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Dynamical changes in the Arctic and Antarctic lower stratosphere from autumn to spring were analysed using the NCEP/NCAR, ERA40 and FUB stratospheric analyses for three periods: 1979–1999, 1979–2005, and 1965–2005. We found a weakening of the Arctic vortex in winter and a strengthening in spring between 1979/1980 and 1998/1999, with corresponding changes in the zonal mean circulation. The vortex formed earlier in autumn and broke down later in spring. These changes however were statistically not significant due to the high interannual dynamical variability in northern hemisphere (NH) winter and spring and the relatively short time series. In the Antarctic, the vortex formed earlier in autumn, intensified in late spring, and broke down later. The changes of the Antarctic vortex were at all levels and for both autumn and spring transitions larger and more significant than the changes of the Arctic vortex. These changes of the 1980s and early to mid 1990s were however not representative of a long-term change. The dynamically more active winters in the Arctic and Antarctic since 1998/1999 led to an enhanced weakening of the polar vortex in winter, and to a reduction of the polar vortex intensification in spring. As two of the recent Arctic major warmings occurred rather early in winter the polar vortex could recover in late winter and the delay in spring breakdown further increased. In contrast, the increase in Antarctic vortex persistence did no longer appear when including the recent winters due to the dominant impact of the three recent dynamically active Antarctic winters in 2000, 2002, and 2004. The long-term changes of 1965/1966–2005 were smaller in amplitude and partly opposite to the trends since the 1980s. There is no significant long-term change in the Arctic vortex lifetime or spring persistence, while the Antarctic vortex shows a long-term deepening and shift towards later spring transitions. The changes in the stratospheric dynamical situation could be attributed in both hemispheres to changes in the dynamical forcing from the troposphere. 相似文献
2.
CLIMAP SSTs re-revisited 总被引:1,自引:1,他引:0
T. J. Crowley 《Climate Dynamics》2000,16(4):241-255
Since the 1976 publication of the CLIMAP ice age sea surface temperature (SST) reconstruction showing a 1–2 ∘C tropical cooling a substantial debate has arisen as to whether tropical SSTs may instead have been 4–5∘ colder than present. Herein I review the arguments for large SST variations and question a number of key findings, particularly
the validity of ice-age coral SST estimates and “down-projecting” tropical snowline changes to the surface. GCM results indicate
that an intermediate solution requiring ∼2.5 ∘C warm pool cooling is consistent with most quantitative low elevation surface land data and is small enough to allow the
persistence of tropical biota in the ocean during glacial times. The proposal reduces estimated ice-age climate sensitivity
(for a doubling of CO2) from a “high-end” sensitivity of about 4.5 ∘C (for a 5–6 ∘C tropical cooling) to a “mid-range” sensitivity of about 3.0 ∘C for a 2.5 ∘C warm-pool decrease.
Received: 28 July 1999 /Accepted: 12 August 1999 相似文献
3.
Timothy M. Lenton 《Climatic change》2006,76(1-2):7-29
Anthropogenic climate change will continue long after anthropogenic CO2 emissions cease. Atmospheric CO2, global warming and ocean circulation will approach equilibrium on the millennial timescale, whereas thermal expansion of
the ocean, ice sheet melt and their contributions to sea level rise are unlikely to be complete. Atmospheric CO2 in year 3000 depends non-linearly on the total amount of CO2 emitted and is very likely to exceed the present level of ∼380 ppmv. CO2 is doubled for ∼2500 GtC emitted, quadrupled if all ∼5000 GtC of conventional fossil fuel resources are emitted, and increases
by a factor of ∼32 if a further 20,000 GtC of exotic fossil fuel resources are emitted. Global warming in year 3000 will also
depend on climate sensitivity to doubling CO2, which is most probably ∼3 ∘C but highly uncertain. Thermal expansion will contribute 0.5–2 m to millennial sea level rise for each doubling of CO2. The Greenland ice sheet could melt completely within the millennium under > 8×CO2, adding a further ∼7 m to sea level. The rate of melt depends on the magnitude of forcing above a regional warming threshold
of 1–3 ∘C. The West Antarctic ice sheet could be threatened by 4–10 ∘C local warming, and its potential contribution to millennial sea level rise exceeds current maximum estimates of ∼1 m. The
fate of the ocean thermohaline circulation may depend on the rate as well as the magnitude of forcing. 相似文献
4.
