Abstract
A total ozone depletion of 68±7 Dobson units between 380 and 525 K from 10 December 2002 to 10 March 2003 is derived from ozone sonde data by the vortex-average method, taking into account both diabatic descent of the air masses and transport of air into the vortex. When the vortex is divided into three equal-area regions, the results are 85±9 DU for the collar region (closest to the edge), 52±5 DU for the vortex centre and 68±7 DU for the middle region in between centre and collar. Our result s compare well with other studies: We find good agreement with ozone loss deduced from SAOZ data, with results inferred from POAM III observations and with results from tracer-tracer correlations using HF as the long-lived tracer. We find a higher ozone loss than that deduced by tracer-tracer correlations using CH4. We have made a carefu l comparison with Match results: The results were recalculated using a common time period, vortex edge definition and height interval. The two methods generally compare very well, except at the 475 K level which exhibits an unexplained discrepancy. European Geosciences Union
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 131-138 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Journal | Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics |
| Volume | 5 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 21 Jan 2005 |
| Externally published | Yes |
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SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production
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SDG 13 Climate Action
Programme Area
- Programme Area 5: Nature and Climate
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