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Title: Ozone and temperature profiles over McMurdo Station Antarctica in the Spring of 1989

Abstract

Ozone and temperature were measured in 39 balloon soundings at McMurdo station Antarctica (78{degree}S) in the spring of 1989. Compared to 1986 and 1988 the stratosphere was colder and ozone depletion worse. Compared to 1987 the stratosphere warmed earlier but ozone depletion was similar, both in the magnitude and rate of depletion. Within regions of the atmosphere in 1989 ozone depletion was between 80 and 98% complete. This was again similar to 1987 and suggests that conditions observed in 1987 exceeded the minimum required for rapid and complete ozone depletion. As in previous years ozone was destroyed primarily between 12 and 20 km and there were several short periods, < 5 days, when rapid depletion was observed.

Authors:
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  1. Univ. of Wyoming (USA)
Publication Date:
OSTI Identifier:
5456599
Resource Type:
Journal Article
Journal Name:
Geophysical Research Letters (American Geophysical Union); (United States)
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 17:2; Journal ID: ISSN 0094-8276
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES; 01 COAL, LIGNITE, AND PEAT; ANTARCTICA; OZONE LAYER; OZONE; ECOLOGICAL CONCENTRATION; STRATOSPHERE; ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; ALTITUDE; BALLOONS; DATA; LOSSES; PARTIAL PRESSURE; AIRSHIPS; ANTARCTIC REGIONS; CHEMISTRY; EARTH ATMOSPHERE; INFORMATION; LAYERS; POLAR REGIONS; 540120* - Environment, Atmospheric- Chemicals Monitoring & Transport- (1990-); 010900 - Coal, Lignite, & Peat- Environmental Aspects

Citation Formats

Deshler, T, Hofmann, D J, Hereford, J V, and Sutter, C B. Ozone and temperature profiles over McMurdo Station Antarctica in the Spring of 1989. United States: N. p., 1990. Web. doi:10.1029/GL017i002p00151.
Deshler, T, Hofmann, D J, Hereford, J V, & Sutter, C B. Ozone and temperature profiles over McMurdo Station Antarctica in the Spring of 1989. United States. https://doi.org/10.1029/GL017i002p00151
Deshler, T, Hofmann, D J, Hereford, J V, and Sutter, C B. 1990. "Ozone and temperature profiles over McMurdo Station Antarctica in the Spring of 1989". United States. https://doi.org/10.1029/GL017i002p00151.
@article{osti_5456599,
title = {Ozone and temperature profiles over McMurdo Station Antarctica in the Spring of 1989},
author = {Deshler, T and Hofmann, D J and Hereford, J V and Sutter, C B},
abstractNote = {Ozone and temperature were measured in 39 balloon soundings at McMurdo station Antarctica (78{degree}S) in the spring of 1989. Compared to 1986 and 1988 the stratosphere was colder and ozone depletion worse. Compared to 1987 the stratosphere warmed earlier but ozone depletion was similar, both in the magnitude and rate of depletion. Within regions of the atmosphere in 1989 ozone depletion was between 80 and 98% complete. This was again similar to 1987 and suggests that conditions observed in 1987 exceeded the minimum required for rapid and complete ozone depletion. As in previous years ozone was destroyed primarily between 12 and 20 km and there were several short periods, < 5 days, when rapid depletion was observed.},
doi = {10.1029/GL017i002p00151},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/5456599}, journal = {Geophysical Research Letters (American Geophysical Union); (United States)},
issn = {0094-8276},
number = ,
volume = 17:2,
place = {United States},
year = {Thu Feb 01 00:00:00 EST 1990},
month = {Thu Feb 01 00:00:00 EST 1990}
}