ◽  
pp. 14421-14427 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. R. Ziemke ◽  
S. Chandra ◽  
A. M. Thompson ◽  
D. P. McNamara
Keyword(s):  
Southern Hemisphere ◽  
Biomass Burning ◽  
Column Ozone

scholarly journals Interannual Variability and Trends of Extratropical Ozone. Part II: Southern Hemisphere

2008 ◽  
Vol 65 (10) ◽  
pp. 3030-3041 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xun Jiang ◽  
Steven Pawson ◽  
Charles D. Camp ◽  
J. Eric Nielsen ◽  
Run-Lie Shia ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Interannual Variability ◽  
Southern Hemisphere ◽  
Northern Hemisphere ◽  
Climate Model ◽  
Observation System ◽  
Stationary Waves ◽  
Quasi Biennial Oscillation ◽  
Total Column Ozone ◽  
The Third ◽  
Column Ozone

A principal component analysis (PCA) is applied to the Southern Hemisphere (SH) total column ozone following the method established for analyzing the data in the Northern Hemisphere (NH) in a companion paper. The interannual variability (IAV) of extratropical O3 in the SH is characterized by four main modes, which account for 75% of the total variance. The first two leading modes are approximately zonally symmetric and relate to the Southern Hemisphere annular mode and the quasi-biennial oscillation. The third and fourth modes exhibit wavenumber-1 structures. Contrary to the Northern Hemisphere, the third and fourth modes are not related to stationary waves. Similar results are obtained for the 30–100-hPa geopotential thickness. The decreasing O3 trend in the SH is captured in the first mode. The largest trend is at the South Pole, with value ∼−2 Dobson Units (DU) yr−1. Both the spatial pattern and trends in the column ozone are captured by the Goddard Earth Observation System chemistry–climate model (GEOS-CCM) in the SH.

scholarly journals The 1985 southern hemisphere mid-latitude total column ozone anomaly

2007 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 7137-7169
Author(s):  
G. E. Bodeker ◽  
H. Garny ◽  
D. Smale ◽  
M. Dameris ◽  
R. Deckert
Keyword(s):  
Southern Hemisphere ◽  
Atmospheric Chemistry ◽  
Climate Model ◽  
Transport Models ◽  
Quasi Biennial Oscillation ◽  
Total Column Ozone ◽  
Local Reduction ◽  
Column Ozone ◽  
Total Column

Abstract. One of the most significant events in the evolution of the ozone layer over southern mid-latitudes since the late 1970s was the large decrease observed in 1985. This event remains unexplained and most state-of-the-art atmospheric chemistry-transport models are unable to reproduce it. In this study, the 1985 southern hemisphere mid-latitude total column ozone anomaly is analyzed in detail based on observed daily total column ozone fields, stratospheric dynamical fields, and calculated diagnostics of stratospheric mixing. The 1985 anomaly appears to result from a combination of (i) an anomaly in the meridional circulation resulting from the westerly phase of the equatorial quasi-biennial oscillation (QBO), (ii) weaker transport of ozone from its tropical mid-stratosphere source across the sub-tropical barrier to mid-latitudes related to the particular phasing of the QBO with respect to the annual cycle, and (iii) a solar cycle induced local reduction in ozone. The results based on observations are compared and contrasted with analyses of ozone and dynamical fields from the ECHAM4.L39(DLR)/CHEM coupled chemistry-climate model (hereafter referred to as E39C). Equatorial winds in the E39C model are nudged towards observed winds between 10° S and 10° N and the ability of this model to produce an ozone anomaly in 1985, similar to that observed, confirms the role of the QBO in the anomaly.

scholarly journals Drivers of hemispheric differences in return dates of mid-latitude stratospheric ozone to historical levels

2013 ◽  
Vol 13 (15) ◽  
pp. 7279-7300 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. Garny ◽  
G. E. Bodeker ◽  
D. Smale ◽  
M. Dameris ◽  
V. Grewe
Keyword(s):  
Southern Hemisphere ◽  
Northern Hemisphere ◽  
Hemispheric Asymmetry ◽  
Ozone Production ◽  
Minor Importance ◽  
Hemispheric Difference ◽  
Total Column Ozone ◽  
Chemically Induced ◽  
Column Ozone ◽  
Total Column

