The extratropical upper troposphere and lower stratosphere

A Gettelman, P Hoor, LL Pan, WJ Randel… - Reviews of …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
The extratropical upper troposphere and lower stratosphere (Ex‐UTLS) is a transition region
between the stratosphere and the troposphere. The Ex‐UTLS includes the tropopause, a …

CAM-chem: Description and evaluation of interactive atmospheric chemistry in the Community Earth System Model

JF Lamarque, LK Emmons, PG Hess… - Geoscientific Model …, 2012 - gmd.copernicus.org
We discuss and evaluate the representation of atmospheric chemistry in the global
Community Atmosphere Model (CAM) version 4, the atmospheric component of the …

A global climatology of stratosphere–troposphere exchange using the ERA-Interim data set from 1979 to 2011

B Škerlak, M Sprenger, H Wernli - Atmospheric Chemistry and …, 2014 - acp.copernicus.org
In this study we use the ERA-Interim reanalysis data set from the European Centre for
Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF) and a refined version of a previously …

Springtime high surface ozone events over the western United States: Quantifying the role of stratospheric intrusions

M Lin, AM Fiore, OR Cooper… - Journal of …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
The published literature debates the extent to which naturally occurring stratospheric ozone
intrusions reach the surface and contribute to exceedances of the US National Ambient Air …

Large climate-induced changes in ultraviolet index and stratosphere-to-troposphere ozone flux

MI Hegglin, TG Shepherd - Nature Geoscience, 2009 - nature.com
Now that stratospheric ozone depletion has been controlled by the Montreal Protocol,
interest has turned to the effects of climate change on the ozone layer,. Climate models …

Recent decreases in fossil-fuel emissions of ethane and methane derived from firn air

M Aydin, KR Verhulst, ES Saltzman, MO Battle… - Nature, 2011 - nature.com
Methane and ethane are the most abundant hydrocarbons in the atmosphere and they affect
both atmospheric chemistry and climate. Both gases are emitted from fossil fuels and …

Changes in ozone over Europe: Analysis of ozone measurements from sondes, regular aircraft (MOZAIC) and alpine surface sites

JA Logan, J Staehelin, IA Megretskaia… - Journal of …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
We use ozone observations from sondes, regular aircraft, and alpine surface sites in a self‐
consistent analysis to determine robust changes in the time evolution of ozone over Europe …

Changes in stratosphere‐troposphere exchange of air mass and ozone concentration in CCMI models from 1960 to 2099

M Wang, Q Fu - Journal of Geophysical Research …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
This study investigates changes in stratosphere‐troposphere exchange (STE) of air masses
and ozone concentrations from 1960 to 2099 using multiple model simulations from …

The impact of traffic emissions on atmospheric ozone and OH: results from QUANTIFY

P Hoor, J Borken-Kleefeld, D Caro… - Atmospheric …, 2009 - acp.copernicus.org
To estimate the impact of emissions by road, aircraft and ship traffic on ozone and OH in the
present-day atmosphere six different atmospheric chemistry models have been used. Based …

Stratospheric variability and tropospheric ozone

J Hsu, MJ Prather - Journal of Geophysical Research …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Changes in the stratosphere‐troposphere exchange (STE) of ozone over the last few
decades have altered the tropospheric ozone abundance and are likely to continue doing so …