Early unusual ozone loss during the Arctic winter 2002/2003 compared to other winters

Goutail, F.; Pommereau, J.-P.; Lefèvre, F.; Roozendaël, Michel Van; Andersen, S. B.; Høiskar, Britt Ann Kåstad; Dorokhov, V.; Kyrö, E.; Chipperfield, M. P.; Feng, W.

doi:10.5194/acpd-4-5019-2004

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“… Tripathi et al [2006] and Streibel et al [2006] report correspondingly large ozone loss rates of around 4 ppbv/sh (parts per billion in volume/sunlit hour) and 6 ppbv/sh at 475 K and 500 K, respectively, by the end of January. This much ozone loss in mid‐winter is uncommon in the Arctic [ Newman et al , 2002; Goutail et al , 2005; Kuttippurath et al , 2010]. The loss rates are also markedly higher than that found in other Arctic winters during this period of the winter [e.g., Rex et al , 2004; Kuttippurath et al , 2010].…”

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“…Therefore, the extent of ozone loss in an Arctic winter is determined by the dynamics of the region. This is clearly manifested with the range of ozone depletion observed over the years, with 5–7% or <40 DU in warm winters and 25–30% or >60 DU in cold winters [ Andersen and Knudsen , 2002; Harris et al , 2002; Rex et al , 2002, 2004; Goutail et al , 2005; Tilmes et al , 2006; WMO , 2007; Müller et al , 2007; Blumenstock et al , 2009]. Another important feature observed is the spread in the ozone loss derived by different measurement techniques in each year.…”

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confidence: 89%

“…Both of the surveys provided a good set of ASUR trace gas measurements, including ozone and Chlorine Monoxide (ClO). We investigate the ozone loss features of the winter using the ASUR observations and compare with the results drawn from other works [ Tilmes et al , 2003; Urban et al , 2004; Christensen et al , 2005; Feng et al , 2005; Goutail et al , 2005; Grooß et al , 2005; Raffalski et al , 2005; Singleton et al , 2005; Streibel et al , 2006; Tripathi et al , 2006; Konopka et al , 2007; Müller et al , 2007; El Amraoui et al , 2008; Ryskin and Kulikov , 2008; Sonkaew et al , 2011]. In this study we analyze the meteorological situation, evolution of ozone and chemical ozone loss with the ASUR measurements, which have hitherto not been used for the study of Arctic ozone loss in 2002/2003.…”

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confidence: 96%

“…The campaigns were executed in the framework of the European Polar Lee‐wave Experiment (EuPLEx) in January–February 2003 [ Kleinböhl et al , 2005] and the SCIAMACHY validation and utilization experiment (SCIA–VALUE) in March 2003 [ Kuttippurath et al , 2007]. A suite of instruments participated in the campaign and performed ground‐based, airborne and in situ measurements [ Christensen et al , 2005; Goutail et al , 2005; Raffalski et al , 2005; Streibel et al , 2006; Kuttippurath et al , 2007]. The airborne sub‐millimeter radiometer (ASUR) was aboard the German Falcon‐20 aircraft to perform measurements as a part of these campaigns.…”

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Arctic ozone depletion in 2002-2003 measured by ASUR and comparison with POAM observations

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International audienceWe present ozone loss estimated from airborne measurements in the Arctic winter 2003. The first half of the winter was characterized by unusually cold temperatures and the second half by a major stratospheric sudden warming that culminated around 15-18 January 2003. The potential vorticity maps show a vortex split in the lower stratosphere during the major warming (MW) period in late January and during the minor warming period in mid-February due to wave 1 amplification. The ozone depletion computed from the ASUR measurements sampled inside the vortex shows a maximum of 1.3{plus minus}0.2 ppmv at 450-500 K by late March. The partial column loss derived from the ASUR ozone profiles reaches up to 61{plus minus}4 DU in 400-550 K. The evolution of ozone and ozone loss in the ASUR measurements are in very good agreement with that of POAM observations. This study reveals that the Arctic winter 2003 is unique as it had three minor warmings and a MW, yet showed large loss in ozone, whereas no such feature was observed in any other Arctic winter in 1989-2010. An unusually large ozone loss in December, 0.5{plus minus}0.2 ppmv at 450-500 K or 12{plus minus}1 DU in 400-550 K, was estimated for the first time in the Arctic. A careful and detailed diagnosis of ozone loss from all available published results for this winter exhibits an average loss of about 1.5{plus minus}0.3 ppmv at 450-500 K or 65{plus minus}5 DU at 400-550 K by the end of March, which exactly matches the depletion derived in this study

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confidence: 96%

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confidence: 89%

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confidence: 96%

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Arctic ozone depletion in 2002-2003 measured by ASUR and comparison with POAM observations

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“…With respect to chlorine activation via PSCs, model studies also reveal that for February 2003 (e.g. Feng et al , 2005; Goutail et al , 2005) excessive chemical ozone depletion was limited to a few days in early and late February.…”

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Impact of different ozone sounding networks on a 4D‐Var stratospheric data assimilation system

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High resolution simulation of recent Arctic and Antarctic stratospheric chemical ozone loss compared to observations

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Godin‐Beekmann²,

Lefèvre³

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J Atmos Chem

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Simulations of polar ozone losses were performed using the three-dimensional high-resolution (1∘ × 1∘) chemical transport model MIMOSA-CHIM. Three Arctic winters 1999–2000, 2001–2002, 2002–2003 and three Antarctic winters 2001, 2002, and 2003 were considered for the study. The cumulative ozone loss in the Arctic winter 2002–2003 reached around 35% at 475 K inside the vortex, as compared to more than 60% in 1999–2000. During 1999–2000, denitrification induces a maximum of about 23% extra ozone loss at 475 K as compared to 17% in 2002–2003. Unlike these two colder Arctic winters, the 2001–2002 Arctic was warmer and did not experience much ozone loss. Sensitivity tests showed that the chosen resolution of 1∘ × 1∘ provides a better evaluation of ozone loss at the edge of the polar vortex in high solar zenith angle conditions. The simulation results for ozone, ClO, HNO3, N2O, and NO y for winters 1999–2000 and 2002–2003 were compared with measurements on board ER-2 and Geophysica aircraft respectively. Sensitivity tests showed that increasing heating rates calculated by the model by 50% and doubling the PSC (Polar Stratospheric Clouds) particle density (from 5 × 10−3 to 10−2 cm−3) refines the agreement with in situ ozone, N2O and NO y levels. In this configuration, simulated ClO levels are increased and are in better agreement with observations in January but are overestimated by about 20% in March. The use of the Burkholder et al. (1990) Cl2O2 absorption cross-sections slightly increases further ClO levels especially in high solar zenith angle conditions. Comparisons of the modelled ozone values with ozonesonde measurement in the Antarctic winter 2003 and with Polar Ozone and Aerosol Measurement III (POAM III) measurements in the Antarctic winters 2001 and 2002, shows that the simulations underestimate the ozone loss rate at the end of the ozone destruction period. A slightly better agreement is obtained with the use of Burkholder et al. (1990) Cl2O2 absorption cross-sections

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Early unusual ozone loss during the Arctic winter 2002/2003 compared to other winters

Cited by 23 publications

References 8 publications

Arctic ozone depletion in 2002-2003 measured by ASUR and comparison with POAM observations

Arctic ozone depletion in 2002-2003 measured by ASUR and comparison with POAM observations

Impact of different ozone sounding networks on a 4D‐Var stratospheric data assimilation system

High resolution simulation of recent Arctic and Antarctic stratospheric chemical ozone loss compared to observations

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