Abstract. Chemistry-climate models (CCMs) project an earlier return of northern mid-latitude total column ozone to 1980 values compared to the southern mid-latitudes. The chemical and dynamical drivers of this hemispheric difference are investigated in this study. The hemispheric asymmetry in return dates is a robust result across different CCMs and is qualitatively independent of the method used to estimate return dates. However, the differences in dates of return to 1980 levels between the southern and northern mid-latitudes can vary between 0 and 30 yr across the range of CCM projections analyzed. Positive linear trends in ozone lead to an earlier return of ozone than expected from the return of Cly to 1980 levels. This forward shift is stronger in the Northern than in the Southern Hemisphere because (i) trends have a larger effect on return dates if the sensitivity of ozone to Cly is lower and (ii) the trends in the Northern Hemisphere are stronger than in the Southern Hemisphere. An attribution analysis performed with two CCMs shows that chemically-induced changes in ozone are the major driver of the earlier return of ozone to 1980 levels in northern mid-latitudes; therefore transport changes are of minor importance. This conclusion is supported by the fact that the spread in the simulated hemispheric difference in return dates across an ensemble of twelve models is only weakly related to the spread in the simulated hemispheric asymmetry of trends in the strength of the Brewer–Dobson circulation. The causes for chemically-induced asymmetric ozone trends relevant for the total column ozone return date differences are found to be (i) stronger increases in ozone production due to enhanced NOx concentrations in the Northern Hemisphere lowermost stratosphere and troposphere, (ii) stronger decreases in the destruction rates of ozone by the NOx cycle in the Northern Hemisphere lower stratosphere linked to effects of dynamics and temperature on NOx concentrations, and (iii) an increasing efficiency of heterogeneous ozone destruction by Cly in the Southern Hemisphere mid-latitudes as a~result of decreasing lower stratospheric temperatures.

scholarly journals The 1985 Southern Hemisphere mid-latitude total column ozone anomaly

2007 ◽  
Vol 7 (21) ◽  
pp. 5625-5637 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. E. Bodeker ◽  
H. Garny ◽  
D. Smale ◽  
M. Dameris ◽  
R. Deckert
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cycle ◽  
Southern Hemisphere ◽  
Climate Model ◽  
Quasi Biennial Oscillation ◽  
Total Column Ozone ◽  
Column Ozone ◽  
Biennial Oscillation ◽  
Total Column ◽  
Daily Total

Abstract. One of the most significant events in the evolution of the ozone layer over southern mid-latitudes since the late 1970s was the large decrease observed in 1985. This event remains unexplained and a detailed investigation of the mechanisms responsible for the event has not previously been undertaken. In this study, the 1985 Southern Hemisphere mid-latitude total column ozone anomaly is analyzed in detail based on observed daily total column ozone fields, stratospheric dynamical fields, and calculated diagnostics of stratospheric mixing. The 1985 anomaly appears to result from a combination of (i) an anomaly in the meridional circulation resulting from the westerly phase of the equatorial quasi-biennial oscillation (QBO), (ii) weaker transport of ozone from its tropical mid-stratosphere source across the sub-tropical barrier to mid-latitudes related to the particular phasing of the QBO with respect to the annual cycle, and (iii) a solar cycle induced reduction in ozone. Similar QBO and solar cycle influences prevailed in 1997 and 2006 when again total column ozone was found to be suppressed over southern mid-latitudes. The results based on observations are compared and contrasted with analyses of ozone and dynamical fields from the ECHAM4.L39(DLR)/CHEM coupled chemistry-climate model (hereafter referred to as E39C). Equatorial winds in the E39C model are nudged towards observed winds between 10° S and 10° N and the ability of this model to produce an ozone anomaly in 1985, similar to that observed, confirms the role of the QBO in effecting the anomaly.

scholarly journals The wave geometry of final stratospheric warming events

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 453-474
Author(s):  
Amy H. Butler ◽  
Daniela I. V. Domeisen
Keyword(s):  
Southern Hemisphere ◽  
Polar Vortex ◽  
Stratospheric Warming ◽  
Stratospheric Polar Vortex ◽  
Total Column Ozone ◽  
Planetary Scale ◽  
Tropospheric Circulation ◽  
Column Ozone ◽  
Total Column

