Modeling the effect of denitrification on Arctic ozone depletion during winter 1999/2000

Journal of Geophysical Research D: Atmospheres

Volumn 108, Issue 5, 2003, Pages

  Davies, S ^a   Chipperfield, M P ^a   Carslaw, K S ^a   Sinnhuber, B M ^a   Anderson, J G ^b   Stimpfle, R M ^b   Wilmouth, D M ^b   Fahey, D W ^c   Popp, P J ^c   Richard, E C ^c   von der Gathen, P ^d   Jost, H ^e   Webster, C R ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^d ALFRED WEGENER INSTITUTE FOR POLAR AND MARINE RESEARCH   (Germany)

^e NASA AMES RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^f CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Arctic; Denitrification; Modeling; Ozone; SOLVE THESEO 2000; Stratosphere

Indexed keywords

DENITRIFICATION; MODELING; OZONE DEPLETION; STRATOSPHERE;

ARCTIC;

EID: 0347269114     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

References (60)

1. Ayers, G. P., R. W. Gillett, and J. L. Gras, On the vapor pressure of sulfuric acid, Geophys. Res. Lett., 7, 433-436, 1980.
2. Becker, G., R. Muller, D. S. McKenna, M. Rex, and K. S. Carslaw, Ozone loss rates in the Arctic stratosphere in the winter 1991/92: Model calculations compared with Match results, Geophys. Res. Lett., 25, 4325-4328, 1998.
3. Brasseur, G. P., X. Tie, P. J. Rasch, and F. Lefevre, A three-dimensional simulation of the Antarctic ozone hole: Impact of anthropogenic chlorine on the lower stratosphere and upper troposphere, J. Geophys. Res., 102, 8909-8930, 1997.
4. Brown, S., R. Talukdar, and A. Ravishankara, Reconsideration of the rate constant for the reaction of hydroxyl radicals with nitric acid, J. Phys. Chem., 103, 3031-3037, 1999a.
5. 3 + M under atmospheric conditions, Chem. Phys. Lett., 299, 277-284, 1999b.
6. Brune, W. H., et al., The potential for ozone depletion in the Arctic polar stratosphere, Science, 252, 1260-1266, 1991.
7. 3, Geophys. Res. Lett., 22, 1877-1880, 1995a.
8. 2O including solubilities of HBr from <200 K to 328 K, J. Phys. Chem., 99, 11,557-11,574, 1995b.
9. Carslaw, K. S., J. Kettleborough, M. Northway, S. Davies, R. S. Gao, D. W. Fahey, D. Baumgardner, M. P. Chipperfield, and A. Kleinböhl, A vortex-scale simulation of the growth and sedimentation of large nitric acid hydrate particles, J. Geophys. Res., 107, doi:10.1029/2001JD000467, in press, 2002.
10. Chipperfield, M. P., Multiannual simulations with a three-dimensional chemical transport model, J. Geophys. Res., 104, 1781-1805, 1999.
11. Chipperfield, M. P., and J. A. Pyle, Model sensitivity studies of Arctic ozone depletion, J. Geophys. Res., 103, 28,389-28,403, 1998.
12. Chipperfield, M. P., M. L. Santee, L. Froidevaux, G. L. Manney, W. G. Read, J. W. Waters, A. E. Roche, and J. M. Russell, Analysis of UARS data in the southern polar vortex in September 1992 using a chemical transport model, J. Geophys. Res., 101, 18,861-18,881, 1996.
13. Considine, D. B., A. R. Douglass, P. S. Connell, D. E. Kinnison, and D. A. Rotman, A polar stratospheric cloud parameterization for the global modeling initiative three-dimensional model and its response to stratospheric aircraft, J. Geophys. Res., 105, 3955-3973, 2000.
14. Danilin, M. Y., et al., Stratospheric cooling and Arctic ozone recovery, Geophys. Res. Lett., 25, 2141-2144, 1998.