We have investigated the effect of the export of Arctic ozone loss, or`dilution', on mid-latitude ozone depletion during the 1990s, and its relation tointerannual meteorological variability. A stratospheric chemical-transport modelincorporated a simple gas-phase ozone scheme with the addition of a parameterisation ofpolar depletion which depended only on temperature and duration of sunlight. Themodel was forced with the U.K. Meteorological Office analyses from 1991 to 1999 covering eight Northern Hemisphere winters. The modelled Arctic ozone column losses wereabout half the magnitude of those in the Antarctic and showed a considerablevariation from year to year. The northern middle latitudes (40°–60° N)were mainly affected through dilution and experienced a variable 5–20%depletion. Year-round there is a depletion of about 1% in northern middle latitudes due toactivation at the pole but there is no evidence that this depletion increases with timeduring this integration. A series of inert tracer experiments for the winters from 1996 to 1999 showed that the dilution occurs primarily at the 560 K and 465 K isentropic levels where up to 30% of the airoriginating northward of 67° N on 1 March is found at 47° N later in spring. Thestrength and persistence of the Arctic vortex were crucial in determining the severity and the timing of the ozone dilution every year by influencing, respectively, the magnitude of the high-latitude depletion and the effectiveness of mixing to lower latitudes. This spring dilution was correlated with the winter/spring planetary wave activity indicating the important role of dynamical processes in regulating the polar-driven mid-latitude ozone depletion. 相似文献
5.
R. R. Reddy K. Rama Gopal L. Siva Sankara Reddy K. Narasimhulu K. Raghavendra Kumar Y. Nazeer Ahammed C. V. Krishna Reddy 《Journal of Atmospheric Chemistry》2008,59(1):47-59
In the present study, an attempt has been made to examine the governing photochemical processes of surface ozone (O3) formation in rural site. For this purpose, measurements of surface ozone and selected meteorological parameters have been
made at Anantapur (14.62°N, 77.65°E, 331 m asl), a semi-arid zone in India from January 2002 to December 2003. The annual
average diurnal variation of O3 shows maximum concentration 46 ppbv at noon and minimum 25 ppbv in the morning with 1σ standard deviation. The average seasonal
variation of ozone mixing ratios are observed to be maximum (about 60 ppbv) during summer and minimum (about 22 ppbv) in the
monsoon period. The monthly daytime and nighttime average surface ozone concentration shows a maximum (55 ± 7 ppbv; 37 ± 7.3 ppbv)
in March and minimum (28 ± 3.4 ppbv; 22 ± 2.3 ppbv) in August during the study period. The monthly average high (low) O3 48.9 ± 7.7 ppbv (26.2 ± 3.5 ppbv) observed at noon in March (August) is due to the possible increase in precursor gas concentration
by anthropogenic activity and the influence of meteorological parameters. The rate of increase of surface ozone is high (1.52 ppbv/h)
in March and lower (0.40 ppbv/h) in July. The average rate of increase of O3 from midnight to midday is 1 ppbv/h. Surface temperature is highest (43–44°C) during March and April months leading to higher
photochemical production. On the other hand, relative humidity, which is higher during the rainy season, shows negative correlation
with temperature and ozone mixing ratio. It can be seen that among the two parameters are measured, correlation of surface
ozone with wind speed is better (R
2=0.84) in compare with relative humidity (R
2=0.66). 相似文献
6.
Elevated concentrations of ozone have been observed at six non-urban, surface monitoring sites in the Yangtze Delta of China
during a 16-month field experiment carried out in 1999 and 2000 as part of the joint Chinese-American China-MAP Project (the
Yangtze Delta of china as an Evolving Metro-Agro-Plex). The average daytime (0900–1600 h) ozone levels for the monitoring
period at sites ranged from 35 to 47 ppbv (parts per billion by volume) and the mean ozone levels from 26 to 35 ppbv. Observed
data show seasonal variation obviously, with highest mixing ratios of ozone in May. Average daytime ozone levels in May at
sites were between 60 and 79 ppbv. High ozone concentrations were most prevalent during the late spring. Frequency counts
of hourly mean ozone concentration over 60 ppbv and 40 ppbv appeared peak values of 22–39% and 42–74% in May at sites. Even
higher daytime ozone levels were observed during two regional episodes, in which average daytime (0900–1600 h) ozone concentrations
during 10 May and 23 May 2000 were 68 to 81 ppbv, during Oct. 18 and Oct. 28, 1999 were 59 to 67 ppbv at sites.
