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The influence of lower stratospheric forcing on the October Antarctic ozone decrease
Author(s) -
Nagatani Ronald M.,
Miller Alvin J.
Publication year - 1987
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/gl014i003p00202
Subject(s) - forcing (mathematics) , southern hemisphere , ozone , atmospheric sciences , northern hemisphere , climatology , ozone layer , environmental science , stratosphere , ozone depletion , geology , meteorology , physics
The vertical component of the Eliassen‐Palm (E‐P) fluxes for the seven Septembers of 1979 to 1985 are shown to have a pattern correlation to 30 mb mean latitudinal ozone and temperature at 70°S for October, suggesting a dynamical influence on the long term trend of ozone and temperature values in the Southern Hemisphere for the period. For the August E‐P fluxes and September parameters the relationship still appears to hold for temperature, but the ozone relationship is much weaker.