Open AccessImpact of monsoon circulations on the upper troposphere and lower stratosphere
Author(s) -
Gettelman Andrew,
Kinnison Douglas E.,
Dunkerton Timothy J.,
Brasseur Guy P.
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
journal of geophysical research: atmospheres
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.67
H-Index - 298
eISSN - 2156-2202
pISSN - 0148-0227
DOI - 10.1029/2004jd004878
Subject(s) - stratosphere , tropopause , troposphere , water vapor , climatology , atmospheric sciences , environmental science , monsoon , northern hemisphere , ozone , east asian monsoon , quasi biennial oscillation , meteorology , geology , geography
Observations from in situ aircraft and output from a global chemical transport model are used to better understand the impact of Northern Hemisphere summer monsoon circulations on stratosphere‐troposphere exchange. A long‐term model climatology resembles the satellite climatology of water vapor and ozone in the monsoon regions. A simulation with observed winds is able to reproduce individual transport events observed from aircraft, and these events are used to infer that large‐scale motions and monsoon circulations can explain the global correlations of ozone and water vapor around the tropopause. A detailed analysis of model fluxes of water vapor and ozone indicates that the Asian monsoon circulation may contribute 75% of the total net upward water vapor flux in the tropics at tropopause levels from July to September. Some of this air may enter the tropical stratosphere and bypass the tropical tropopause altogether.