Peak value of ozone mixing ratio appearing in late spring, instead of in summer, was attributed to summer monsoon. Backward
trajectories showed that ozone episodes associated with meteorological conditions. Also many high ozone levels associated
with high CO levels and high CO to NO
x
ratios, which suggests a contribution from sources of emission involving incomplete combustion. 相似文献
7.
The Possible Climatic Impact in China of Iceland's Eldgjá Eruption Inferred from Historical Sources 总被引:1,自引:0,他引:1
Based on Chinese historical sources, the possible climatic impact in China of the prolonged Eldgjá eruption starting around 934 AD was investigated. An extremely hot summer was reported in 934 AD; hundreds of people died of the intense heat of this summer in Luoyang, the capital of the Later Tang Empire (923–936 AD). Snowless (and possibly also mild) winters probably occurred successively following the Eldgjá eruption until 938 AD. In 939 AD, cold weather set in abruptly and lasted for about 3 years; whereas peak cooling occurred in 939AD. In the summer of 939 AD, it snowed in the southeast of the Inner Mongolia Plateau (about 40–44∘N, 113–123∘E). From 939AD to 941 AD, hard winters occurred successively in China. Worse, unprecedented drought and plague of locusts broke out in 942 AD and persisted in 943 AD. More than several hundred thousand people were starved to death. This catastrophe was at least partly responsible for the collapse of the Later Jin Dynasty in China. By comparison with the tree-ring evidence and uncovered European historical evidence, the spatial response to the Eldgjá eruption appeared to be complex, whereas hemispheric or global cooling occurred in 939–942 AD. 相似文献
8.
Measurements of the photodissociation constant for nitrous acid (j
HONO) were made at an urban site in Toronto, Canada, during the months of May–July 2005, using an optically thin actinometer. Operating details of the j
HONO monitor are reported, along with laboratory tests. Measurements of j
HONO were obtained for solar zenith angles ranging from 20–75∘, under clear and cloudy skies. Maximum error estimates on j
HONO under clear skies range from 11% at sunrise, to 4% at solar noon, with a minimum detection limit of 5.7 × 10−4/sec for our actinometer. Measured clear-sky values of j
HONO were compared with values calculated by a four-stream discrete ordinate radiative transfer (RT) model (ACD TUV version 4.1), and were found to be within better than 10% agreement for solar zenith angles < 65∘. For conditions of scattered cloud, enhancement and suppression of the j
HONO values occurred by as much as 16%–70%, and 59%–80%, respectively. The integrated band area of the nπ∗ transition for gas-phase nitrous acid yields an oscillator strength, f
= (1.06 ± 0.044)×10−3 (based on clear-sky data), 19.1% higher than the value reported by Bongartz et al. (1991). 相似文献
9.
W. Bell C. Paton-Walsh T. D. Gardiner P. T. Woods N. R. Swann N. A. Martin L. Donohoe M. P. Chipperfield 《Journal of Atmospheric Chemistry》1996,24(3):285-297
Infrared absorption features due to ClO in the lower stratosphere have been identified from groundbased solar absorption spectra taken from Aberdeen, U.K. (57° N, 2° W) on 20 January 1995. A vertical column abundance of 3.42 (±0.47)×1015 molec cm-2 has been derived from 13 independent absorption features in the P and R branches of the (0–1) vibration-rotation band of 35ClO, spanning the spectral region 817–855 cm-1. The observed absorption features are consistent with very high levels of ClO (approximately 2.6 parts per billion by volume (ppbv)) in the altitude range 16–22 km. A comparison of this profile with a 3D chemical transport model profile indicates the observation was made inside the polar vortex and shows good qualitative agreement but the model underestimates the concentrations of ClO. Simultaneous measurements of other species were made including HCl, HF and ClONO2. These columns yield a value for HCl+ClONO2+ClO of 7.02±0.65×1015 molec cm-2. This is lower than the total inorganic chlorine (ClO
y
) column of 10.7±1.6×1015 molec cm-2 estimated from mean measured (HCl+ClONO2)/HF ratios together with in-vortex HF measurements. The discrepancy is probably due to significant amounts of the ClO dimer (Cl2O2) in the lower part of the stratosphere. The measurements of highly elevated levels of ClO are used to estimate O3 loss rates at the 400, 475 and 550 K levels making assumptions about the probable distribution of ClO and Cl2O2. These are compared with loss rates derived from ozone sonde data. 相似文献
10.
