Severe and extensive denitrification in the 1999-2000 Arctic winter stratosphere

P. J. Popp; M. J. Northway; J. C. Holecek; R. S. Gao; D. W. Fahey; J. W. Elkins; D. F. Hurst; P. A. Romashkin; G. C. Toon; B. Sen; S. M. Schauffler; R. J. Salawitch; C. R. Webster; R. L. Herman; H. Jost; T. P. Bui; P. A. Newman; L. R. Lait

doi:10.1029/2001GL013132

Severe and extensive denitrification in the 1999-2000 Arctic winter stratosphere

P. J. Popp
, M. J. Northway
, J. C. Holecek
, R. S. Gao
, D. W. Fahey
, J. W. Elkins
, D. F. Hurst
, P. A. Romashkin
, G. C. Toon
, B. Sen
, S. M. Schauffler
, R. J. Salawitch
, C. R. Webster
, R. L. Herman
, H. Jost
, T. P. Bui
, P. A. Newman
, L. R. Lait

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
University of Colorado Boulder
Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology
National Center for Atmospheric Research
NASA Ames Research Center
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center

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Observations in the 1999-2000 Arctic winter stratosphere show the most severe and extensive denitrification ever observed in the northern hemisphere. Denitrification was inferred from in situ measurements conducted during high-altitude aircraft flights between January and March 2000. Average removal of more than 60% of the reactive nitrogen reservoir (NO_y) was observed in air masses throughout the core of the Arctic vortex. Denitrification was observed at altitudes between 16 and 21 km, with the most severe denitrification observed at 20 to 21 km. Nitrified air masses were also observed, primarily at lower altitudes. These results show that denitrification in the Arctic lower stratosphere can approach the severity and extent of that previously observed only in the Antarctic.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	2875-2878
Number of pages	4
Journal	Geophysical Research Letters
Volume	28
Issue number	15
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1029/2001GL013132
State	Published - Aug 1 2001
Externally published	Yes

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Popp, P. J., Northway, M. J., Holecek, J. C., Gao, R. S., Fahey, D. W., Elkins, J. W., Hurst, D. F., Romashkin, P. A., Toon, G. C., Sen, B., Schauffler, S. M., Salawitch, R. J., Webster, C. R., Herman, R. L., Jost, H., Bui, T. P., Newman, P. A., & Lait, L. R. (2001). Severe and extensive denitrification in the 1999-2000 Arctic winter stratosphere. Geophysical Research Letters, 28(15), 2875-2878. https://doi.org/10.1029/2001GL013132

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