Balance of the tropospheric ozone and its relation to stratospheric intrusions indicated by cosmogenic radionuclides. Part XI and Part XII. Combined annual report, 1 November 1979-31 January 1982

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OSTI ID:6011756

Reiter, R; Kanter, H J; Jaeger, H; Mueller, H; Munzert,

The objective of this study is to clarity the contribution of the stratospheric-tropospheric exchange to the balance of the tropospheric ozone. Based on measuring series of the ozone concentration obtained from 1978 to 1981 at three different altitudes (Zugspitze station, 2964 m, Wank station, 1780 m, and valley station Garmisch, 740 m a.s.l.) it can be shown that significant differences do exist in the time behavior of ozone between the valley region and the higher-situated mountain stations. The dependence on meteorological parameters is studied. In series of case studies the vertical distribution on ozone is presented for different source situations. Utility of a filter photometer for measuring total ozone is tested by comparison with Dobson spectrometers. The frequency of stratospheric intrusions is determined by means of the 12-year Be7 measuring series and the seasonal dependence is analyzed. The effect of solar events on the stratospheric ozone profile is shown on the basis of several case studies and the question of causal relationships is discussed. Temporal and spatial variations of the stratospheric aerosol concentrations after eruptions of volcanos St. Helens (1980) and Alaid (1981) are shown by means of lidar measurements. 47 references, 43 figures, 27 tables.

• Research Organization: Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Foerderung der Angewandten Forschung e.V., Garmisch-Partenkirchen (Germany, F.R.). Inst. fuer Atmosphaerische Umweltforschung
• DOE Contract Number: AC02-76EV03425
• OSTI ID: 6011756
• Report Number(s): DOE/ET/03425-25/26; ON: DE85006275
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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