B. A. Ridley T. Zeng Y. Wang E. L. Atlas E. V. Browell P. G. Hess J. J. Orlando K. Chance A. Richter 《Journal of Atmospheric Chemistry》2007,57(3):255-280
During the Tropospheric Ozone Production about the Spring Equinox (TOPSE) program, aircraft flights during April 7–11, 2000
revealed a large area air mass capped below ∼500 m altitude over Hudson Bay, Canada in which ozone was reduced from normal
levels of 30–40 ppbv to as low as 0.5 ppbv. From some of the in-situ aircraft measurements, back-trajectory calculations,
the tropospheric column of BrO derived from GOME satellite measurements, and results from a regional model, we conclude that
the event did not originate from triggering of reactive halogen release in the sub-Arctic region of Hudson Bay but resulted
from such an event occurring at higher latitudes over the islands of the northern Canada Archipelago and nearby Arctic Ocean
with subsequent transport over a distance of 1,000–1,500 km to Hudson Bay. BrO
x
remained active during this transport despite considerable changes in the conditions of the underlying surface suggesting
that chemical recycling during transport dominated any local halogen input from the surface. If all of the tropospheric column
density of BrO is distributed uniformly within the surface layer, then the mixing ratio of BrO derived from the satellite
measurements is at least a factor of 2–3 larger than derived indirectly from in situ aircraft measurements of the NO/NO2 ratio. 相似文献
11.
R. D. Bojkov E. Kosmidis J. J. DeLuisi I. Petropavlovskikh V. E. Fioletov S. Godin C. Zerefos 《Meteorology and Atmospheric Physics》2002,79(3-4):127-158
Summary Umkehr observations taken during the 1957–2000 period at 15 stations located between 19 and 52° N have been reanalyzed using
a significantly improved algorithm-99, developed by DeLuisi and Petropavlovskikh et al. (2000a,b). The alg-99 utilizes new
latitudinal and seasonally dependent first guess ozone and temperature profiles, new vector radiative transfer code, complete
aerosol corrections, gravimetric corrections, and others. Before reprocessing, all total ozone values as well as the N-values
(radiance) readings were thoroughly re-evaluated. For the first time, shifts in the N-values were detected and provisionally
corrected. The re-evaluated Umkehr data set was validated against satellite and ground based measurements. The retrievals
with alg-99 show much closer agreement with the lidar and SAGE than with the alg-92. Although the latitudinal coverage is
limited, this Umkehr data set contains ∼ 44,000 profiles and represent the longest (∼ 40 years) coherent information on the
ozone behavior in the stratosphere of the Northern Hemisphere. The 14-months periods following the El-Chichon and the Mt.
Pinatubo eruptions were excluded from the analysis. Then the basic climatological characteristics of the vertical ozone distribution
in the 44–52° N and more southern locations are described. Some of these characteristics are not well known or impossible
to be determined from satellites or single stations. The absolute and relative variability reach their maximum during winter–spring
at altitudes below 24 km; the lower stratospheric layers in the middle latitudes contain ∼ 62% of the total ozone and contribute
∼ 57% to its total variability. The layer-5 (between ∼ 24 and 29 km) although containing 20% of the total ozone shows the
least fluctuations, no trend and contributes only ∼ 11% to the total ozone variability. Meridional cross-sections from 19
to 52° N of the vertical ozone distribution and its variability illustrate the changes, and show poleward-decreasing altitude
of the ozone maximum. The deduced trends above 33 km confirm a strong ozone decline since the mid-1970s of over 5% per decade
without significant seasonal differences. In the mid-latitude stations, the decline in the 15–24 km layer is nearly twice
as strong in the winter-spring season but much smaller in the summer and fall. The effect of including 1998 and 1999 years
with relatively high total ozone data reduces the overall-declining trend. The trends estimated from alg-99 retrievals are
statistically not significantly different from those in WMO 1998a; however, they are stronger by about 1% per decade in the lower stratosphere and thus closer to the estimates by sondes.