Abstract. Every spring, the stratospheric polar vortex transitions from its westerly wintertime state to its easterly summertime state due to seasonal changes in incoming solar radiation, an event known as the “final stratospheric warming” (FSW). While FSWs tend to be less abrupt than reversals of the boreal polar vortex in midwinter, known as sudden stratospheric warming (SSW) events, their timing and characteristics can be significantly modulated by atmospheric planetary-scale waves. While SSWs are commonly classified according to their wave geometry, either by how the vortex evolves (whether the vortex displaces off the pole or splits into two vortices) or by the dominant wavenumber of the vortex just prior to the SSW (wave-1 vs. wave-2), little is known about the wave geometry of FSW events. We here show that FSW events for both hemispheres in most cases exhibit a clear wave geometry. Most FSWs can be classified into wave-1 or wave-2 events, but wave-3 also plays a significant role in both hemispheres. The timing and classification of the FSW are sensitive to which pressure level the FSW central date is defined, particularly in the Southern Hemisphere (SH) where trends in the FSW dates associated with ozone depletion and recovery are more evident at 50 than 10 hPa. However, regardless of which FSW definition is selected, we find the wave geometry of the FSW affects total column ozone anomalies in both hemispheres and tropospheric circulation over North America. In the Southern Hemisphere, the timing of the FSW is strongly linked to both total column ozone before the event and the tropospheric circulation after the event.

scholarly journals Biases of Global Tropopause Altitude Products in Reanalyses and Implications for Estimates of Tropospheric Column Ozone

Atmosphere ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 417
Author(s):  
Lingyun Meng ◽  
Jane Liu ◽  
David Tarasick ◽  
Yingjie Li
Keyword(s):  
Southern Hemisphere ◽  
Northern Hemisphere ◽  
Absolute Magnitude ◽  
Lapse Rate ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Column Ozone ◽  
Global Mean

Accuracy of global tropopause altitude products from reanalyses is important to applications of the products, including the derivation of tropospheric column ozone (TCO). Here, monthly biases in lapse-rate tropopause pressure (PLRT) in two reanalyses, NCEP/NCAR and MERRA-2, and associated implications for estimating TCO are examined, based on global radiosonde observations over 1980–2017 at 689 stations. Our analysis suggests that the global mean PLRT is underestimated by −2.3 hPa in NCEP/NCAR and by −0.9 hPa in MERRA-2, mainly attributable to large negative biases around the subtropics (~20°–50°) in both hemispheres, with generally positive biases at other latitudes. Overall, NCEP/NCAR outperforms MERRA-2 in the Northern Hemisphere but underperforms MERRA-2 in the Southern Hemisphere. PLRT biases in the two reanalyses vary more evidently with latitude than with longitude. From winter to summer, the peaks of negative PLRT biases around the subtropics shift poleward by ~10°. Approximately, 70% of the reanalysis PLRT biases are within −10–10 hPa. Consequently, a negative (positive) PLRT bias induces a positive (negative) TCO bias. In absolute magnitude, the mean ozonesonde TCO bias attributable to PLRT biases is ~0.2, ~0.8 and ~1.2 Dobson Units (DU) if a PLRT bias is within 0–5, 10–15, and 10–15 hPa. Using a global ozone climatology, we estimate that the global mean bias in TCO induced by the PLRT biases in both reanalyses is positive, being 0.64 DU (or 2.2%) for NCEP/NCAR and 0.28 DU (or 1.1%) for MERRA-2.

Southern Hemisphere Seti Survey: Five Years of Project Meta II

1997 ◽  
Vol 161 ◽  
pp. 611-621
Author(s):  
Guillermo A. Lemarchand ◽  
Fernando R. Colomb ◽  
E. Eduardo Hurrell ◽  
Juan Carlos Olalde
Keyword(s):  
Southern Hemisphere ◽  
Scattering Theory ◽  
Galactic Plane ◽  
Narrow Band ◽  
Neutral Hydrogen ◽  
Sky Survey ◽  
Inertial Frames ◽  
Interstellar Scattering ◽  
Extraterrestrial Origin ◽  
Spectral Channels

AbstractProject META II, a full sky survey for artificial narrow-band signals, has been conducted from one of the two 30-m radiotelescopes of the Instituto Argentino de Radioastronomía (IAR). The search was performed near the 1420 Mhz line of neutral hydrogen, using a 8.4 million channels Fourier spectrometer of 0.05 Hz resolution and 400 kHz instantaneous bandwidth. The observing frequency was corrected both for motions with respect to three astronomical inertial frames, and for the effect of Earths rotation, which provides a characteristic changing signature for narrow-band signals of extraterrestrial origin. Among the 2 × 1013spectral channels analyzed, 29 extra-statistical narrow-band events were found, exceeding the average threshold of 1.7 × 10−23Wm−2. The strongest signals that survive culling for terrestrial interference lie in or near the galactic plane. A description of the project META II observing scheme and results is made as well as the possible interpretation of the results using the Cordes-Lazio-Sagan model based in interstellar scattering theory.

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