The evolution of ozone observed by UARS MLS in the 1992 late winter southern polar vortex

Journal Article · Fri Jun 18 04:00:00 EDT 1993 · Geophysical Research Letters (American Geophysical Union); (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1029/93GL01345· OSTI ID:6068642

Manney, G L; Froidevaux, L; Waters, J W; Elson, L S; Fishbein, E F; Zurek, R W ^[1]; Harwood, R S; Lahoz, W A ^[2]

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1. California Institute of Technology, Pasadena (United States)
2. Edinburgh Univ. (United Kingdom)

This paper presents initial data analysis of ozone distributions in the southern polar vortex region during the winter of 1992. The data comes from the microwave limb sounder on the upper atmosphere research satellite. The data provides never before available coverage of the polar stratosphere, and reveals the development of an ozone hole from column ozone data, changes in ozone mixing ratios in the lower stratosphere consistent with ozone destruction processes in the stratosphere, and evidence to support the transport of ozone toward the pole by tidal wave activity in the stratosphere. The ozone measurements are compared with the development of the polar vortex derived from national meteorological center data.

• OSTI ID: 6068642
• Journal Information: Geophysical Research Letters (American Geophysical Union); (United States), Journal Name: Geophysical Research Letters (American Geophysical Union); (United States) Vol. 20:12; ISSN GPRLAJ; ISSN 0094-8276
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
540120* -- Environment
Atmospheric-- Chemicals Monitoring & Transport-- (1990-)
ANTARCTIC REGIONS
ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION
CRYOSPHERE
EARTH ATMOSPHERE
ECOLOGICAL CONCENTRATION
FLUID FLOW
MASS TRANSFER
OZONE
POLAR REGIONS
REMOTE SENSING
STRATOSPHERE
TIME DEPENDENCE
VORTEX FLOW