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GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH LETTERS,
VOL. 32,
L20816,
5 PP., 2005
doi:10.1029/2005GL023968
Reduced ozone loss at the upper edge of the Antarctic Ozone Hole during 2001–2004
Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, D. C., USA
Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, D. C., USA
Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, D. C., USA
Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, D. C., USA
Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, D. C., USA
Computational Physics Inc., Fairfax, Virginia, USA
NOAA Climate Monitoring and Diagnostics Laboratory, Boulder, Colorado, USA
Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research, Bremerhaven, Germany
The top edge (20–22 km) of the Antarctic ozone hole has been identified as a good place to detect ozone recovery (D. J. Hofmann et al., 1997). During the first six POAM observation years (1994–1996, 1998–2000), the early October ozone mixing ratio at the top edge of the ozone hole was nearly constant, while during the last four years (2001–2004) it was noticeably greater. The estimated ozone photochemical loss for air sampled at 20–22 km in 2001–2004 was likewise smaller. During 2001–2004, there were fewer PSCs and generally higher temperatures during August and September at 20–22 km than prior years. The increased ozone was due to both reduced photochemical ozone loss (2001, 2003, and 2004) and enhanced adiabatic descent of the ozone profile (2002). Because of the changing meteorological conditions, the ozone changes at the top edge of the hole cannot be easily attributed to changes in chlorine abundance.
Received 5 July 2005; accepted 19 September 2005; published 28 October 2005.
Citation: (2005), Reduced ozone loss at the upper edge of the Antarctic Ozone Hole during 2001–2004, Geophys. Res. Lett., 32, L20816, doi:10.1029/2005GL023968.
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