Investigation of the effect of natural phenomena and industrial activity on stratospheric ozone trends. Final report, September 1993--June 1998

The long term goal of this work is to separate the effects of natural variability and anthropogenic emissions on the chemical composition of the atmosphere. In particular, the authors are concerned with the variability of ozone in the stratosphere and the supply of ozone from the stratosphere to the upper troposphere. During the first phase of this project the authors developed an interactive two-dimensional (2D) model of the dynamics, radiation, and chemistry of the stratosphere. The most important features of the model are the use of the full primitive equations in two dimensions, small horizontal mixing in the tropical regions and small mechanical damping in the lower stratosphere. As a result, transport in the tropics and the mass exchange between the tropics and midlatitude are controlled advectively