Comparisons of the integrated ozone loss from the Umkehr measurements with the total ozone changes for the same periods at
stations with good records show complete concurrence. The altitude and latitude appearances of the long-term geophysical signals
like solar (1–2%) and QBO (2–7%) are investigated.
Received April 12, 2001 Revised September 19, 2001 相似文献
12.
Summary ?The analysis of ground-based measurements of solar erythemal ultraviolet (UV) irradiance with a Solar Light 501 biometer,
and total (300–3000 nm) irradiance with an Eppley B&W pyranometer at the Argentine Antarctic Base “Almirante Brown”, Paradise
Bay (64.9° S, 62.9° W, 10 m a.s.l.) is presented. Measurement period extends from February 16 to March 28 2000. A relatively
high mean albedo and a very clean atmosphere characterise the place. Sky conditions were of generally high cloud cover percentage.
Clear-sky irradiance for each day was estimated with model calculations, and the effect of the cloudiness was studied through
the ratio of measured to clear-sky value (r). Two particular cases were analysed: overcast sky without precipitation and overcast sky with rain or slight snowfall, the
last one presenting frequently dense fog. Total irradiance was more attenuated than UV by the homogeneous cloudiness, obtaining
mean r values of 0.54 for erythemal irradiance and 0.30 for total irradiance in the first case (without precipitation) and 0.27
and 0.17 respectively in the second case (with precipitation). Mean r values for the complete period were 0.58 for erythemal irradiance and 0.43 for total irradiance. Erythemal and total daily
insolations reduce quickly at this epoch due to the increase of the noon solar zenith angle and the decrease of daylight time.
Additionally, they were strongly modulated by cloudiness. Measured maxima were 2.71 kJ/m2 and 18.42 MJ/m2 respectively. Measurements were compared with satellite data. TOMS-inferred erythemal daily insolation shows the typical
underestimation with respect to ground measurements at regions of high mean albedo. Measured mean total daily insolation agrees
with climatological satellite data for the months of the campaign.
Received August 9, 2002; revised January 4, 2003; accepted January 28, 2003
Published online May 20, 2003 相似文献
13.
Daytime variations of ozone eddy fluxes to maize 总被引:1,自引:0,他引:1
The vertical fluxes of ozone, momentum and heat in the atmospheric surface layer have been measured by eddy correlation above
both mature and senescent maize canopies. Aerodynamic formulae are applied to find that the bulk canopy surface resistancer
c
to ozone uptake and destruction varies between 4.0 and 0.5 s cm−1 during the daytime. Apparently, surface properties tend to control the removal of ozone at the surface of the earth. For
a lush canopy, the stomatal diffusion resistance is the most important property, while changes in surface temperature have
little effect. Destruction at the soil and exterior plant surfaces appears to account for 20–50% of the total loss if leaf
mesophyll resistances are assumed to be very small. Free water at leaf surfaces may at times inhibit ozone removal by both
senescent and healthy plants. 相似文献
14.
P. Steduto M. Todorovic A. Caliandro P. Rubino 《Theoretical and Applied Climatology》2003,74(3-4):217-225
Summary ?The performance of the Penman-Monteith (PM) equation to estimate daily reference evapotranspiration (ETO) was investigated by attributing three distinct features to the canopy resistance (r
c): (i) r
c constant at 70 s m−1 (Allen et al., 1998; FAO Irrigation and Drainage Paper n. 56), (ii) r
c variable as linear function of a critical resistance r
c, depending on weather variables and empirical parameters relating r
c to r
* (Katerji and Perrier, 1983; Agronomie, 3[6]: 513–521) and (iii) r
c variable as a mechanistic function of weather variables only (Todorovic, 1999; J. Irrig. Drainage Eng., ASCE, 125[5]: 235–245). Daily weather and grass lysimeter data, measured for a period of seven years at Policoro (Southern
Italy), were used. The results confirmed the relative robustness of the PM method with constant r
c while better estimates were obtained only when variable r
c was used. The mechanistic approach of Todorovic (1999) provided the best estimates, while the approach of Katerji and Perrier
(1983), with empirically derived parameters, has shown to be not conservative enough to be extended to different locations
without calibration.
