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Stratospheric O3 changes during 2001-2010: the small role of solar flux variations in a chemical transport model |
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S. S. Dhomse, M. P. Chipperfield, W. Feng, W. T. Ball, Y. C. Unruh, J. D. Haigh, N. A. Krivova, S. K. Solanki, A. K. Smith |
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Englisch
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1680-7316
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In: Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics ; 13, no. 19 ; Nr. 13, no. 19 (2013-10-15), S.10113-10123 |
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250085751
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copernicus.org/acp-13-10113-2013.pdf |
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Zusammenfassung |
Solar spectral fluxes (or irradiance) measured by the SOlar Radiation and
Climate Experiment (SORCE) show different variability at ultraviolet (UV)
wavelengths compared to other irradiance measurements and models
(e.g. NRL-SSI, SATIRE-S). Some modelling studies have suggested that
stratospheric/lower mesospheric O3 changes during solar cycle 23
(1996–2008) can only be reproduced if SORCE solar fluxes are used. We have
used a 3-D chemical transport model (CTM), forced by meteorology from the
European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF), to simulate
middle atmospheric O3 using three different solar flux data sets (SORCE,
NRL-SSI and SATIRE-S). Simulated O3 changes are compared with Microwave
Limb Sounder (MLS) and Sounding of the Atmosphere using Broadband Emission
Radiometry (SABER) satellite data. Modelled O3 anomalies from all solar
flux data sets show good agreement with the observations, despite the
different flux variations. The off-line CTM reproduces these changes through
dynamical information contained in the analyses. A notable feature during
this period is a robust positive solar signal in the tropical middle
stratosphere, which is due to realistic dynamical changes in our simulations.
Ozone changes in the lower mesosphere cannot be used to discriminate between
solar flux data sets due to large uncertainties and the short time span of the
observations. Overall this study suggests that, in a CTM, the UV variations
detected by SORCE are not necessary to reproduce observed stratospheric O3
changes during 2001–2010. |
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