15. DeMore, W. B., et al., Chemical kinetics and photochemical data for use in stratospheric modeling, Eval. 12, JPL Publ., 97-4, 1997.
16. Dessler, A. E., J. Wu, M. L. Santee, and M. R. Schoeberl, Satellite observations of temporary and irreversible denitrification, J. Geophys. Res., 104, 13,993-14,002, 1999.
17. 2 in the polar vortices, J. Geophys. Res., 100, 13,967-13,978, 1995.
18. Fahey, D. W., et al., Measurements of nitric oxide and total reactive nitrogen in the Antarctic stratosphere: Observations and chemical implications, J. Geophys. Res., 94, 16,665-16,681, 1989.
19. Fahey, D. W., S. Solomon, S. R. Kawa, M. Loewenstein, J. R. Podolske, S. E. Strahan, and K. R. Chan, A diagnostic for denitrification in the winter polar stratospheres, Nature, 345, 698-702, 1990.
20. Fahey, D. W., et al., The detection of large nitric-acid particles in the winter Arctic stratosphere and their role in denitrification, Science, 291, 1026-1031, 2001.
21. Gao, R. S., et al., Observational evidence for the role of denitrification in Arctic stratospheric loss, Geophys. Res. Lett., 28, 2879-2882, 2001.
22. Guirlet, M., M. P. Chipperfield, J. A. Pyle, F Goutail, J. P. Pommereau, and E. Kyro, Modeled Arctic ozone depletion in winter 1997/1998 and comparison with previous winters, J. Geophys. Res., 105, 22,185-22,200, 2000.
23. Hansen, G., and M. P. Chipperfield, Ozone depletion at the edge of the Arctic polar vortex 1996/1997, J. Geophys. Res., 104, 1837-1845, 1999.
24. Hanson, D., and K. Mauersberger, Laboratory studies of the nitric acid trihydrate: Implications for the south polar stratosphere, Geophys. Res. Lett., 15, 855-858, 1988.
25. 2O, J. Phys. Chem., 98, 5728-5735, 1994.
26. 2O on submicron sulfuric acid aerosol and the implications for the lower stratosphere, J. Geophys. Res., 101, 9063-9069, 1996.
27. Hintsa, E. J., et al., Dehydration and denitrification in the Arctic polar vortex during the 1995-1996 winter, Geophys. Res. Lett., 25, 501-504, 1998.
28. Hubler, G., D. W. Fahey, K. K. Kelly, D. D. Montzka, M. A. Carroll, A. F. Tuck, L. E. Heidt, W. H. Pollock, G. L. Gregory, and J. F. Vedder, Redistribution of reactive odd nitrogen in the lower Arctic stratosphere, Geophys. Res. Lett., 17, 453-456, 1990.
29. Jost, H., M. Loewenstein, L. Pfister, J. J. Margitan, A. Y. Chang, R. J. Salawitch, and H. A. Michelsen, Laminae in the tropical middle stratosphere: Origin and age estimation, Geophys. Res. Lett., 25, 4337-4340, 1998.
30. Knudsen, B. M., Accuracy of Arctic stratospheric temperature analyses and the implications for the prediction of polar stratospheric clouds, Geophys. Res. Lett., 23, 3747-3750, 1996.
31. 2O correlation observed inside the Arctic vortex in February 1997: Dynamical and chemical effects, J. Geophys. Res., 104, 8215-8224, 1999.
32. Kondo, Y., H. Irie, M. Koike, and G. E. Bodeker, Denitrification and nitrification in the Arctic stratosphere during winter of 1996-1997, Geophys. Res. Lett., 27, 337-340, 2000.
33. Larsen, N., Polar stratospheric clouds: A microphysical simulation model, Dan. Meteorol. Inst., 91(2), 1991.
34. 2O solutions to low stratospheric temperatures, Geophys. Res. Lett., 22, 247-250, 1995.
35. Manney, G. L., and J. L. Sabutis, Development of the polar vortex in the 1999-2000 Arctic winter stratosphere, Geophys. Res. Lett., 27, 2589-2592, 2000.