Received January 2, 2002; revised October 31, 2002; accepted December 7, 2002 相似文献
15.
The results are analyzed of numerical experiments obtained using a one-dimensional thermodynamic model of the sea ice developed
by the authors. The computations of the level-ice (fast-ice) evolution and ice hummock consolidation layer formation in different
climatic situations (anomalously cold and anomalously warm winters) are carried out within the frameworks of the proposed
model for the conditions being typical of the Northern Caspian Sea. The results of model computations are compared with the
data of field researches carried out by the specialists of the Arctic and Antarctic Research Institute in 2003–2008. A good
correspondence is demonstrated between the model computations and expeditionary data. A conclusion is made on the prospectivity
of using the model for design engineering. 相似文献
16.
Stabilization of thermohaline circulation by wind-driven and vertical diffusive salt transport 总被引:1,自引:0,他引:1
The stability of the thermohaline circulation is investigated using an ocean general circulation model coupled to a simple
atmospheric model. The atmospheric model is so developed that it represents the wind stress and the freshwater flux more realistically
than existing energy balance models. The coupled model can reproduce the realistic deep ocean circulation without any flux
adjustment. Effects of the wind stress and the vertical diffusion on the thermohaline circulation are studied by conducting
various experiments with the coupled model. The Ekman upwelling between 60∘N and 90∘N brings up salt to the sea surface, while the compensation flow of the Ekman transport and the wind-driven gyre circulation
between 30∘N and 60∘N carry salt horizontally to the high latitudes. By carrying out experiments where the wind stress is completely or partly
removed, it is demonstrated that either of the vertical or the horizontal salt transport prevents the halocline formation
at high latitudes and maintains the thermohaline circulation. For an experiment in which the vertical diffusivity is enhanced
at high latitudes, it is shown that the vertical diffusion at high latitudes also prevents the halocline formation and stabilizes
the thermohaline circulation. It is also shown that the value of the vertical diffusivity at high latitude affects the existence
of the multiple equilibria of the thermohaline circulation.
Received: 26 April 2000 / Accepted: 10 January 2001 相似文献
17.
T. Laurila H. Soegaard C. R. Lloyd M. Aurela J.-P. Tuovinen C. Nordstroem 《Theoretical and Applied Climatology》2001,70(1-4):183-201
Summary The carbon dioxide exchange in arctic and subarctic terrestrial ecosystems has been measured using the eddy-covariance method
at sites representing the latitudinal and longitudinal extremes of the European Arctic sea areas as part of the Land Arctic
Physical Processes (LAPP) project. The sites include two fen (Kaamanen and Kevo) and one mountain birch ecosystems in subarctic
northern Finland (69° N); fen, heathland, and snowbed willow ecosystems in northeastern Greenland (74° N); and a polar semidesert
site in Svalbard (79° N). The measurement results, which are given as weekly average diurnal cycles, show the striking seasonal
development of the net CO2 fluxes. The seasonal periods important for the net CO2 fluxes, i.e. winter, thaw, pre-leaf, summer, and autumn can be identified from measurements of the physical environment,
such as temperature, albedo, and greenness. During the late winter period continuous efflux is observed at the permafrost-free
Kaamanen site. At the permafrost sites, efflux begins during the thaw period, which lasts about 3–5 weeks, in contrast to
the Kaamanen site where efflux continues at the same rate as during the winter. Seasonal efflux maximum is during the pre-leaf
period, which lasts about 2–5 weeks. The summer period lasts 6 weeks in NE Greenland but 10–14 weeks in northern Finland.
During a high summer week, the mountain birch ecosystem had the highest gross photosynthetic capacity, GP
max, followed by the fen ecosystems. The polar semidesert ecosystem had the lowest GP
max. By the middle of August, noon uptake fluxes start to decrease as the solar elevation angle decreases and senescence begins
within the vascular plants. At the end of the autumn period, which lasts 2–5 weeks, topsoil begins to freeze at the end of
August in Svalbard; at the end of September at sites in eastern Greenland; and one month later at sites in northern Finland.
