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Nathan et al. 2000

Nathan, T.R., Cordero, E.C., Li, L. and Wuebbles, D.J. (2000). Effects of planetary wave-breaking on the seasonal variation of total column ozone. Geophysical Research Letters 27: doi: 10.1029/1999GL010891. issn: 0094-8276.

The effects of planetary wave breaking on the seasonal variation of total column ozone are investigated using a zonally averaged chemical-radiative-transport model of the atmosphere. The planetary wave breaking effects of zonal wavenumbers k=1 and k=2 are significant in the middle latitude stratosphere during Northern Hemisphere (NH) winter, whereas only wave k=1 is important during Southern Hemisphere (SH) winter. The mixing and induced meridional circulation due to the planetary wave breaking increases the seasonal variation of total column ozone in NH (SH) middle latitudes by ~20% (~10%). ¿ 2000 American Geophysical Union

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Keywords
Atmospheric Composition and Structure, Middle atmosphere—composition and chemistry, Meteorology and Atmospheric Dynamics, Middle atmosphere dynamics (0341, 0342)

Journal
Geophysical Research Letters
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American Geophysical Union
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