36. 2 from the self-reaction of the ClO radical, J. Phys. Chem., 91, 433-436, 1987.
37. Murray, F. W., On the computation of saturation vapour pressure, J. Appl. Meteorol., 6, 203-204, 1967.
38. 2 in the Antarctic winter, Geophys. Res. Lett., 5, 1021-1022, 1978.
39. Pawson, S., and B. Naujokat, The cold winters of the middle 1990s in the northern lower stratosphere, J. Geophys. Res., 104, 14,209-14,222, 1999.
40. Plumb, R. A., D. W. Waugh, and M. P. Chipperfield, The effects of mixing on tracer relationships in the polar vortices, J. Geophys. Res., 105, 10,047-10,062, 2000.
41. Portmann, R. W., S. Solomon, R. R. Garcia, L. W. Thomason, L. R. Poole, and M. P. McCormick, Role of aerosol variations in anthropogenic ozone depletion in the polar regions, J. Geophys. Res., 101, 22,991-23,006, 1996.
42. Prather, M. J., Numerical advection by conservation of second-order moments, J. Geophys. Res., 91, 6671-6681, 1986.
43. Pullen, S., and R. L. Jones, Accuracy of temperatures from UKMO analyses of 1994/95 in the Arctic winter stratosphere, Geophys. Res. Lett., 24, 845-848, 1997.
44. Rex, M., et al., Prolonged stratospheric ozone loss in the 1995-96 Arctic winter, Nature, 389, 835-838, 1997.
45. Salawitch, R. J., et al., Loss of ozone in the Arctic vortex for the winter 1989, Geophys. Res. Lett., 17, 561-564, 1990.
46. Salawitch, R. J., et al., Chemical loss of ozone in the Arctic polar vortex in the winter of 1991-1992, Science, 261, 1146-1149, 1993.
47. 3, Science, 267, 849-852, 1995.
48. 3 observations: Implications for Antarctic polar stratospheric clouds, J. Geophys. Res., 103, 13,285-13,313, 1998.
49. 3 observations: Seasonal, interhemispheric, and interannual differences in the lower stratosphere, J. Geophys. Res., 104, 8225-8246, 1999.
50. Santee, M. L., et al., UARS Microwave Limb Sounder observations of denitrification and ozone loss in the 2000 Arctic late winter, Geophys. Res. Lett., 27, 3213-3216, 2000.
51. Scott, S. G., T. P. Bui, K. R. Chan, and S. W. Bowen, The meteorological measurements system on the NASA ER-2 aircraft, J. Atmos. Oceanic Technol., 7, 525-540, 1990.
52. Shindell, D. T., D. Rind, and P. Lonergan, Increased polar stratospheric ozone losses and delayed eventual recovery owing to increasing greenhouse-gas concentrations, Nature, 392, 589-592, 1998.
53. Shine, K. P., The middle atmosphere in the absence of dynamical heat fluxes, Q. J. R. Meteorol. Soc., 113, 603-633, 1987.
54. Sinnhuber, B. M., et al., Large loss of total ozone during the Arctic winter of 1999/2000, Geophys. Res. Lett., 27, 3473-3476, 2000.
55. Solomon, S., R. R. Garcia, F. S. Rowland. and D. J. Wuebbles, On the depletion of Antarctic ozone, Nature, 321, 755-758, 1986.
56. 2 in the lower stratosphere from in situ observations using the NASA ER-2 aircraft, J. Geophys. Res., 104, 26,705-26,714, 1999.
57. Swinbank, R., and A. O'Neill, A stratosphere-troposphere data assimilation system, Mon. Weather Rev., 122, 686-702, 1994.
58. Tabazadeb, A., et al., Quantifying denitrification and its effect on ozone recovery, Science, 288, 1407-1411, 2000.
59. Waibel, A. E., et al., Arctic ozone loss due to denitrification, Science, 283, 2064-2069, 1999.
60. 3, Appl. Opt., 33,