Received March 1, 2000 Revised October 2, 2000 相似文献
18.
Martin Saliba Raymond Ellul Liberato Camilleri Hans Güsten 《Journal of Atmospheric Chemistry》2008,60(2):117-135
A 10-year study of surface ozone mixing ratios in the Central Mediterranean was conducted based on continuous ozone measurements
from 1997 to 2006 by a background regional Global Atmospheric Watch (GAW) station on the island of Gozo. The mean annual maximum
mixing ratio is of the order of 66 ppbv in April–May with a broad secondary maximum of 64 ppbv in July–September. No long-term
increase or decrease in the background level of surface ozone could be observed over the last 10 years. This is contrary to
observations made in the Eastern Mediterranean, where a slow decrease in the background ozone mixing ratio was observed over
the past 7 years. Despite the very high average annual ozone mixing ratio exceeding 50 ppbv—in fact, the highest average background
ozone mixing ratio ever measured in Europe—, the diurnal O
3 max/O
3 min index of <1.40 indicates that the island of Gozo is a good site for measuring background surface ozone. However, frequent
photosmog events from June to September during the past 10 years with ozone mixing ratios exceeding 90 ppbv indicate that
the Central Mediterranean is prone to long-range transport of air pollutants from Europe by northerly winds. This was particularly
evident during the so-called “August heatwave” of the year 2003 when the overall ozone mixing ratio was 4.6 ppbv higher than
the average of all other 9 months of August since 1997. Air mass back-trajectory analysis of the August 2003 photosmog episodes
on Gozo confirmed that ozone pollution originated from the European continent. Regression analysis was used to analyse the
10-year data set in order to model the behaviour of the ozone mixing ratio in terms of the meteorological parameters of wind
speed, relative humidity, global radiation, temperature, month of year, wind sector, atmospheric pressure, and time of day
(predictors). Most of these predictors were found to significantly affect the ozone mixing ratios. From March to November,
the monthly average of the AOT40 threshold value for the protection of crops and vegetation against ozone was constantly exceeded
on Gozo during the past 10 years. 相似文献
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The effect of the stratospheric ozone depletion on the thermal and dynamical structure of the middle atmosphere is assessed using two 5-member ensembles of transient GCM simulations; one including linear trends in ozone, the other not, for the 1980–1999 period. Simulated temperatures and observations are in good agreement in terms of mean values, autocorrelations and cross correlations. Annual-mean and seasonal temperature trends have been calculated using the same statistical analysis. Simulations show that ozone trends are responsible for reduced wave activity in the Arctic lower stratosphere in February and March, confirming both the role of dynamics in controlling March temperatures and a recently proposed mechanism whereby Arctic ozone depletion causes the reduction in wave activity entering the lower stratosphere. Changes in wave activity are consistent with an intensification of the polar vortex at the time of ozone depletion and with a weakened Brewer–Dobson circulation: A decrease of the dynamical warming/cooling associated with the descending/ascending branch of the wintertime mean residual circulation at high/low latitudes has been obtained through the analysis of temperature observations (1980–1999). Ozone is responsible of about one third of the decrease of this dynamical cooling at high latitudes. An increase in the residual mean circulation is seen in the observations for the 1965–1980 period. 相似文献
20.
Summary Net Ecosystem CO2 Exchange (NEE) was studied during the summer season (June–August) at a high Arctic heath ecosystem for 5 years in Zackenberg,
NE Greenland. Integrated over the 80 day summer season, the heath is presently a sink ranging from −1.4 g C m−2 in 1997 to −23.3 g C m−2 in 2003. The results indicate that photosynthesis might be more variable than ecosystem respiration on the seasonal timescale.
The years focused on in this paper differ climatically, which is reflected in the measured fluxes. The environmental conditions
during the five years strongly indicated that time of snow-melt and air temperature during the growing season are closely
related to the interannual variation in the measured fluxes of CO2 at the heath. Our estimates suggest that net ecosystem CO2 uptake is enhanced by 0.16 g C m−2 per increase in growing degree-days during the period of growth. This study emphasises that increased summer time air temperatures
are favourable for this particular ecosystem in terms of carbon accumulation. 相似文献