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von Hobe, M., Ulanovsky, A., Volk, C.M., Grooß, J.-U., Tilmes, S., Konopka, P., Günther, G., Werner, A., Spelten, N., Shur, G., Yushkov, V., Ravegnani, F., Schiller, C., Müller, R. and Stroh, F. (2006). Severe ozone depletion in the cold Arctic winter 2004–05. Geophysical Research Letters 33: doi: 10.1029/2006GL026945. issn: 0094-8276. |
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During a flight of the M55 Geophysica into the Arctic polar vortex on 7 March 2005, ozone, halogen species, tracers and water vapor were measured. Up to 90% chlorine activation and up to 60% ozone loss were found above 14 km, reflecting the low temperatures and extensive PSC formation prevalent in the Arctic stratosphere over the 2004/05 winter. Observations are generally well reproduced by CLaMS model simulations. The observed levels of active chlorine can only be reproduced by assuming significant denitrification of about 70%. Moderate dehydration up to 0.5 ppm is observed in some locations. We deduce a partial column ozone loss of 62 (+8/-17) DU below 19 km on 7 March. |
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Keywords
Atmospheric Composition and Structure, Middle atmosphere, composition and chemistry, Global Change, Atmosphere (0315, 0325), Global Change, Impacts of global change, Atmospheric Processes, Middle atmosphere dynamics (0341, 0342), Atmospheric Processes, Polar meteorology |
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American Geophysical Union 2000 Florida Avenue N.W. Washington, D.C. 20009-1277 USA 1-202-462-6900 1-202-328-0566 service@agu.org |
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