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The diurnal variation of ozone in the upper stratosphere as a test of photochemical theory
Author(s) -
Pallister R. C.,
Tuck A. F.
Publication year - 1983
Publication title -
quarterly journal of the royal meteorological society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.744
H-Index - 143
eISSN - 1477-870X
pISSN - 0035-9009
DOI - 10.1002/qj.49710946002
Subject(s) - stratosphere , ozone , atmospheric sciences , depth sounding , harmonics , environmental science , diurnal temperature variation , waveform , ozone depletion , variation (astronomy) , meteorology , photochemistry , chemistry , physics , geology , astrophysics , quantum mechanics , voltage , oceanography
It is argued that detailed consideration of the 24‐hour waveform of ozone in the upper stratosphere provides a means of testing current photochemical kinetic mechanisms, with measurements requiring good relative rather than good absolute accuracy. The implications of the pronounced changes with height of the waveform for remote sounding and monitoring are pointed out. Diurnal, semidiurnal and higher harmonics of ozone and temperature waveforms are obtained by Fourier analysis.