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In‐situ observations of mid‐latitude forest fire plumes deep in the stratosphere
Author(s) -
Jost HansJürg,
Drdla Katja,
Stohl Andreas,
Pfister Leonhard,
Loewenstein Max,
Lopez Jimena P.,
Hudson Paula K.,
Murphy Daniel M.,
Cziczo Daniel J.,
Fromm Michael,
Bui T. Paul,
DeanDay J.,
Gerbig Christoph,
Mahoney M. J.,
Richard Erik C.,
Spichtinger Nicole,
Pittman Jasna Vellovic,
Weinstock Elliot M.,
Wilson James C.,
Xueref Irène
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
geophysical research letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.007
H-Index - 273
eISSN - 1944-8007
pISSN - 0094-8276
DOI - 10.1029/2003gl019253
Subject(s) - stratosphere , plume , atmospheric sciences , environmental science , ozone , climatology , planetary boundary layer , ozone layer , boundary layer , geology , meteorology , geography , physics , thermodynamics
We observed a plume of air highly enriched in carbon monoxide and particles in the stratosphere at altitudes up to 15.8 km. It can be unambiguously attributed to North American forest fires. This plume demonstrates an extra‐tropical direct transport path from the planetary boundary layer several kilometers deep into the stratosphere, which is not fully captured by large‐scale atmospheric transport models. This process indicates that the stratospheric ozone layer could be sensitive to changes in forest burning associated with climatic warming.